The term country music gained popularity in the 1940s when the earlier term hillbilly music came to be seen as denigrating. Country music was widely embraced in the 1970s, while country and Western has declined in use since that time, except in the United Kingdom Country music was widely embraced in the 1970s, while country and Western has declined in use since that time, except in the United Kingdom and Ireland, where it is still commonly used.[1] However, in the Southwestern United States a different mix of ethnic groups created the music that became However, in the Southwestern United States a different mix of ethnic groups created the music that became the Western music of the term country and Western. The term country music is used today to describe many styles and subgenres.
Country music has produced two of the top selling solo artists of all time. Elvis Presley, who was known early on as "the Hillbilly Cat" and was a regular on the radio program Louisiana Hayes. Elvis Presley, who was known early on as "the Hillbilly Cat" and was a regular on the radio program Louisiana Hayride,[2] went on to become a defining figure in the emergence of rock and roll. Contemporary musician Garth Brooks, with 128 million albums sold, is the top-domestic-selling solo U.S. artist in U.S. history.[3]
While album sales of most musical genres have declined since about 2005, country music experienced one of its best years in 2006, when, during the first six months, U.S. sales of country albums Moreover, country music listening nationwide has remained steady for almost a decade, reaching 77.3 million adults every week, according to the radio station. adults every week, according to the radio-ratings agency Arbitron, Inc.[4][5
Partial translations:
Country music
Style of music Origins Appalachian mountain folk, gospel, Anglo-Celtic music
Culture Origins Early twentieth-century southern United States, especially the Appalachian Mountains (Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky).
Typical Instruments Guitar - Fiddle - Steel-string guitar - Piano - Multi-plucked pull - Harmonica - Bass - Drums - Mandolin - Banjo
Prevalence 1920s to present. Highly popular in the United States, Australia and Canada, still common in the United Kingdom, Ireland and New Zealand, less mainstream in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe outside the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Extended genres Bluegrass - Dansband - Rock - Country rock - Southern rock
Subcategories
Bakersfield sound - Bluegrass - Close harmony - Honky tonk - Jug band - LaBoque sound - Nashville sound - Neo-traditional country - Emancipation country - Red dirt - Texas country
Fusion genres
Alternative country - Country blues - Country rock - Psychobilly - Hillbilly country rock - Cowboy punk - Country-rap - Country-pop - Western swing
Other topics
Country musicians - Chronology of country music
Country music (Country music) , also known as Country and Western, is a contemporary popular music that originated in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. The roots of country music can be traced back to the 1920s, with a blend of traditional folk music, Celtic music, gospel music, and old-time music[1]. In the 1940s, when hillbilly music declined in prominence, it began to be referred to by the uniform term "country music", which became much more popular in the 1970s, and has been adopted around the world. In the 1970s, the term "country and western" was popularized and replaced "country and western" in all parts of the world (except the United States and Ireland)[1].
Country music has produced two very well known and best-selling artists. One was Elvis Presley, known as Elvis Presley, who also represented the new music genre "rock and roll". The other, contemporary musician Garth Brooks, with 128 million albums sold, is the best-selling American artist of all time[2].