| Country Music belongs to the Country
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| | the middle of this decade Country Music
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| Western Music category. This genre
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| | was greatly influenced by the line
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| combines musical forms that were
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| | dancing trend, but by the end of 1990 the
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| originally found in the Southern United
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| | interest in Line Dancing had already
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| States and the Appalachian Mountains. It
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| | waned. It was also during the 1990s that
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| started to emerge around the early part
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| | the subgenre Neotraditional Country
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| of the 20th Century. Country Music is
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| | started to emerge. This was performed by
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| known for its original and easily
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| | a younger set of singers who said that
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| recognizable style. Typical Instruments
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| | they were influenced by the sound of old
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| that are used in country music include:
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| | country and only added their own twist to
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| Guitars, Steel Guitars, Dobro, Harmonica,
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| | the mix.
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| Bass, Drums, Mandolin, The Banjo and
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| | A few of the most well known County
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| more. Over the years, its popularity has
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| | Singers include: The Carter Family,
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| spread all over the world and has become
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| | Louvin Brothers. Jimmie Rodgers, Jim
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| of the most famous genres.
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| | Reeves, Marie Osmond, Johnny Cash, Patsy
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| In the 1940's, the term country started
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| | Cline, Garth Brooks, Tim McGraw, Faith
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| to be used when people refer to this kind
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| | Hill, Martina McBride, Dolly Parton,
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| of music. Before that, it was referred to
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| | Dixie Chicks, Kenny Rogers, George
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| as Hillbilly Music. The term was deemed
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| | Strait, Keith Whitley, Shania Twain,
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| to be degrading and use for it was
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| | Connie Smith and a whole lot more.
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| ceased. However, the term was not widely
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| | There are a lot of subgenres to Country
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| embraced until the 1970s. By the year
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| | Music and these include: Bakersfield
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| 2007, Country became the most popular
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| | Sound, Bluegrass, Close Harmony, Country
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| radio format in the United States of
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| | Folk, Honky Tonk, Jug Band, Lubbock
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| America. In the US, there are at least
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| | Sound, Nashville Sound, Neotraditional
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| three well known Cable channels dedicated
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| | Country, Outlaw Country, Red Dirt, Texas
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| to country music alone. These are: CMT,
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| | Country and more. There are also a lot of
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| CMT Pure Country and GAC. The original
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| | Fusion Genres that involve Country Music.
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| Country Music Channel was the network
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| | Such genres are: Alternative Country,
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| formerly known as TNN (The Nashville
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| | Country Rock, Psychobilly, Deathcountry,
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| Network) which became TNN (The National
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| | Rockabilly, County Rap, Country Pop,
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| Network) and later on Spike TV.
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| | Western Swing and others.
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| The 1990's was big for Country Music. By
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