MIAP-120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Gretchen Wilson, Teen Idol, The Stanley Brothers
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Was one of the most popular genres of american music. Data on best-selling albums of the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s attests to a steadily increasing dominance by country artists. Mega-success of taylor swift indicates the extent to which a contemporary country artist can penetrate even the pop singles charts. Born and bred in the south or the southwest, in the heartlands of country. Country has always tended to be much less of a youth-oriented genre than many other categories of pop music. Recorded songs with lyrics that specifically acknowledged their country backgrounds and country traditions. Present straightforward verse-chorus structures favoring, immediate accessibility over formal innovations or intricacies. Sing in a full-voiced manner, clearly articulating the lyrics. Keith leans more typically toward a rock-like sound. A teen idol and singer/songwriter pop phenomenon, who self-identified as a country artist. Fearless spent eleven weeks at the top spot in 2008-2009 and spawned eleven hot 100 hit singles.
