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A.P. Carter, the head of the Legendary "Carter Family" who some credit as the founders of Country Music, travelled around the Country "a lot in the rural south" bringing songs back from Appalachian musicians, "Hill Folk" in the 1920's. He made it his mission to bring these songs to the masses, because in those days the songs would have otherwise been lost. The poor Mountain musicians didn't have telephones, and without cars they traveled no further than their own small communities.
During this time, "Hillbilly Music" as it was referred to then began to gain popularity. It wasn't until the 1940's that we began to call it Country Music as the term hillbilly had become degrading and stereotyped. As the music continued to gain some mainstream popularity in the late 40's and early 50's we spawned legendary artists such as Gene Autry, Roy Acuff, Ernest Tubb, Hank Williams Sr, and then by the mid 50's Superstars like George Jones, Johnny Cash, and even Elvis Presley.
In the 60's and 70's Country Music as an artform exploded. People became no longer ashamed to admit that they liked Country Music, and artists were headlining at places like Carnegie Hall, and Madison Square Garden.
In the 1990's artists like Garth Brooks were selling millions, but many feel that Country Music turned away from it's roots during that time, and the new sound that had taken over should have been called something else.
Superstar Country Legend George Jones, who has had songs on the charts for more than 50 years and has been titled "the Worlds Greatest Living Country Singer" , also feels that the modern Country Music is not Country Music at all, but a whole new artform that should be titled as such.
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∙ 14y agoWell, since country music, got its start in the United States, and has been in the United States for over 230 years, I would have to say 100% although, I'm sure there are those out there who would disagree.
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∙ 10y agoThere is no one demographic for country music. Country music crosses all racial, ethnic, and age groups. Keep in mind the multiple sub-genres of country music: pop country (Taylor Swift, Band Perry, Lady Antebelum, Kelly Clarkson), country or southern rock (CCR, 38 Special), country gospel (Guy Penrod, Jason Crabb, The Martins, The Isaacs, Russ Taff), Bluegrass or Appalachia (Alison Krauss and Union Station, Bill Monroe, Ricky Skaggs, The Foggy Mountain Boys), traditional Country-Western (Randy Travis, Dolly Parton, George Strait, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Reba McEntire, Garth Brooks, and the recently departed George Jones). Even the King of Rock Elvis Presley had his share of country music cross overs.
Consider that Taylor Swift's primary demographic is Caucasian girls from 8-18, while Willie Nelson speaks more to the sensibilities of white males between the ages of 25 and 60. Johnny Cash and Merle Haggard had huge followings in the American prison system, but The Crabb Family and Russ Taff perform almost exclusively for evangelical Christians of all ages, races, and ethnicities.
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∙ 16y agoIn a recent year, 2006 i believe, listeningship in every other genre of music declined. Counry was the only one that increased.
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∙ 14y agoi like country music its retty GOOOOOOOOOOD!
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∙ 12y agobecause people like me are from Tennessee and that is the home town and Tennessee rocks! and there are alot of country singers!
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∙ 13y agonot very popular to kids but popular to some adults
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∙ 14y agoYeppers
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When did country music come out?
You can say, the Country music was made/invented in 1927. Many people played Country music before but the real start of Country Music was on August 1927 in Bristol. Ralph Peer, a music producer, signed a contract with Jimmie Rodgers and the Carter Family. This was for many People the first time they heared about Country Music. After Jimmie Rodgers and the Carter Family, the man who brought Country to the World was Hank Williams. He dominated the whole Country scene.
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Although techno's popularity may have decreased over recent years, dubstep influenced pop and hiphop has gained popularity in its place. In the alternative scene, dreampop has resurged recently, a calmer alternative to the agressive pop music of today.
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