Country music licensing

Country Music Timeline

  • Country music was popular in the 1800's.

    Country music was popular in the 1800's.
    Country music is a type of American popular music that developed in the southern United States and Appalachian Mountains during the 1800’s.
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    Country Music Timeline

  • Country music was first recorded in the 1920’s.

    Country music was first recorded in the 1920’s.
    Country music was first recorded in the 1920’s. Until the1920s,it was played mostly at home, or at social occasions, on fiddles, guitars and banjos. Record companies began to record it, and country music soon became a thriving commercial industry.
  • August 1, 1927 country music was recored.

    August 1, 1927 country music was recored.
    It wasn't until August 1, 1927 in Bristol, Tennessee, that Country Music really began. There, on that day, Ralph Peer signed Jimmie Rodgers and the Carter Family to recording contracts for Victor Records.
  • Much of this music was written for cowboy films of the 30's.

    Much of this music was written for cowboy films of the 30's.
    Much of this music was written for and brought to the American public through the cowboy films of the 30's and was wildly popular.
  • Lots of country music was written for cowboy films of the 40's.

    Lots of country music was written for cowboy films of the 40's.
    Much of this music was written for and brought to the American public through the cowboy films of the 40's and was wildly popular.
  • The Nashville Sound is a blend of pop and country that developed during the 1950s.

    The Nashville Sound is a blend of pop and country that developed during the 1950s.
    The Nashville Sound is a blend of pop and country that developed during the 1950s. The music in this era was an outcropping of the big band jazz and swing of the '30s, '40s and early '50s, combined with the storytelling of honky-tonkers.
  • The 2000's was when country music was most popular.

    The 2000's was when country music was most popular.
    In the early 2000's, country music was more popular than at any other time in it's history.
  • Country music in 2050 I think will be played very little because it is normaly played wih out an electronics and there might be alot of electronics in the future.

    Country music in 2050 I think will be played very little because it is normaly played wih out an electronics and there might be alot of electronics in the future.
    Country music in 2050 I think will be played very little because it is normaly played wih out an electronics and there might be alot of electronics in the future. But I dont think country music will ever die.