hillbilly
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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
He falsely introduces himself to his Yale classmates as “a conservative hillbilly from Appalachia.”
From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2024
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
“Not many hillbillies got a Louis Armstrong cut, but we did,” he winked.
From New York Times ● Aug. 25, 2022
The discourse around "hillbillies" shifts according to the country's mood.
From Salon ● Dec. 27, 2020
“Of course you know we hillbillies need MusiCares too,” Parton said.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2019
Li’l Abner Musical Theatre West offers a staged reading of this musical adaptation of the Al Capp comics about the lives of hillbillies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2016
