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hillbilly

[hil-bil-ee] / ˈhɪlˌbɪl i /


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Stewart didn’t go for polyester suits or arenas, preferring the rough and rowdy “skull orchards” around Fort Pierce where he could alternate between hillbilly rock and progressive bluegrass.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 27, 2026

So I was learning all this hillbilly music with my uncle, and then I focused on being an awesome guitar player.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2025

He’s a hillbilly, an elegist, and a Yale Law School graduate.

From Slate Mar. 5, 2025

“Very early on when I went on stage, I used fake buck teeth and did a hillbilly character,” Sickler says with a cringe.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2023

Dad did an imitation of a hillbilly accent.

From "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" by Christopher Paul Curtis

"It's cool there's a spot for hillbillies like me," says Top.

From BBC Feb. 19, 2026

Others accepted Vance but don’t like him, mainly because his book criticizes hillbillies for their “bad choices” and flawed culture and celebrates his own desperate escape out of it.

From Salon Sep. 30, 2024

From the moment I learned about hillbillies as a child, I was entranced.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2024

“Not many hillbillies got a Louis Armstrong cut, but we did,” he winked.

From New York Times Aug. 25, 2022

“Of course you know we hillbillies need MusiCares too,” Parton said.

From Seattle Times Feb. 9, 2019




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