Country Music

Country Music
originated in Southern United States, in
Atlanta, Georgia in the 1920s.

one of the best selling genres after

rock/pop.
was said to be a way for isolated
town-folk to hear about the
happenings of the rest of the world.

 The term country music began to be used in

the 1940s when the earlier term hillbilly music
was deemed to be degrading, and the term
was widely embraced in the 1970s, while
country and western has declined in use since
that time, except in the United Kingdom,
where it is still commonly used.
Elvis Presley, who was known early on as The
Hillbilly Cat and was a regular on the radio
program Louisiana Hayride
Garth Brooks is one of the top-selling country
artists of all time

Sources of Country
Music

Church Singers

Trains

Steamboats

Square
Dancing

Folk Singers

Banjo
Players

Fiddlers

Fiddlers

Singing
Cowboys

Instruments of
Country Music
Guitar

Steel
Guitar

Fiddle

Mandolin

Banjo

Bass

Father of Country
Music

First Family of
Country Music

Singing Cowboys
(1935-1955)
During the 1930s and 1940s,
cowboy songs, or Western
music, which had been
recorded since the 1920s,
were popularized by films
made in Hollywood.
Some of the popular singing
cowboys from the era were
Gene Autry, the Sons of the
Pioneers and Roy Rogers

Gene Autry

Bluegrass (1940present)
a form of old-time
mountain hillbilly
music with its origins
in Great Britain and
western Africa.
the Blue Grass Boys

Bill Monroe

Honky-Tonk (19411955)
The Honky Tonk
style of country
music embodied
the spirit of
drinking , dancing,
and loving then
losing the one you
love.

Hank Williams

Rockabilly (19541960)
a blend of black music and
country music; part of the
roots of rock and roll

Elvis Presley

Johnny Cash

It was a faster paced sound

and had a constant rhythm.
The people were living a
faster paced life and
wanted music that could
keep up.

Nashville Sound
(1958-presentt)
In direct contrast to honky-tonk music, the
Nashville Sound movement of the 50s and
60s polished up countrys rougher edges
by blending big band jazz and swing with
great storytelling.
the "Nashville Sound" turned country music
into a multimillion-dollar industry centered
on Nashville, Tennessee.

Outlaw Country
(1970)

Derived from the traditional and

Honky Tonky sounds of the late
50's and 60's, including Ray
Price and mixed with the anger
of an alienated subculture of the
nation during the period
A more traditional sound
emerged to break the mold of
Nashville sound.
The main singers were Conway
Twitty, David Allan Coe, and The
Charlie Daniels Band.

Conway Twitty

Modern Country
Todays music is accompanied
by orchestras and uses
synthesizer and studio effects
to give it a rich sound.
Today is country music is at
its highest peak of popularity.

Taylor Swift

Some of todays well known

artists include Taylor Swift,
Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flats,
Rodney Atkins and Brooks and
Dunn.