cou
Country
Country
- Era
- 1925–present
- Origin
- Nashville · Bakersfield
- Student playlists
- None yet
About this supergenre
From Appalachian folk and string bands through Nashville, the Bakersfield sound, outlaw country, and Americana. The white South's parallel popular music to the blues; now a dominant commercial format.
Canonical reference: musicmap.info / cou
Inside country · 11 subgenre s on a mini-timeline
Each subgenre at its emergence year, oldest at top. This is what students curate playlists for — the granular level. Click any subgenre chip from the main map and you land on its row here.
- 1920s
- 1930s
- 1940s
- 1950s
- 1960s
- 1970s
- 1980s
- 1990s
- 2000s
- 2010s
- 2020s
- 2030s
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Old-Time / Hillbilly
1920
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Western Swing
1935
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Bluegrass
1945
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Honky-Tonk
1945
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Bakersfield Sound
1953
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Nashville Sound
1955
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Countrypolitan
1965
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Outlaw Country
1972
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Country Pop
1975
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Americana / Alt-Country
1990
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Modern / Bro-Country
2010
Connective tissue · 2 link s
How country relates to the rest of the map. Click any genre to follow the line.
Primary lineage
Direct parents and direct children — the main line.
Student curations
No playlists for country yet.
This supergenre is waiting for a curator. If you're in MUSA 266 or MUSA 220 and this is your assignment, build a 5–10 track YouTube playlist and submit it through the course form.