Country

Country music is believed to have originated in the Southern state: Atlanta and Georgia in the early 1900. It seems to have begun with folk. western music combination. It is a sub genre of gospel but with a country flair. It became very popular in the 1990's. The early country music was found mostly with the mountain music especially the Appalachian mountains. The musical instruments are mostly fiddles and many homemade instruments. The rural areas found the music mostly in the churches. Some of the well known singers of today had their beginnings in their local churches  The movies produced the singing cowboys. The songs consisted of their daily adventures on the western frontier. Some songs lasted the test of time. The music produced many family groups. The Carter family was country's first famous vocal group. In later years there was the Oak Ridge Boys. The Statler Brothers and the Judds. Nashville turned out to be the heart of country music and turned country music into a multimillion dollar industry. It brought the music to a larger audience. The grand old opry became the center for established as well as new musicians. Many artists owe their success to Nashville. The term Rockabilly was born to country music in the 1950's. This is when Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash introduced their songs which to this day are still very popular althou
gh many of the music went  back to their musical roots. I personally don't listen to country music a lot. But, I do respect how they came to be and I see how many people could enjoy the emotion that they put into all of their songs. Every artist has stories to tell, and I find that Country music stars have some of the best stories. whether they are sad, happy or just genuinely real. It's a great genre.