| A song can be the window to your heart and kind | | | | folk songs, ballads and traditional music of the |
| of music you like could very well map out your | | | | Scottish, English and Irish settlers with modern |
| personality. But again there are many of us who | | | | lyrics that describe and depict the story of the |
| do not stick to particular genre of music and have | | | | rural and urban-poor whites. The rural |
| a taste that ranges across barriers of the land. | | | | African-American like the Jazz and Blues has also |
| Music indeed can be the perfect string that ties | | | | left an impression on this particular style of music. |
| people of different country, religion and culture in | | | | The country western music has also played a |
| a warm bond. Country Western music is one such | | | | significant role in the development of rock music. |
| genre that has evolved as a result of merging | | | | Over the last five decades or so, the genre of |
| together of two regional styles that were born in | | | | country western music has gained a worldwide |
| America. The Southeast region had a unique style | | | | audience. Bluegrass is also a style of this kind of |
| (country music) and so had the Southwest and | | | | country western music that is distinguished by |
| West (western music). The two styles were | | | | each instrument like the fiddle, banjo, acoustic |
| merged together around the 1920's and were | | | | guitar, mandolin and upright bass taking a turn and |
| further consolidated as a result of the musicians | | | | improvising on it while the other instruments |
| of both styles mixing with each other during | | | | revert to backing. Bluegrass is also distinctively |
| service in World War II. | | | | acoustic and rarely relies on electric instruments. |
| The music lovers across the globe can get best | | | | Country western music also has traces and |
| of both the worlds through the form of Country | | | | influence of Celtic music, Gospel music, Hokum |
| Western music which has adapted the best points | | | | and North American old-time music. Country music |
| from both country and western music. The main | | | | in itself has produced two of the top selling solo |
| distinguishing factor between the two styles is | | | | artistes of all times - 'The King' Elvis Presley and |
| that country music is much simpler and stresses | | | | Garth Brooks. Country western music has again |
| on the use of few instruments like the guitar, | | | | undergone a revival phase with the influx of |
| fiddle, banjo and harmonica. The Southwest style | | | | performers such as Tanya tucker, The Judds, |
| depends more on steel guitars and big bands, | | | | Ricky Scaggs and Reba McEntire who have gained |
| distinguished by a strong rhythm section, usually | | | | tremendous popularity. So music lovers across the |
| including double bass and drums with the tempo | | | | world are in for treat with the revival of this |
| varying from medium to fast. Country Western | | | | popular genre that is country western music. |
| music has managed to absorb the attractive | | | | Tom Janison is a music fanatic. He loves |
| aspects of the styles and emerge as a genre | | | | downloading music of all his favorite artists. is one |
| that has touched the heartstrings of millions of | | | | of his favorites sites forCountry Western Music |
| music lovers across the world. | | | | ,free MP3 downloads and online music. |
| The origin of the country western music is from | | | | |