country music
genre of American popular music
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Summary
country music is a music genre[1]. It ranks in the top 0.41% of music genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,747 views/month, #8 of 1,946).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: radio format[3]
- Based on: Appalachian music[4], western music[5], old-time music[6], blues[7], tejano music[8], Texas country music[9], New Mexico music[10], Cajun music[11], red dirt[12]
- Subclass of: popular music[13], music of North America[14]
- Commons category: Country music[15]
- Country of origin: United States[16]
- Inception: January 1, 1920[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Country music[18]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Country music[19]
- Described by source: DDEX AVS Data Dictionary Version 1[20]
- Has characteristic: country music award[21]
- Native label: Country music[22]
- Equivalent class: http://service.ddex.net/dd/DD-AVS-001/dd/ddex_CountryMusic[23]
- Exact match: http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/01011005[24], http://service.ddex.net/dd/DD-AVS-001/dd/ddex_CountryMusic[25]
- Practiced by: country musician[26], country singer[27]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[28]
Why It Matters
country music has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 98 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]
It has been cited as an influence by country rock[31], a music genre[32], founded in 1965[33]; Western swing[34], a music genre[35], founded in 1928[36]; and country rap[37], a music genre[38], founded in 1990[39].
FAQs
Who did country music influence?
country music has been cited as an influence by country rock[31], Western swing[34], and country rap[37].