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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But at Moonshine Flats, a Gaslamp country music focused bar and performance space, that is the plan for its 10-year anniversary celebration.
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Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2024
There's been an ongoing conversation about what is country music, who is allowed in country music, who does and who doesn't belong?
—Jeff Nelson, Peoplemag, 14 May 2024
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Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2024
There's been an ongoing conversation about what is country music, who is allowed in country music, who does and who doesn't belong?
—Jeff Nelson, Peoplemag, 14 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for country music
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“Country music.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/country%20music. Accessed 19 May. 2024.
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