| A song can be the window to your heart | | | | world. |
| and kind of music you like could very | | | | The origin of the country western music |
| well map out your personality. But again | | | | is from folk songs, ballads and |
| there are many of us who do not stick to | | | | traditional music of the Scottish, |
| particular genre of music and have a | | | | English and Irish settlers with modern |
| taste that ranges across barriers of the | | | | lyrics that describe and depict the |
| land. Music indeed can be the perfect | | | | story of the rural and urban-poor |
| string that ties people of different | | | | whites. The rural African-American like |
| country, religion and culture in a warm | | | | the Jazz and Blues has also left an |
| bond. Country Western music is one such | | | | impression on this particular style of |
| genre that has evolved as a result of | | | | music. The country western music has |
| merging together of two regional styles | | | | also played a significant role in the |
| that were born in America. The Southeast | | | | development of rock music. Over the last |
| region had a unique style (country | | | | five decades or so, the genre of country |
| music) and so had the Southwest and West | | | | western music has gained a worldwide |
| (western music). The two styles were | | | | audience. Bluegrass is also a style of |
| merged together around the 1920's and | | | | this kind of country western music that |
| were further consolidated as a result of | | | | is distinguished by each instrument like |
| the musicians of both styles mixing with | | | | the fiddle, banjo, acoustic guitar, |
| each other during service in World War | | | | mandolin and upright bass taking a turn |
| II. | | | | and improvising on it while the other |
| The music lovers across the globe can | | | | instruments revert to backing. Bluegrass |
| get best of both the worlds through the | | | | is also distinctively acoustic and |
| form of Country Western music which has | | | | rarely relies on electric instruments. |
| adapted the best points from both | | | | Country western music also has traces |
| country and western music. The main | | | | and influence of Celtic music, Gospel |
| distinguishing factor between the two | | | | music, Hokum and North American old-time |
| styles is that country music is much | | | | music. Country music in itself has |
| simpler and stresses on the use of few | | | | produced two of the top selling solo |
| instruments like the guitar, fiddle, | | | | artistes of all times - 'The King' Elvis |
| banjo and harmonica. The Southwest style | | | | Presley and Garth Brooks. Country |
| depends more on steel guitars and big | | | | western music has again undergone a |
| bands, distinguished by a strong rhythm | | | | revival phase with the influx of |
| section, usually including double bass | | | | performers such as Tanya tucker, The |
| and drums with the tempo varying from | | | | Judds, Ricky Scaggs and Reba McEntire |
| medium to fast. Country Western music | | | | who have gained tremendous popularity. |
| has managed to absorb the attractive | | | | So music lovers across the world are in |
| aspects of the styles and emerge as a | | | | for treat with the revival of this |
| genre that has touched the heartstrings | | | | popular genre that is country western |
| of millions of music lovers across the | | | | music. |