COUNTRY MUSIC Definition & Meaning

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country music

noun

a style and genre of largely string-accompanied American popular music having roots in the folk music of the Southeast and cowboy music of the West, usually vocalized, generally simple in form and harmony, and typified by romantic or melancholy ballads accompanied by acoustic or electric guitar, banjo, violin, and harmonica.

country music

noun

a type of 20th-century popular music based on White folk music of the southeastern US Sometimes shortened tocountry

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of country music¹

First recorded in 1965–70

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The country music pair has two Grammy wins, and dozens of Country Music Assn. and Academy of Country Music awards combined under its belt.

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Bacon’s also an executive producer, and he and Nettles, who is the lead singer in the country music duo Sugarland, wrote and recorded songs for “The Bondsman”- adjacent album, “Hell and Back,” out Friday.

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He was briefly dropped by his label and uninvited from country music awards shows.

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While Beyoncé’s album is rooted in country and her Texas music heritage, aside from a hometown Houston run, she’s avoiding country music strongholds like Nashville.

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As an electric guitar riffs in the background and Carlile belts the evolved bridge, the Highwomen join forces, bringing each of their perspectives and experiences to create an inclusive kind of country music.

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