Country Music Influence

When you’re driving down an old dirt road there’s usually one thing that comes to mind, country music! There’s just something about it that evokes emotions and makes you want to sing along. A lot of country music talks about life and tells a story which is often relatable to a lot of everyday people. Some songs are about the good times, the bad times, the sad times, love, and sometimes revenge. Essentially, country music is about life experiences that people have gone through. These experiences are what the artist writing country music songs are influenced by and it is often very personal and emotional for the writer. This is what makes their songs so genuine and intriguing to listen to.
If you grew up listening to country music, you probably still listen to it today. My family members were part of a polka band, and as a young child I listened to them regularly. But as I grew up I started listening to more and more country music. To this day, I still listen to country music. I guess you could say that country music had hit me a …show more content…
My favorite song from him is “Every Storm”. In this song, the lyrics talks about how every time you’re feeling down, every storm will run out of rain. This can be interpreted as everything will get better eventually, and you will get through the tough times no matter how many times you fall down. Since everyone goes through hard times at some point, this song is relatable to almost everybody. Gary first got into country music because he played in his dads band in bars at the age of 12 years old. Later, he decided to follow in his father’s footsteps and he started his own band and played in a lot of those same bars. In 1996 he finally became a true country performer and was picked up by Decca label. Gary Allen became famous in the late 90’s and is still rolling today with many of his love songs. There are many artist and many stories written from