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country music

country music: what it is, how it sounds and 31 musicians associated with it.

Country music, also known as country and western or simply country, is a music genre originating from the United States. It is known for its ballads and dance tunes, identifiable by both traditional lyrics and harmonies accompanied by banjos, mandolins, fiddles, harmonicas, and many types of guitar; either acoustic, electric, steel, or resonator guitars. Once called hillbilly music, the term country music was popularized in the 1940s. Country music was first developed in the South, and then spread throughout the Piedmont, from Louisiana along the Appalachian Mountains to New York. The music is believed to be derived from British folk music, brought to the United States during early waves of immigration. Rooted in American folk music, such as old-time and Southern Appalachian music, many traditions blended to form country music.

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country music musicians

Bing Crosby 1903–1977 · American singer and actor (1903–1977) Ray Charles 1930–2004 · American singer, pianist and songwriter (1930–2004) Dean Martin 1917–1995 · American singer, actor, comedian and film producer… Norah Jones b. 1979 · American musician (born 1979) Connie Francis 1937–2025 · American singer and actress (1937–2025) Bobby Darin 1936–1973 · American singer and actor (1936–1973) Chet Atkins 1924–2001 · American guitarist (1924–2001) The Pointer Sisters 1969– · American family R&B vocal group Tommy Emmanuel b. 1955 · Australian guitarist Frankie Laine 1913–2007 · American pop singer, songwriter, and actor (1913–2007) Duane Eddy 1938–2024 · American guitarist (1938–2024) Eric Johnson b. 1954 · American guitarist and recording artist Douwe Bob b. 1992 · Dutch singer & songwriter Bruce Hornsby b. 1954 · American musician Kay Starr 1922–2016 · American singer (1922–2016) Mark O'Connor b. 1961 · American fiddle player Tony Rice 1951–2020 · American bluegrass musician (1951–2020) Gordon Haskell 1946–2020 · British singer (1946-2020) Herb Jeffries 1913–2014 · American singer and actor (1913-2014) Ella Mae Morse 1924–1999 · American popular music singer (1924-1999) Lenny Breau 1941–1984 · Canadian-American guitarist (1941–1984) Alison Brown b. 1962 · American banjo player, guitarist, composer, and producer Paul Barrere 1948–2019 · American musician (1948-2019) B. J. Cole b. 1946 · British musician Banjo Band Czech country band Kenneth C. Burns 1920–1989 · American musician (1920–1989) Bill Payne b. 1949 · American musician Bobbie Nelson 1931–2022 · Pianist and singer Sam Clayton b. 1952 · American musician Eric Weissberg 1939–2020 · American musician (1939–2020) Jimmy Bryant 1925–1980 · American musician (1925-1980)