country music

Summary

country music is a music genre^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.41% of music_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,346 views/month, #8 of 1,946).^[2]

Key Facts

• country music's instance of is recorded as music genre^[3].
• country music's instance of is recorded as radio format^[4].
• country music's based on is recorded as Appalachian music^[5].
• country music's based on is recorded as western music^[6].
• country music's based on is recorded as old-time music^[7].
• country music's based on is recorded as blues^[8].
• country music's based on is recorded as tejano music^[9].
• country music's based on is recorded as Texas country music^[10].
• country music's based on is recorded as New Mexico music^[11].
• country music's based on is recorded as Cajun music^[12].
• country music's based on is recorded as red dirt^[13].
• country music is a type of popular music^[14].
• country music is a type of music of North America^[15].
• country music's Commons category is recorded as Country music^[16].
• country music's country of origin is recorded as United States^[17].
• January 1, 1920 marks the founding of country music^[18].
• country music's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Country music^[19].
• country music's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Country music^[20].
• country music's described by source is recorded as DDEX AVS Data Dictionary Version 1^[21].
• country music's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Country music'}^[22].
• country music's equivalent class is recorded as http://service.ddex.net/dd/DD-AVS-001/dd/ddex_CountryMusic^[23].
• country music's exact match is recorded as http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/01011005^[24].
• country music's exact match is recorded as http://service.ddex.net/dd/DD-AVS-001/dd/ddex_CountryMusic^[25].
• country music's practiced by is recorded as country musician^[26].
• country music's practiced by is recorded as country singer^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include music genre^[3] and radio format^[4]. Recorded subclass of include popular music^[14] and music of North America^[15].

Origins

January 1, 1920 marks the founding of country music^[18].

Why It Matters

country music ranks in the top 0.41% of music_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,346 views/month, #8 of 1,946).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 77 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

It has been cited as an influence by country rock^[30], a music genre^[31], founded in 1965^[32]; Western swing^[33], a music genre^[34], founded in 1928^[35]; and country rap^[36], a music genre^[37], founded in 1990^[38].

FAQs

Who did country music influence?

country music has been cited as an influence by country rock^[30], Western swing^[33], and country rap^[36].