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Country Music There was nothing but the darkness of the night. There were no noise to be heard. Suddenly a loud strumming of music came from one direction. Gathering around, people were amazed by what beautiful music they were hearing. This was the start of something new and original; it was called country music. Country music started in the early 1920s. This genre of music originated from the southern states of the United States ( Lewis). This meant a beginning of something new and exciting, like

Elvis Presley,though having a troubled childhood would not have expected anything that headed his way; He was a normal child who’s family was struggling to make ends meet. His father was incarcerated for doing illegal activities making difficult for young Presley to wish for something more. As he grew up, Presley was involved in the schools singing service, and had participated in the fair singing contest winning second place; thus showing Elvis’s love for singing . Although after graduation,he simply

Like any genre of music, country music is famous for its cover tunes. Younger artists paying tribute to legends, old songs getting a breath of fresh air, or sometimes a song is so great it takes almost every country artist in Nashville to record it. No matter what the reason, artists will continue to create their own unique version of timeless country songs. I have complied a list of my top favorite country covers, why I think they are great, and why you should add them to your country music playlist

Chris Stapleton released his debut album, Traveller, in the Spring of 2015. This album is characterized by what I would describe as a traditional country feel, but with a slightly more modern sound, or to be more technical, a country rock meets blues album. This record, and Chris Stapleton himself, went relatively unnoticed by the general public after initial release. It was not until the 2015 CMA awards when Stapleton performed “Tennessee Whiskey” with Justin Timberlake that his album truly took

“Great Balls of Fire!” Jerry Lee Lewis was a crazy man who hit the rock scene and changed it forever. His contribution to rock and roll is still recognized today. His music can be heard in movies and in other artists’ recordings. Jerry Lee Lewis added his own outrageous style to performances and was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame, making him the most influential star up to today. Jerry’s music career began in his childhood. Jerry Lee Lewis got his first piano from his father when

Man In Black Most of us know the Man in Black, but do we truly know him? His life was a country song full of love and loss, passion and heartbreak — grief, loneliness, guilt, faith, melodrama and striving for redemption. Johnny Cash overcome all of this and became the king of country music (Kakutani). Johnny Cash was born in the small town of Kingsland, in the hill country of southern Arkansas. Life had always been strenuous, but when the Great Depression destroyed the tinuous agriculture economy

Introduction While growing up I’ve always had George Strait songs ringing in my ears. Before becoming big, he played in small bars around where I lived. Knowing that he started off small doing what he could to reach his dream is something I have always have looked up to. He’s one artist that I admire because he has always stuck to his roots while never straying too far. He has a talent for singing the most pure words and soothing melodies. His songs always seem to have so much emotion in them that

Johnny Cash was an influential musician throughout his lifetime, but it was before his career came to an end that he covered a heart-wrenching song called “Hurt.” Cash's physical health became more of an issue in the late 1990s. He was diagnosed with the neurodegenerative disease Shy-Drager syndrome—a misdiagnosis that was later corrected to autonomic neuropathy—and was hospitalized for pneumonia in 1998. Still, the artist continued making music. In 2002, he released a billboard hit, “Hurt” caught

Bruno Mars Brings the 80’s Back Growing up in a household that shared a love for music, created a massive impact into Bruno Mars’ life as an artist. Ever since he was young, he’s been exposed to 80’s R&B music which he ended up loving till this day. Bruno Mars’ recent work, 24K Magic, illustrates how he was able to execute an 80’s R&B style album with the use of different components. These components consist of combining various instruments, choice of lyrics, and emotions. With these various components

I feel like I should have been born in a different generation. I find myself listening to music that was made in the decade before I was even born, or has that raspy tune that makes it seem like it's the 1900s. But as I turn on the radio it illuminates a sound that contradicts the true beauty of country music. It has come far from the real country music that brought so much joy to the many generations before us. Many of the country music stars that had number ones back in the day, wouldn't even make