influence of the country music in the society
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Country music and its influence in the American Society
Introduction
The purpose of this work is to analyze the country music and its influence in the American Society, trying to show its origin and how its spread through the world. Moreover, we are going to show music as a form of culture and how it is treated by society. To finish, it is important to make a connection between the texts studied in the classroom with the material researched.
1) Origin and expansion of Country Music
In the Isolated rural communities of the Southeastern and Midwestern states, many residents preserved their own local derivations of the Scotch-Irish based music. They called it "folk music", "hillbilly music" or simply "country music". This rustic music was a favorite form of entertainment at rural festivals and local barn dances. Each region independently developed its own unique style. It has always remained exclusively white folks music. Very few Afro-Americans perform or listen to country music.
The early twentieth century brought an innovation called radio that radically changed the nature of country music in the USA...