Good Old Boys may refer to:
People and society
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Old boy network
An old boy network (also known as old boys' network, old boys' club) is an informal system in which wealthy men with similar social or educational backgrounds help each other in business or personal matters. The term originally referred to soci ...
, a kind of interpersonal relationship among friends who do business together
* In UK English,
Old Boys refers to the male alumni of a primary or secondary school
* In American English, local residents of a
rural area
In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas and areas with forestry are typically desc ...
, often the
rural poor
Rural poverty refers to situations where people living in non-urban regions are in a state or condition of lacking the financial resources and essentials for living. It takes account of factors of rural society, rural economy, and political ...
, sometimes with derogatory connotations (see also
Yokel
Yokel is one of several derogatory terms referring to the stereotype of unsophisticated country people. The term is of uncertain etymology and is only attested from the early 19th century on.
Yokels are depicted as straightforward, simple, na� ...
)
Media
* lyric from
“American pie”, a song on the album of the same name,
''American Pie'' (Don McLean album), 1971
*
''Good Old Boys'' (Randy Newman album), 1974
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Good Old Boys (John Hartford album)
''Good Old Boys'' is an album by American musician John Hartford, released in 1999.
Reception
Writing for AllMusic, critic Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. wrote that "Good Old Boys" is "something of a return to form for John Hartford... tdoesn't st ...
, 1999
* "
Theme from ''The Dukes of Hazzard'' (Good Ol' Boys)", 1980 single by Waylon Jennings
* ''Good Ol' Boys'', a 1994 album
from ''The Bob & Tom Show''
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''The Good Old Boys'' (film), a 1995 TV movie directed by Tommy Lee Jones
* The Good Ol' Boys, a fictional band featured in 1980 film ''
The Blues Brothers
The Blues Brothers (formally, The Fabulous Blues Brothers’ Show Band and Revue) are an American blues and soul music, soul revue band founded in 1978 by comedians Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi, who met and began collaborating as original cast ...
''
* "Good Ol' Boys", a song by Child's Play from the 1986 EP ''
Ruff House
''Ruff House'' is the debut EP by hard rock/ heavy metal band Child's Play, released in 1986 through Rampant Records. It was produced by J. J. Micelli, Kim Fowley and Paul Lani. ''
* Good Ol' Boyz, an independent country hip hop band with 60M+ views on their official YouTube page
See also
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Country (identity)
The concept of country, as an Self-concept, identity or descriptive quality, varies widely across the world, although some elements may be common among several groups of people.
Rurality
One interpretation is the state or character of being rura ...
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:Rural culture in the United States
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