I loved country music when I was growing up, and still listen to it every once in a while.
Country music
Country music, also known as country and western (or simply country), and hillbilly music, is a genre of popular music that originated in the southern United States in the early 1920s. It takes its roots from genres such as American folk music (especially Appalachian folk and Western music) and blues.
Country music often consists of ballads and dance tunes with generally simple forms, folk lyrics, and harmonies mostly accompanied by string instruments such as banjos, electric and acoustic guitars, steel guitars (such
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In her official website biography, Martin stated "I was starting to work on a third album when Doug Morris called with an interesting proposition... a country album with Atlantic Records in Nashville. I loved the idea! I grew up with country music and it felt like something I could pour my