country music

American  

noun

1. a style and genre of largely string-accompanied American popular music having roots in the folk music of the Southeast and cowboy music of the West, usually vocalized, generally simple in form and harmony, and typified by romantic or melancholy ballads accompanied by acoustic or electric guitar, banjo, violin, and harmonica.

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country music British  

noun

1. Sometimes shortened to: country. a type of 20th-century popular music based on White folk music of the southeastern US

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Etymology

Origin of country music

First recorded in 1965–70

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country music

Five years after he came out in a widely publicized Time magazine story, TJ says he doesn’t think much about his position as one of the few openly gay men in country music.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

He says country music is ‘a soulful artistic endeavor.’

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Dolly Parton’s estate has claimed that the late country music icon’s nephew, Bryan Seaver, went to extraordinary lengths to evade being served with a summons—including allegedly draping barbed wire around the entrance to his property.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

Parton's death brought renewed attention in Wales to the country music legend's Welsh links, with her heritage explored in a 2025 documentary.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

I could still hear the country music, softly, could still feel the truck’s warmth, still smell the hot air and coffee and sandwich and cigar smoke.

From "The Honest Truth" by Dan Gemeinhart

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