Tags: Genre, Music Genre, Topical Concept.

Country music is a genre of American popular music that originated in Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from the southeastern genre of American folk music and Western music. Blues modes have been used extensively throughout its recorded history.

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derivative
Rock and roll, Southern rock, Dansband, Roots rock, Heartland rock
instrument
Banjo, Bass guitar, Double bass, Drum, Electric guitar, Fiddle, Guitar, Harmonica, Mandolin, Piano, Steel guitar, Electronic keyboard, Pedal steel guitar, Dobro, Singing
music fusion genre
Alternative country
music subgenre
Bakersfield sound
stylistic origin
Blues, Old-time music, Folk music of Ireland, Bluegrass music, Gospel music, Music of the United Kingdom, Appalachian music, Western swing

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