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The Beginning of Country Music
Country Music is a genre of popular music that was originated in the southern part of the United States. This music is actually also known as western or hillbilly music because of its southern united states roots.Its roots is from genres such as folk music and the blues. -
Jimmy Rodgers
Jimmy Rodgers is a american country music songwriter and musician in the early 20th century. he is known for his rythmic yodeling and also being part of the Carter Family.He was also one of the first country music stars and used as a inspiration for many of the artist we have these days. -
Country music Summed up
country music consists of a lot of dance tunes with forms, folk lyrics, and harmonies accompanied by mostly stringed instuments such as banjos,acoustic and electric guitar, fiddles, and steel guitars -
A Change in Country Music
County music started to change into people talking about tales and story about their past. An example of this is like them singing about a cowboy taking care of bandits or about a mysterious person who is saving people.Or just about people talking about their problems in a domestic situation or they just talk about what is wrong with the world. -
George Jones
George Jones is a country music writer that is well know for his song "White Lightning" which aired on 1959. -
Evolution of Country Music
During the 1960's, Country Songs started to have more humanity and passion into the songwriting instead of people just talking about their problems and how life is just hard -
Loretta Lynn
This Country Music Songwriter will sign her very first record with zero records, Making her famous in the world in country music.She is famous for her songs"You Ain't Woman Enough" and "Don't Come Home A' Drinkin'." -
The Fading of Country Music
During the 1970s, country music started to fade out creating a podium for Disco music. Leaving astounding songwriters to find a way to make their songs go back into the spotlight. To do that some songwriters just start to make disco music abandoning their old ways of country music.
