country-and-western

American  

[kuhn-tree-uhn-wes-tern] / ˈkʌn tri ənˈwɛs tərn /

noun

1. country music.

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country and western British  

noun

1. another name for country music

2. a fusion of cowboy songs and Appalachian music

3. ( as modifier )

   country-and-western music

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Etymology

Origin of country-and-western

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

“I was in this country-and-western musical in the East Village,” she told The San Francisco Chronicle in 1990.

From New York Times • Jun. 10, 2022

Their break came when a record executive, Charles Spurling, heard them play and enlisted them as the band for blues and black country-and-western acts such as Bill Doggett, Hank Ballard and Arthur Prysock.

From The Guardian • Jun. 15, 2020

She got a featured role in the 1983 Robert Duvall movie about a fading country-and-western star, “Tender Mercies,” and clinched her place in Broadway lore by playing Grizabella and singing “Memory” in “Cats.”

From Washington Post • May 30, 2019

Unfaithfulness and inspiration go hand in hand for song writers, especially of the country-and-western variety.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2016

I knew I sounded snotty, but like the first notes of a country-and-western tune, these days the mere mention of Fang gave me an uncomfortable twang.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx