During the 1930s and early 1940s, 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. Southwest Shuffle documents this important period in country music history.

During the 1930s and early 1940s, 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. Southwest Shuffle documents this important period in country music history.