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