Play for music country. Country music is a mixture of several elements of American music that originated in the United States and the Southern Appalachians. This music is rooted in North American folk songs, Celtic music, gospel music, and developed since the 1920s. The term country music began to be used around the 1940's to replace the term hillbilly music is memorable understatement. In the 1970s, the term country music has become a popular term. Another term for this music genre is country and western, but is increasingly rarely used except in the United Kingdom and Ireland.Origin
Immigrants who arrived in North America and settled in the southern Appalachians as well as musical instruments brought from Europe following the rhythm of the music that has known them for 300 years. The Irish brought fiddle (violin), the Germans brought a stringed musical instrument dulcimer, the Italian took mandolin, the Spanish brought the guitar, banjo and brought Africans The interaction of various nationalities antarmusisi produce distinctive music of North America. At the beginning of the 20th century, Appalachia music group uses instruments such as fiddle, guitar, and banjo. An early form of country music and recorded music of this type is often called the North American folk music (old-time music).
Throughout the 19th century, several immigrant groups in the United States from Europe, especially Ireland, United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, and Italy moved to Texas. Groups of various nationalities are interacting with the Spaniards, the Mexican-American, Native American States, the United States and the settlers who had already been settled in Texas. As a result, in Texas growing cultures with distinctive characteristics that stem from the country of origin settler culture. Settlers of the area now called Germany and the Czech Republic established large dance halls in Texas. Farmers and city people use it as a gathering place, dancing, and spending time relaxing together. Among the rhythm of the music being played is the waltz and polka music. Musical instruments are played to enliven the dance hall is the accordion.
Immigrants who arrived in North America and settled in the southern Appalachians as well as musical instruments brought from Europe following the rhythm of the music that has known them for 300 years. The Irish brought fiddle (violin), the Germans brought a stringed musical instrument dulcimer, the Italian took mandolin, the Spanish brought the guitar, banjo and brought Africans The interaction of various nationalities antarmusisi produce distinctive music of North America. At the beginning of the 20th century, Appalachia music group uses instruments such as fiddle, guitar, and banjo. An early form of country music and recorded music of this type is often called the North American folk music (old-time music).
Throughout the 19th century, several immigrant groups in the United States from Europe, especially Ireland, United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, and Italy moved to Texas. Groups of various nationalities are interacting with the Spaniards, the Mexican-American, Native American States, the United States and the settlers who had already been settled in Texas. As a result, in Texas growing cultures with distinctive characteristics that stem from the country of origin settler culture. Settlers of the area now called Germany and the Czech Republic established large dance halls in Texas. Farmers and city people use it as a gathering place, dancing, and spending time relaxing together. Among the rhythm of the music being played is the waltz and polka music. Musical instruments are played to enliven the dance hall is the accordion.
First record
Recordings that can be considered as the first country music recording is the song "Sallie Gooden" by AC fiddle player (Eck) Robertson, released in 1922 by Victor Records. The record company Columbia Records has released recordings of music "hillbilly" (series 15000D "Old Familiar Tunes") in 1924. A year earlier, Fiddlin 'John Carson issued a "Little Log Cabin in the Lane" on June 14, 1923 under okeh Records label. Vernon Dalhart was the first country singer to his song became a hit in the United States, "Wreck of the Old '97" in May 1924.Side B record contains the song "Lonesome Road Blues "and come to be popular. At the beginning of the development of country music there are musicians like Riley Puckett, Don Richardson, Fiddlin 'John Carson, Al Hopkins, Charlie Poole and the North Carolina Ramblers, and The skillet Lickers. Steel guitar began to be used for playing country music since 1922, when Jimmie Tarlton met with Hawaiian guitarist Frank Ferera in the U.S. West Coast.
The origin of modern country music comes from the influence of Jimmie Rodgers and the Carter Family. Both are considered the founders of country music and the songs they recorded the first time in a historic session in Bristol, Tennessee / Bristol, Virginia, August 1, 1927. At that time, Ralph Peer act as talent scouts and technicians voice recorder.
Rodgers mixes elements of hillbilly country, gospel, jazz, blues, pop, cowboy, and folk. Most of his songs, including "Blue Yodel" (Victor 21142) sold over a million copies, and simultaneously make it as a lead singer in the early era of country music.
