Country-and-Western performances were popular with U.S. radio audiences during the 1930s because Their art related to the struggles of the period.
These performances contributed to address country and regional isolationism, inscribing Western and frontier tales in the American imaginary.
Moreover, the Western hero usually had to cope with evil businessmen who tried to exploit poor workers, farmers and the natural resources. This situation reflected the social turmoil of the Great Depression and the dust bowl in the 1930s.
These performances and characters appealed to the unemployed and working class audiencess of that period who saw them as a relief to their problems.