Country music

Table contents

• Cultural origins• Stylistic origins• Derivative forms• Fusion genres• Typical instruments• Mainstream

popularity• Representative

figure• Video

Cultural origins

Early 20th century Atlantic Canada and the Southern United States

Stylistic origins

Appalachian folkmusicmaritime folk musicbluegrassBluesgospelwestern swinganglo-celtic musicold-time music

Derivative forms

Rock and rolldansbandRoot srocksouthern

rockheartland

rock

Fusion genres Alternative country  Country rock Psychobilly Rockabilly Gothabilly Cowpunk  Country-rap Country pop Country soul Sertanejo Southern soul

Typical instrument

s GuitarBass Electric bass  Dobro Electric guitar Steel guitar Pedal steel guitar 

Mandolin Piano  Banjo Electronic keyboard   Double bass  Drums Fiddle Harmonica Vocals   

Mainstream popularity

Australia Medium in Scandinavia Brazil New ZealandCanada AsiaUnited Kingdom AfricaIreland Latin AmericaUS mainland Europe

Representative figure

Elvis Presley

Presley is regardedas one of the mostimportant figures of20th-century popularculture.

Garth Brooks

He won several important awards inhis career as 2 Grammy Awards , 17 American MusicAwards and the RIAAAward as Best sellingsolo albums artist ofthe Century in theUnited States.

an American country

singer, songwriter

and actress who rose

to fame as the winner

of the fourth season

of American Idol , in

2005.

Carrie Underwood

They had won 13Grammy Awards sales of26,733,000albums in the USalone, they had become the topselling all-femaleband in the USduring the

Nielsen SoundScan era.

Natalia Louise Maines Pasdar

an American countrymusic group, iscomposed of siblingsKimberly Perry (leadvocals), Reid Perry(bass,guitar), and

Neil Perry ( mandolin , drums, accordion).

The band Perry

Taylor Swiftan American singer

songwriter.

Often described as

America's sweetheart,

Swift is known for her

hook -laden, narrative

songs about her

experiences as a

teenager and young adult.

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