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Country music (or country and western) is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. It has roots in traditional folk music, Celtic music, gospel music and old-time music and evolved rapidly in the 1920s. The term country music began to be used in the 1940s when the earlier term hillbilly music was deemed to be degrading and the term was widely embraced in the 1970s, while country and Western has declined in use since that time, except in the United Kingdom and Ireland, where it is still commonly used. In the Southwestern United States a different mix of ethnic groups created the music that became the Western music of the term country and Western. The term (country music) is used today to describe many styles and subgenres. Country music has produced two of the top selling solo artists of all time. Elvis Presley, who was known early on as (the Hillbilly Cat) and was a regular on the radio program Louisiana Hayride, went on to become a defining figure in the emergence of rock and roll. Contemporary musician Garth Brooks, with 220 million albums sold, is the top-selling solo artist in U.S. history. While album sales of most musical genres have declined, country music experienced one of its best years in 2006, when, during the first six months, U.S. sales of country albums increased by 17.7 percent to 36 million. Moreover, country music listening nationwide has remained steady for almost a decade, reaching 77.3 million adults every week, according to the radio-ratings agency Arbitron, Inc.
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Country Music Legend LeAnn Rimes stars with Luke Perry in GOOD INTENTIONS
ATLANTA----Shadowlight Pictures, and Phase 4 Films announce the premiere of feature film Good Intentions on March 9, 2010. Starring award-winning, multi-platinum country music recording artist LeAnn Rimes , Luke Perry , Elaine Hendrix , Jon Gries and Jimmi Simpson .
9 Mar 2010, 7:08 am | click here to view more
Urban Country Music Festival
April 30 to May 3 tug up stumps, head to Caboolture and prepare for the biggest names in country music.
9 Mar 2010, 12:49 am | click here to view more
Tammy Wynette Memorabilia Comes to Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
Tammy Wynette 's awards, stage costumes and other professional memorabilia will be part of an upcoming display at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville.
8 Mar 2010, 3:23 pm | click here to view more
Country music show this weekend
The 27th annual Tina-Avalon Country Music Show will be presented this Friday and Saturday, March 12 and 13, at 7 p.m. in the school’s gymnasium.
8 Mar 2010, 1:39 pm | click here to view more
Christian to represent country in Thai music fest
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11 Mar 2010, 4:29 am | click here to view more
Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Music Downloads store launched
The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation and Universal Music Canada, the country's leading music company, are pleased to announce the launch of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Music Downloads store: where every download makes a difference.
11 Mar 2010, 2:27 am | click here to view more
‘JihadJane’s’ life like a ‘country music song’
She married young and badly. She bounced checks at Pizza Hut and the grocery. She hit the bottle to excess sometimes, talked to her cats, and once attempted suicide.
10 Mar 2010, 8:01 pm | click here to view more
John Rich, Kix Brooks Lead Country Delegation to Washington
Libraries are meant to be silent, but John wealthy and Kix Brooks helped a passel of country figures make some important noise Tuesday in Washington, D.C., as the Country Music Association presented a show in conjunction with the Library of Congress. “Story Tellers And Story Keepers” featured Kix, John and Lorrie Morgan, as well as ace musician Randy Scruggs and noted songwriters Victoria Shaw and ...
10 Mar 2010, 3:19 pm | click here to view more
Toby Keith, Dolly Parton: Business Beyond Music
One of the benefits of earning acclaim in country music is the ability to attract extra income through business deals that build on an artist’s fame even though those deals are not directly related to music. Artists probably turn down a lot more opportunities than they accept, but a few acts — including Toby Keith, Dolly Parton and Trisha Yearwood — have some ancilliary projects earning ...
10 Mar 2010, 2:35 pm | click here to view more
Country singer Jo Dee Messina is bringing her music straight to you
Country singer Jo Dee Messina refuses to let delays by her record label -- sometimes more than four years between albums -- keep her from taking her music to her fans.
10 Mar 2010, 2:06 am | click here to view more