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Country music is a mixture of various elements of American music that originated in theUnited Statesand theSouthern Appalachians. This music has its roots in the folk songs ofNorth America, Celtic music, gospel music and has developed since the 1920′s. The term country music began to be used throughout the 1940 to replace the term hillbilly music memorable is an understatement. In the 1970s, the term country music has become a popular term. Another term for this genre of music is country and western, but is increasingly rarely used except in theUKandIreland. Read the rest of this entry »