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Jewly Hight

Jewly Hight has contributed to the New York Times, NPR, Vulture, Billboard, Pitchfork, and numerous other outlets, and was the inaugural winner of the Chet Flippo Award for Excellence in Country Music Journalism. Her first book, Right by Her Roots: Americana Women and Their Songs, came out in 2011.

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From Folk Ditty to Rally Anthem: Nashville’s “It Don’t Worry Me”

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From Folk Ditty to Rally Anthem: Nashville’s “It Don’t Worry Me”

Performed by the late Barbara Harris, the final song in Robert Altman’s masterpiece is a provocative mix of genres and conflicting cultural resonances.

By Jewly Hight

On Film / Features — Dec 10, 2018