country music
noun
: music derived from or imitating the folk style of the Southern U.S. or of the Western cowboy
especially
: popular vocal music characterized by simple harmonies, accompaniment by stringed instruments (such as guitar, fiddle, banjo, and pedal steel), repeated choruses, and often narrative lyrics
called also country, country and western
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According to Swaggart's family, his cousins included rock-and-roll icon Jerry Lee Lewis and country music star Mickey Gilley.
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 12 July 2025
Though most of Jennings' children live private lives, Shooter has followed in his footsteps, becoming a country music star.
—Julie Tremaine, People.com, 12 July 2025
In the wake of a tragic accident that left a 77-year-old woman dead, rising country music star Conner Smith has been issued a misdemeanor citation for failure to yield, resulting in a fatality.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2025
The original Wild Rose feature, written by Nicole Taylor and directed by Tom Harper, starred Jesse Buckley as protagonist Rose-Lynn Harlan, an aspiring country music singer and single mother of two from Glasgow who is recently out of jail.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 11 July 2025
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 12 July 2025
Though most of Jennings' children live private lives, Shooter has followed in his footsteps, becoming a country music star.
—Julie Tremaine, People.com, 12 July 2025
In the wake of a tragic accident that left a 77-year-old woman dead, rising country music star Conner Smith has been issued a misdemeanor citation for failure to yield, resulting in a fatality.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2025
The original Wild Rose feature, written by Nicole Taylor and directed by Tom Harper, starred Jesse Buckley as protagonist Rose-Lynn Harlan, an aspiring country music singer and single mother of two from Glasgow who is recently out of jail.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 11 July 2025
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“Country music.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/country%20music. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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