100 Years of Country Music History
100 Years of Country Music History By Abby Monteil, Stacker News On 4/10/21 at 9:00 AM EDT Over the past century, the country music genre has become one of the most popular and recognizable within the American music industry. It first originated in the early 1900s, particularly among working-class Southern Americans. Elements of fiddle songs, ballads, banjo, jazz, and blues became entangled together, leading to its official recognition as a genre (often referred to as "hillbilly music") by the 1920s. From there, country music grew roots in the city of Nashville, Tennessee, where the Grand ...
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