Fact #90697
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The term 'hillbilly' appears in print for the first time in The New York Journal, and is defined thus - 'A Hill-Billie is a free and untrammeled white citizen of Alabama, who lives in the hills, has no means to speak of, dresses as he can, talks as he pleases, drinks whiskey when he gets it, and fires off his revolver as the fancy takes him.' In due course, the term will also used as a generic descriptor for the country music played by such people.
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