MUSIC 2II3 Lecture : Country Music.docx
10 Dec 2012
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Crucially important for the formation of rock and roll music. One musician learns from another musician from listening. Demographic: southeast and southwest usa, white rural. Regional style of music that appealed to a particular demographic. Starts as folk music, music of the people, passed on through generations. Started having a more national audience in na. Some artists started to record this kind of music and reached an audience outside of their rural audience. Set a template for other country music artists. Traditional cowboy image cowboy hat, chaps, traditional country attire. One of the first country artists to record music. Image of vagabond lifestyle on the road, hitching rides, not tied down by domestic responsibilities, Tim mcgraw: hat is used to create mystery, partially covers his face. Radio show began 1925 on wsm nashville. Way to showcase well known artists as well as new artists. Radio was a crucially important medium for the wide distribution of music (pre-television)
