Since May of 1998 The Hillbilly Music Mailing List has been the internet's premier forum for intelligent discussion of traditional country, bluegrass, southern rockabilly, honky-tonk, western swing, old time, and other related forms of culturally southern music. This music was called Hillbilly Music by the press in the 1940s and 50s and many of us still embrace that term. The list's membership includes many working musicians, journalists, scholars, and music industry veterans which means the collective wealth of knowledge on this list is world class. Prospective new members please note that since there are many, many other places on the web to discuss Hot New Country, non-southern Alternative Country, psychobilly, and other non-traditional musical forms we simply ask that you limit your posts to the above traditional genres.