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

Example Sentences

But Brooks is often credited with being the first major crossover artist, able to fill stadiums and bring country music into the mainstream.

From The Wall Street Journal

Now one year later, the erstwhile best country music album category no longer exists.

From BBC

Little Springs used to be the kind of town where “everyone drives a truck, everyone listens to country music, everyone owns guns.”

From The Wall Street Journal

But singing pop music was never a comfortable pairing, so Parton returned to country music, later landing her big break on “The Porter Wagoner Show.”

From Los Angeles Times

“But I think we’re in need of a swing of fun, good-time country music,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times