For 17 consecutive years since 1927, the Carter Family group record of 300 old-time ballads, traditional songs, country songs and gospel hymns that are relics of culture and folklore section of Southeast United States.
After the Great Depression a decline in record sales figures. Radio show as popular entertainment among the people. Country music played in various radio show called barn dancing. Starting from the Southern United States to the north to Chicago and south to California, the radio station often plays country music. One noteworthy event is the weekly country music show called the Grand Ole Opry from 650 WSM radio in Nashville, Tennessee. Among the stars who attended the event there Opry musicians such as Uncle Dave Macon, Roy Acuff, and African-American harmonica player DeFord Bailey named. WSM is a powerful transmitter of 50,000 watts in 1934 makes this radio can often be heard across the U.S.
The song cowboy, western swing and hillbilly boogie
Throughout the 1930's and 1940's, cowboy songs (western music) that has often been recorded since the 1920's became popular thanks to Hollywood movies. Among the singing cowboy era of the 1930s and 1940s there were musicians like Gene Autry, Sons of the Pioneers, and Roy Rogers.
Bob Wills is the singer "country" which starred Hollywood cowboy movie. Mixed music "country" and jazz music he played as a dance hall, later known as western swing. Spade Cooley and Tex Williams also had a popular band and play the movie.
Once the rhythm of the music is played at Carnegie Hall, Country musicians began recording boogie rhythm in 1939. Johnny Barfield recorded it as the boogie woogie. A small amount of footage that was originally called hillbilly boogie or Okie boogie (boogie country or later) eventually flooded the market around the end of 1945. One notable country boogie from that era that is "Freight Train Boogie" from the Delmore Brothers. The song "Freight Train Boogie" is considered as part of the evolution of country music stage towards the establishment of rockabilly and blues. In 1948, the song "Guitar Boogie" and "Banjo Boogie" from Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith arrived at the order of 10 top country music charts in the U.S.. "Guitar Boogie" even reached the U.S. pop charts. Singer rhythmic boogie country which include Merrill Moore and Tennessee Ernie Ford. Hillbilly Boogie period continued until the 1950s, and lasted until the 21st century as a subgenre of country music.
At the end of World War II, the musical "mountain climber" of the band stringed instrument known as bluegrass music to surface. Bill Monroe is pioneering with Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs, led by Roy Acuff on the Grand Ole Opry, Nashville, Tennessee.
Other types of music coutry that just wearing a guitar, bass, Dobro or steel guitar (and later drums) became popular among middle-class white people down in the Southern United States. Rhythm that was later called honky tonks from Texas. Definition of honky tonk rhythm is "a little from here, a little there, a little black, little white ... loud enough so that you do not much think about it and immediately ordered a whiskey." Al Dexter from the East Texas scored a successful hit song " Honky Tonk Blues ", and several years later with" Pistol Packin 'Mama ". honky tonk songs are closely connected with the bar and a pub. Among the artists who brought him there are musicians like Ernest Tubb, Ted Daffin, Floyd Tillman, Maddox Brothers and Rose, and Hank Williams, country musician who later called "traditional".
A number of country musicians also recorded songs in other rhythms. Moon Mullican who played western swing also recorded songs which can be called rockabilly. Bill Haley sang cowboy songs, and never became peneriak Yodel. Haley eventually known as the pioneer of rock and roll. Lefty Frizzell played honky tonks Jimmie Rodgers style. The result is a song that is very typical Lefty Frizzell. In between 1947 and 1949, the king of country music by Eddy Arnold managed to put 8 songs on the Billboard top 10.
Throughout the 1930's and 1940's, cowboy songs (western music) that has often been recorded since the 1920's became popular thanks to Hollywood movies. Among the singing cowboy era of the 1930s and 1940s there were musicians like Gene Autry, Sons of the Pioneers, and Roy Rogers.
Bob Wills is the singer "country" which starred Hollywood cowboy movie. Mixed music "country" and jazz music he played as a dance hall, later known as western swing. Spade Cooley and Tex Williams also had a popular band and play the movie.
