GENRE · KNOWLEDGE GUIDE
Country
- Genre family
- Country / Folk / Americana
- 1940s recordings
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ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE
Meet Country
Country is a branch of the Country / Folk / Americana family, with its own performance and recording traditions.
The clearest way to understand Country is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with Ernest Tubb, Roy Acuff and Eddy Arnold.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreCountry / Folk / Americana
Current genreCountry
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1940s · United States · Country
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordings1940s starting recordings
01When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again1941 · Country · countryOpen in new tab 02Wreck on the Highway1942 · Country · countryOpen in new tab 03The Prodigal Son1943 · Country · countryOpen in new tab 04Anytime1949 · Country · countryOpen in new tab 05You Are My Sunshine1940 · Country · countryOpen in new tab 06Fireball Mail1942 · Country · countryOpen in new tab 07Yesterday’s Tears1944 · Country · countryOpen in new tab 08It's Been So Long Darling1945 · Country · countryOpen in new tab 09I Am a Pilgrim1947 · Country · countryOpen in new tab 10Let’s Say Goodbye Like We Said Hello1948 · Country · countryOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
1940s artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
1940s albums
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