THE ORIGIN OF COUNTRY MUSIC

The country (also called country and western) is a musical style emerged in the 20s in rural areas of the southern United States. Its origin is the folk music of some European countries of immigrants, with other well-established musical forms in America. The name "country" replaced the hillbilly

The traditional country, is essentially playing stringed instruments such as guitar, banjo, fiddle and bass, but also frequently intervened accordion (French influence) and harmonica. In the modern country are mostly used electronic instruments.

The Carter (The Carter Family) family was the first to record a country song disk, along with Jimmie Rodgers, reforming this genre with the initial name of "hillbilly" which later would give way to simply "country". Both with their respective styles influenced many singers who followed them. In the 40's were mostly singers like Pete Seeger and Hank Williams that helped its growing popularity.

Thus, the term country, is now a catch in which different genres are included. Each style is unique in its implementation, in the use of rhythms and chords, but many songs have been adapted for different styles. For example, the song "Milk Cow Blues", an old blues tune Kokomo Arnold has been interpreted in a wide variety of styles from country, from Aerosmith to Bob Wills, to Willie Nelson, George Strait, Ricky Nelson and Elvis Presley.