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country-western music

In popular music, Country music, also called country and western music or country-western, is an amalgam of popular musical forms developed in the Southern United States, with roots in traditional folk music, Celtic Music, Blues, Gospel music, and Old-time music that began to develop rapidly Peterson, Richard A. (1999).

Wikipedia and Wikis

Country music - Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_music

Other

Country Weekly magazine
http://www.countryweekly.com/
History of Country Music
http://www.roughstock.com/history/
stevemccormi
http://www.stevemccormick.co.uk
Grand Ole Opry website
http://www.opry.com/
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
http://www.countrymusichalloffame.com/
Gordon Collection
http://www.loc.gov/folklife/Gordon/sideAband8.html
The Country Startpage
http://countrystartpage.jouwpagina.nl
The Country Music Association (America)
http://www.cmaworld.com
Roughstock
http://www.roughstock.com/
billycurrin
http://www.billycurrington.com

Keywords and Synonyms

country-western music, country music, country and western, , country and Western music, Country, Country-western, Country musician, American country music