| "Country music" is a term that
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| | ways to enjoy it is via the Internet.The
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| means different things to different
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| | number of country radio stations with live
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| people. One fan's country music may not
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| | streaming audio feeds has become
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| sound at all like another's.Contemporary
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| | uncountable. But here are a couple of
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| country music is one of the most popular
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| | suggestions:To plug into the most
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| genres on the radio. It is truly
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| | important country music station of all
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| mainstream popular music, with an appeal
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| | time, go to the WSM Web site at This is
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| that cuts across all demographics. Its
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| | the pioneering Nashville station that
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| mega-stars regularly fill the seats at the
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| | brought the Grand Ol' Opry to America's
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| largest venues. Indeed, as someone has
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| | airwaves and established the careers of so
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| observed, country has replaced rock as the
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| | many country stars over the course,
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| main face of American pop music.Only
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| | literally, of decades. The WSM site
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| slightly less noticeable is the surge of
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| | provides a prominent "click to
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| interest in what is called old-time music,
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| | listen" button for picking up the
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| a choice of material and style of playing
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| | live broadcast stream any time day night.A
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| that hearken back to the genre's early
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| | more recent happy discovery is Classic
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| days when it emerged from the hills and
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| | Heartland, an online-only station
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| hollers of Appalachia, and other rural
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| | headquartered in Branson, Missouri.
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| pockets of the American South, to claim a
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| | Rather than try to describe what you'll
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| niche on the then-new medium of radio, as
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| | hear there, let the Web site tell it:
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| well as in the burgeoning recording
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| | "Classic Heartland features
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| industry of the 1920s and 30s. For an
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| | independently-produced programs by
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| excellent crash course in the old-time
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| | volunteers who love this music as much as
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| music revival, give a listen to the
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| | you do. In between these programs is our
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| "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?"
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| | unique blend of classic country, western,
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| album (the soundtrack to the movie of the
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| | bluegrass and alternative country
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| same name).Bluegrass music has a large and
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| | music."A recent Sunday's playlist
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| devoted following all its own. Bluegrass
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| | included stirring country gospel, some
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| festivals and competitions are numerous
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| | old-time tunes played by contemporary
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| throughout the United States and even in
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| | artists, and a few genuine gold nuggets
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| many other parts of the world.Somewhere
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| | from the country music archives, including
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| between the original old-time country
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| | "North to Alaska" by Johnny
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| music of the early 20th century, and
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| | Horton and "They're Gonna' Put Me In
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| contemporary country as it developed from
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| | the Movies" as rendered by Buck
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| about the 1970s or '80s onward, you'll
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| | Owens.Classic Heartland Radio may be found
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| find honky tonk--exemplified by the great
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| | at seeing as how everyone's taste in
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| Hank Williams--and the other
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| | country music is different, the best
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| pre-mainstream traditions and artists of
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| | suggestion for finding the ideal
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| the 1950s and '60s. These gave way for a
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| | countrified audio stream is to browse one
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| short time to "outlaw" country,
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| | of the directories of live radio stations
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| associated with the likes of Willie Nelson
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| | on the Web. Outstanding is Mike's Radio
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| and Waylon Jennings.Then, reaching way
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| | World, which categorizes 3,000+ stations
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| back, there are people who love playing
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| | by genre as well as location. One whole
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| the old recordings of the earliest country
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| | page is devoted to country music stations.
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| stars, such as Uncle Dave Macon and the
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| | You can start here: Smith is a radio and
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| Carter Family. And let's not forget the
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| | music junkie who writes on those and other
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| cowboy singers who rode high in the saddle
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| | subjects for the Solid Gold Info Writers
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| in the '40s, and the Western swing bands,
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| | Consortium. Recently, he has written an
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| and ..."Country music" means all
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| | extensive review of new software that
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| these things and more. It's truly a
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| | anyone can use to capture music audio
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| diverse genre. We're fortunate to live in
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| | streams from Internet radio broadcasts and
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| an age when so much of country music--it's
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| | break them up into individual mp3 song
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| rich legacy as well as its living
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| | files--a legal way to download virtually
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| embodiment in today's performers--is
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| | free music.
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| readily accessible. One of the easiest
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