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The Hillbilly Highway was a parallel to the better-known Great Migration of African-Americans from the south. Many of these Appalachian migrants went to major industrial centers such as Detroit, Chicago, [2] Cleveland, [3] Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., Milwaukee, Toledo, and Muncie, [4] while others traveled west to ...
While "Hillbilly Highway" is a metaphor, many Appalachian people who arrived in Detroit literally traveled along "Hillbilly Highways" such as U.S. Route 23 and Interstate 75. [3] [4] In Chad Berry's Southern Migrants, Northern Exiles, he claims that 66,000 white Appalachian people resided in Detroit in 1930.
The first known instances of "hillbilly" in print were in The Railroad Trainmen's Journal (vol. ix, July 1892), [2] an 1899 photograph of men and women in West Virginia labeled "Camp Hillbilly", [3] and a 1900 New York Journal article containing the definition: "a Hill-Billie is a free and untrammeled white citizen of Alabama, who lives in the ...
The migration of Appalachians is often known as the Hillbilly Highway. Most of the Appalachian migrants settled in industrial centers in the Midwest and Northeast, with Detroit, Chicago, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Toledo, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., and Pittsburgh being known for particularly large populations.
"Hillbilly Highway" is a song co-written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Steve Earle. It was released in March 1986 as the first single from the album Guitar Town. The song reached #37 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1] The song was written by Earle and Jimbeau Hinson.
Appalachian Americans, or simply Appalachians, are Americans living in the geocultural area of Appalachia in the eastern United States, or their descendants. [2] [3]While not an official demographic used or recognized by the United States Census Bureau, Appalachian Americans, due to various factors, have developed their own distinct culture within larger social groupings.
Lacy J. Dalton (born Jill Lynne Byrem; October 13, 1946) [1] is an American country music singer and songwriter. She is known for her gritty, powerful vocals, which People Magazine likened to a country equivalent of Bonnie Raitt.
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