用英语介绍乡村音乐
用英语介绍乡村音乐
用英语介绍乡村音乐
用英语介绍乡村音乐
CountrymusicisablendofpopularmusicalformsoriginallyfoundintheSouthernUnitedStatesandtheAppalachianMountains.Ithasrootsintraditionalfolkmusic,Celticmusic,gospelmusic,andold-timemusicandevolvedrapidlyinthe1920s.Thetermcountrymusicbegantobeusedinthe1940swhentheearliertermhillbillymusicwasdeemedtobedegrading,andthetermwaswidelyembracedinthe1970s,whilecountryandWesternhasdeclinedinusesincethattime,exceptintheUnitedKingdomandIreland,whereitisstillcommonlyusedintheUnitedStates.
IntheSouthwesternUnitedStatesadifferentmixofethnicgroupscreatedthemusicthatbecametheWesternmusicofthetermcountryandWestern.(Capitalizing"Western"hereisgrammaticallycorrect,thought"country"wouldnotbe,accurately,astheformerisusedinapropernouncontext,asin,WesternUnitedStates,sincethiswasthepointbehindthetermWesternsongs.)
Countrymusichasproducedtwoofthetopsellingsoloartistsofalltime.ElvisPresley,whowasknownearlyonas“TheHillbillyCat”andwasaregularontheradioprogramLouisianaHayride,wentontobecomeadefiningfigureintheemerginggenreofrock'nroll.ContemporarymusicianGarthBrooks,with128millionalbumssold,isthetop-sellingsoloartistinU.S.history.
Whilealbumsalesofmostmusicalgenreshavedeclined,countrymusicexperiencedoneofitsbestyearsin2006,when,duringthefirstsixmonthsoftheyear,U.S.salesofcountryalbumsincreasedby17.7percentto36million.Moreover,countrymusiclisteningnationwidehasremainedsteadyforalmostadecade,reaching77.3millionadultseveryweekaccordingtotheradio-ratingsagencyArbitronInc.
Theterm"countrymusic"isusedtodescribemanystylesandsubgenres,suchasalternativecountry,madefamousbyGramParsons.