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The Roots of Country Music
Country Music finds its roots deeply entwined with that of America’s roots. Much of the history of Country Music reflects the changing lives of American’s over several generations. Emerging from the Appalachians in the early 1920s, early Country Music artists put a twist of hillbilly sound on Folk Music and brought it out to the rest of the world. Since its earliest beginnings, the sound of Country Music has changed to reflect the changing generations of America. In Country Music’s infancy, it saw the sounds of Honky-Tonk with people like Ernest Tubb and Hanks Williams. The bars in Oklahoma and Texas would boom on Friday and Saturday nights with the ever changing sounds of Country Music. But how could Country Music be complete without that distinct sound of the legendary cowboy? The west would leave its mark on Country Music with lyrics stemming from the trials of life on the Western Frontier. Very often these Country - Western songs would be enhanced with the sound of a whistle or a flute. The upbeat sound of rock would be introduced into Country Music by artist like Buddy Holly and the King himself, Elvis Presley. This was knows as Rockabilly and was a mixture of the Blues and Southern Hill Music. With the birth of the Grand Ole Opry, Nashville would emerge as the Country Music capitol of the world. Armature artists flocked to Nashville hoping to make it big, and some did; such as Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn. Today there are many sounds associated with Country Music, and the New Age artists of the music industry owe their beginnings to those great pioneers of Country Music’s Bygone days.
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