Info about Country Cds
USA Country Music
Country music it is the traditional music of United States since 1920. This genre of music it is call as Western Country music or just Western music. Country music started to South of United States with a small group of people from Tennessee. Two years later, some radio station started to record and play Country music. From 1930 until 1940, Country singers added new musical instruments to country music and people all over United States America spread this kind of music. People adapted Country music to their culture, what change some parts of music. In this period appeared cowboy country music. After the Second World War new Country genres music appeared called Bluegrass, Folk and Gospel. Since Elvis Presley, time peoples started to mix rocks with country music, but real rock and roll country music appears to 1960's years.
Country Pop started since 1970's, but later some new singers were not agree with that and started Neocountry music. Since 1990's appear Alternative Country music with new songs and singers. Most famous singers of Country music has changed the music and composed very well. Jonny Cash (1932-2003) with seventeen Grammy Awards and over 90 million records selling. Hank Williams (1923-1953) was singer and composer with some bestselling songs. Merle Haggard is a singer and composer, who won many times top ten songs from United States. Patsy Cline (1932-1963) with 10 million albums sold (one diamond album to 2005). Jimmie Rodgers (1897-1933) is called "The Father of Country music" was the best Country music singer from first generation of this music genre. Bill Monroe (1911-1996) is a singer and composer, who is called like “The Father of Bluegrass”.
These are just few of singers who play Country Music genre and remain in history as the legends of Country Music. This music is part of American culture and it something what represents United States in the top of World Music genre. The best Country Music song is call "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" play by Hank Williams. Carrie Underwood was the last Grammy awards winners, who win the last three times. Roger Miller was first Country Music composer who win first Grammy Awards in 1964. Today in US and over internet, you can find hundreds of radio stations who play Country Music. There are 77 millions of Americans adults who listen every day Country Music, according the American statistics. Even now, people from Unites States listening old songs from first Country music generation.