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three chords, the truth, and a truck that may or may not still run.
means an american genre built on storytelling, twang, and the collision of folk, blues, and gospel roots.
from emerged in the 1920s appalachian south from string-band folk and blues, first recorded commercially at the 1927 bristol sessions, then split into honky-tonk, nashville sound, outlaw, and bro-country over the decades.
bristol sessions1927 recordings called the big bang of country music
nashville sound1950s producers smoothed twang to chase pop radio
outlaw countrywillie and waylon rebelled against nashville polish in the 70s
steel guitarborrowed from hawaiian music in the 1920s
for instance
hank williams — wrote your cheatin heart, dead at 29 in 1953
dolly parton — wrote jolene and i will always love you same day, 1973
johnny cash — played folsom prison live in 1968, turned outlaw into legend
shania twain — come on over sold 40 million, crossed country into pop