English

Noun

country music ‎(uncountable)

1. (music) A style of popular music that originated in the folk music of the rural population of the southern and western United States and characterized by string-band instruments and simple melodies.

Synonyms

• (music): country, country-western music, country and western

Derived terms

References

• 2001. The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: North America. Garland Publishing. Ellen Koskoff (Ed.). Pgs. 77-80.

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See also

• bluegrass
• blues
• gospel music