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1 day ago · Country. 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...
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In the United States, the concept of a working class remains...
- List of Country Music Performers
2 days ago · About the Country Music Association Founded in 1958, the Country Music Association is the first trade organization formed to promote a type of music. CMA created the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1961 to recognize artists and industry professionals with Country Music’s highest honor. Music industry professionals and companies across the U.S ...
5 days ago · History of the Country Music Hall of Fame. I n 1961 the Country Music Association (CMA) announced the creation of the Country Music Hall of Fame and chose its first three inductees’ Jimmie Rodgers, Hank Williams, and Fred Rose. These first three members were announced in November at a CMA banquet held in conjunction with WSM-radio’s tenth ...
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3 days ago · George Harvey Strait Sr. (born May 18, 1952) is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor, and music producer. Strait is credited for pioneering the neotraditional country style in the 1980s, [2] famed for his authentic cowboy image and roots-oriented sound at a time when the Nashville music industry was dominated by country pop ...
1 day ago · Musical artist. James William Anderson III (born November 1, 1937), known professionally as Bill Anderson, is an American country music singer, songwriter, and television host. His soft-spoken singing voice was given the nickname "Whispering Bill" by music critics and writers. [1] As a songwriter, his compositions have been covered by various ...
3 days ago · For that album’s title track, McEntire also won her first Grammy Award, for best female country vocal performance. By the end of 1986 she had topped the country singles chart for the seventh time. At the Country Music Association (CMA) Awards, she was crowned best female vocalist in an unprecedented four consecutive years (1984–87).
3 days ago · Tammy Wynette (born May 5, 1942, Itawamba county, Mississippi, U.S.—died April 6, 1998, Nashville, Tennessee) was an American singer, who was revered as the “first lady of country music ” from the 1950s to the ’80s, perhaps best known for her 1968 hit “Stand by Your Man.”. Wynette’s life personified the theme of a rags-to-riches ...
