GENRE · KNOWLEDGE GUIDE
Country
- Genre family
- Country / Folk / Americana
- Starting recordings
- 87
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 Billy Briggs & His X.I.T. Boys, The Carter Family and Ernest Tubb.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreCountry / Folk / Americana
Current genreCountry
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordingsStart with these recordings
01Love Will2013 · Country · countryOpen in new tab 02A Place in the SunshineCountry · countryOpen in new tab 03Coffe Sippin' BluesCountry · countryOpen in new tab 04Panhandle ShuffleCountry · countryOpen in new tab 05X-I-T Song #1Country · countryOpen in new tab 06Mardi Grass in New OrleansCountry · countryOpen in new tab 07I’m Working on a Building1934 · Country · bluegrassOpen in new tab 08I'm Not Gonna Lock the DoorCountry · countryOpen in new tab 09Texico New Mexican JoeCountry · countryOpen in new tab 10Jimmie’s Texas Blues1930 · Country · countryOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
Key artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
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