Southwest Shuffle

Southwest Shuffle documents an important period in country music history. During the ''30s and early ''40s, hundreds of thousands of "Okies," "Arkies," and other rural folks from around the Southwest resettled in California, in search of work. A country music scene quickly blossomed there, with performers playing Western Swing, Cowboy, and Honky Tonk country. After World War II, these styles ro...