Steacy Easton
Why Tammy Wynette Matters
Why Tammy Wynette Matters
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Tammy Wynette channeled her life's conflicts into her music and performance, creating a persona of high femininity to match the themes she sang about. Despite her wealth and fame, she struggled with class anxieties and took on elements of camp and political critique in her artistry, demonstrating an underappreciated genius.
Format: Hardback
Length: 184 pages
Publication date: 09 June 2023
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Tammy Wynette, the iconic country singer known for her hits like "Stand By Your Man" and "Golden Ring," was more than just a symbol of American domesticity and femininity. In the book "Why Tammy Wynette Matters," author Steacy Easton delves into the complexities of Wynette's music and biography, exploring how she transformed her sometimes-tumultuous life into her work, a transformation that was itself a form of art.
Wynette created a persona of high femininity to match the themes she sang about, such as fawning devotion, redemption in heterosexual romance, and the heartbreak of loneliness. Behind the scenes, her life was marked by persistent class anxieties, despite her wealth and fame, she kept her beauticians license. Easton argues that the struggle to meet expectations of southernness, womanhood, and southern womanhood finds subtle expression in Wynette's performance of "Apartment #9," which is often considered the saddest song ever written.
Wynette also took on elements of camp and political critique in her artistry, demonstrating an underappreciated genius. "Why Tammy Wynette Matters" reveals a musician who doubled back on herself, her façade of earnestness cracked by a melodrama that weaponized femininity and upended feminist expectations, while scoring twenty number-one hits.
In conclusion, Tammy Wynette's life and music were complex and multifaceted, reflecting the struggles and contradictions of her time. Through her art, she created a persona of high femininity that matched the themes she sang about, while also addressing her class anxieties and political critiques. Wynette's legacy continues to resonate with audiences today, reminding us of the power of music to transform and inspire.
Dimension: 203 x 127 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781477324646
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