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

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

His lyrics, meanwhile, remain complex and literary even as he mines tried-and-true country-and-western subject matter.

From Washington Post • Jan. 31, 2018

“If music has something to say to you, whether it’s jazz, country-and-western, Indian music or Asian folk music, go ahead and use it,” Mr. Coryell told an interviewer in 1968.

From New York Times • Feb. 21, 2017

More recently Bridges took on a role originally played by John Wayne in the Coen Brothers’ version of “True Grit” and finally won an Oscar as a country-and-western singer in “Crazy Heart.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 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