Once the rhythm of the music is played at Carnegie Hall, Country musicians began recording boogie rhythm in 1939. Johnny Barfield recorded it as the boogie woogie. A small amount of footage that was originally called hillbilly boogie or Okie boogie (boogie country or later) eventually flooded the market around the end of 1945. One notable country boogie from that era that is "Freight Train Boogie" from the Delmore Brothers. The song "Freight Train Boogie" is considered as part of the evolution of country music stage towards the establishment of rockabilly and blues. In 1948, the song "Guitar Boogie" and "Banjo Boogie" from Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith arrived at the order of 10 top country music charts in the U.S.. "Guitar Boogie" even reached the U.S. pop charts. Singer rhythmic boogie country which include Merrill Moore and Tennessee Ernie Ford. Hillbilly Boogie period continued until the 1950s, and lasted until the 21st century as a subgenre of country music.
At the end of World War II, the musical "mountain climber" of the band stringed instrument known as bluegrass music to surface. Bill Monroe is pioneering with Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs, led by Roy Acuff on the Grand Ole Opry, Nashville, Tennessee.
Other types of music coutry that just wearing a guitar, bass, Dobro or steel guitar (and later drums) became popular among middle-class white people down in the Southern United States. Rhythm that was later called honky tonks from Texas. Definition of honky tonk rhythm is "a little from here, a little there, a little black, little white ... loud enough so that you do not much think about it and immediately ordered a whiskey." Al Dexter from the East Texas scored a successful hit song " Honky Tonk Blues ", and several years later with" Pistol Packin 'Mama ". honky tonk songs are closely connected with the bar and a pub. Among the artists who brought him there are musicians like Ernest Tubb, Ted Daffin, Floyd Tillman, Maddox Brothers and Rose, and Hank Williams, country musician who later called "traditional".
A number of country musicians also recorded songs in other rhythms. Moon Mullican who played western swing also recorded songs which can be called rockabilly. Bill Haley sang cowboy songs, and never became peneriak Yodel. Haley eventually known as the pioneer of rock and roll. Lefty Frizzell played honky tonks Jimmie Rodgers style. The result is a song that is very typical Lefty Frizzell. In between 1947 and 1949, the king of country music by Eddy Arnold managed to put 8 songs on the Billboard top 10.
In the 1950s and 1960's
- Nashville Sound
Since the mid 1950s to the peak in the early 1960s, the rhythm, known as "the nashville sound" changed country music as the industry millions of dollars. Rhythm of this music called because it came from nashville sound recording industry in Nashville, Tennessee. Under the direction of producers such as Chet Atkins, Owen Bradley, and later Billy Sherrill, nashville sound they deliver to different circles, as well as reviving country music.The songs sound nashville rhythm could be identified from distinctive features borrowed from the music the 1950's pop: vocals that "soft" and dominant with accompaniment of stringed instrument and the choir. Country musicians who belong to the genre nashville sound is Patsy Cline, Jim Reeves, Floyd Cramer, and later Tammy Wynette and Charlie Rich.
- Rockabilly
Year 1956 could be called as a year of rockabilly to country music. Ranked the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th time Billboard ladder was occupied by Elvis Presley with "Heartbreak Hotel", Johnny Cash with "I Walk the Line", and Carl Perkins with "Blue Suede Shoes". In 1958, Johnny Cash and Elvis again placing his songs in the Billboard top five, each with a "Guess Things Happen That Way / Come In, Stranger" at number 3 and "Do not / I Beg Of You" in order to-5. Elvis admitted influenced rhythm and blues artist. Meanwhile, about musical style, Elvis said, "People of color have long to sing and play music as I play now, been a long time than I know." He also added, "My Music country music is just jumping around."
Which is now called rockabilly genre peaked in popularity among fans of country music in the 1950s and his songs recorded by country musicians. At the end of the decade of the 1950s, traditional country musicians such as Ray Price, Marty Robbins and Johnny Horton began to distance themselves influence rock and roll.
Country music gets the attention of listeners across the United States through music events Ozark Jubilee. The event was broadcast live from Springfield, Missouri, from 1955 to 1960. Musicians featured are the top country musicians, including musical homage to rockabilly.
Which is now called rockabilly genre peaked in popularity among fans of country music in the 1950s and his songs recorded by country musicians. At the end of the decade of the 1950s, traditional country musicians such as Ray Price, Marty Robbins and Johnny Horton began to distance themselves influence rock and roll.
Country music gets the attention of listeners across the United States through music events Ozark Jubilee. The event was broadcast live from Springfield, Missouri, from 1955 to 1960. Musicians featured are the top country musicians, including musical homage to rockabilly.
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