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Country (also called country and western) is a music genre originating in the southern regions of the United States, both the American South and the Southwest. First produced in the 1920s, country music is primarily focused on singing stories about working-class and blue-collar American life.
- List of Country Music Performers
This is an alphabetical list of country music performers. It...
- Honky-Tonk Music
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- American Popular Music
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- Appalachian Music
Appalachian music is the music of the region of Appalachia...
- Working Class Americans
In the United States, the concept of a working class remains...
- List of Country Music Performers
July 12, 1930 () October 13, 1930 () US Hillbilly 1930 #2 3: McKinney's Cotton Pickers "If I Could Be with You One Hour To-night" Victor 38115: January 31, 1930 () July 1930 () US BB 1930 #11, US #1 for 2 weeks, 19 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1930 #3 4: Beverly Hill Billies "When the Bloom is on the Sage"
Jun 13, 2023 · In the early 1920s and 1930s, traditional country music began to be commercially recorded and distributed across America. This type of music had its roots in southern string-band music, old-time music, Appalachian music, and other genres that were popular in the mountain regions.
Apr 24, 2023 · Rodgers' early recordings, such as "Blue Yodel No. 1" and "The Soldier's Sweetheart," helped to establish the sound and style of country music in the 1920s and 1930s. Other artists would rise to carry the torch.
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A chronology of the development of Country Music from the seventeenth century through 2002. Timeline. 17th Century. (1621-1700) European and African immigrants bring with them to North America their folktales, folk songs, favorite instruments, and musical traditions. Indigenous peoples retain their own folkways. 18th Century. (1701-1800)
James Charles Rodgers ( September 8, 1897 – May 26, 1933) was an American singer-songwriter and musician who rose to popularity in the late 1920s. Widely regarded as the "Father of Country Music", he is best known for his distinctive yodeling. Rodgers was known as "The Singing Brakeman" and "America's Blue Yodeler".
May 10, 2024 · The term country and western music (later shortened to country music) was adopted by the recording industry in 1949 to replace the derogatory label hillbilly music. Ultimately, country music’s roots lie in the ballads, folk songs, and popular songs of the English, Scots, and Irish settlers of the Appalachians and other parts of the South.
