Hi! I love country music! It originated in the southern United States, just like me!
What year did it originate?
Unlike me, it originated in the 1920s from Appalachian Folk music.
Who is the most popular country artist?
I don't know the most popular artist, but country is the most popular rush hour radio genre, so all of them are pretty popular.
Well do you know who the first African American country singer was?
That is actually debatable, but DeFord Bailey is a contender who went on to influence Elvis Presley and many others in music.
Wow, he influenced the king himself. What are some dance styles associated with country music?
as pedal steels and dobros), and fiddles as well as harmonicas. Blues modes have been used extensively throughout its recorded history.
According to Lindsey Starnes, the term "country music" gained popularity in the 1940s in preference to the earlier term "hillbilly music"; it came to encompass Western music, which evolved parallel to hillbilly music from similar roots, in the mid-20th century. In 2009 in the United States, country music was the most listened to rush hour radio genre during the evening commute, and second
to hillbilly music from similar roots, in the mid-20th century. The term country music is used today to describe many styles and subgenres. In 2009 country music was the most listened to rush hour radio genre during the evening commute, and second most popular in the morning commute in the United States.
- Rock: originated from folk and blues. It used newer electrical instruments instead of relying solely on the classical woodwinds and stringed instruments. It first became popular in the mid-20th century because of famous bands like The Beatles and