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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.

  1. Old-Time / Hillbilly

    1920

  2. Western Swing

    1935

  3. Bluegrass

    1945

  4. Honky-Tonk

    1945

  5. Bakersfield Sound

    1953

  6. Nashville Sound

    1955

  7. Countrypolitan

    1965

  8. Outlaw Country

    1972

  9. Country Pop

    1975

  10. Americana / Alt-Country

    1990

  11. 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.

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