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Country music. Country (also called country and western) is a music genre originating in the southern regions of the United States, both the American South and the Southwest. First produced in the 1920s, country music is primarily focused on singing stories about working-class and blue-collar American life.
1920 in country music. 1921 in country music. 1922 in country music, First commercial recordings of country music by Eck Robertson for Victor Records. 1923 in country music, First radio "barn dance" WBAP in Fort Worth, Texas. "Sally Gooden" by A.C. (Eck) Robertson top country record.
September 25, 2019. ( 2019-09-25) Country Music is a documentary miniseries created and directed by Ken Burns and written by Dayton Duncan that premiered on PBS on September 15, 2019. The eight-part series chronicles the history and prominence of country music in American culture. [5] [6]
Outlaw country. Outlaw country [2] is a subgenre of American country music created by a small group of iconoclastic artists active in the 1970s and early 1980s, known collectively as the outlaw movement, who fought for and won their creative freedom outside of the Nashville establishment that dictated the sound of most country music of the era.
Country Music Hall of Fameand Museum. The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tennessee, is one of the world's largest museums and research centers dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of American vernacular music. Chartered in 1964, the museum has amassed one of the world's most extensive musical collections.
Country Music Association Awards. (presented on November 10, 2021) Entertainer of the Year – Luke Combs. Male Vocalist of the Year – Chris Stapleton. Female Vocalist of the Year – Carly Pearce. Vocal Group of the Year – Old Dominion. New Artist of the Year – Jimmie Allen. Vocal Duo of the Year – Brothers Osborne.
Academy of Country Music. ( presented in Nashville on September 16, 2020) Entertainer of the Year – Thomas Rhett and Carrie Underwood. Male Vocalist of the Year – Luke Combs. Female Vocalist of the Year – Maren Morris. Vocal Duo of the Year – Dan + Shay. Vocal Group of the Year – Old Dominion.
Billboard magazine has published charts ranking the top-performing country music songs in the United States since 1944. The first country chart was published under the title Most Played Juke Box Folk Records in the issue of the magazine dated January 8, 1944, and tracked the songs most played in the nation's jukeboxes.