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What Is Country Music Anyway?
By Sintilia Miecevole
When many people think of country music, they think of sad songs about lost loves, broken down
trucks and runaway dogs. In their minds, they are hearing all of these woes sung in the traditional
twangy country accents of the south. However, these perceptions of country music are far from where
this style of music has evolved. Today, country music is one of the most popular genres of music,
normally outsold only by rock and pop genres.
Created in the late 19th century, country music has under gone many changes over the years. There
are now many sub-genres to this type of music, with some of the sub-genres being commonly played
on top 40 radio stations.
To understand country music, it is helpful to know about the instruments commonly associated with it.
In country music, one of the most common instruments used is the fiddle (or violin). Some of these
instruments can be expensive, but most are relatively inexpensive and are very easily transports since
they tare light in weight and not overly large. When country music first ‘hit the scene’, the fiddle was
practically the only instrument used as accompaniment. However, as the country music style became
more popular, the addition of other accompanying instruments became normal. The banjo became
popular in some country music pieces in the mid 1800s, while the guitar did not break into the country
music scene until the early 1900s. Electric guitars did not become a regular