Country music

many slaveholding plantations and camps in the American South. Within these slaveholding nations there was an emergence of African American music that helped pave and shape the musical style of early blues and spirituals. When listening to early slave era music you can hear certain elements or Africanisms that make connections to early blues and spiritual music such as the call-and-response style. Songs like “Daniel,” performed by Georgia Sea Island Singers (Week 1 Lecture pg. 17) depict the…

what is now known as the country and rap music genres. Country music was began in Southern United States from folk and blues music in the 1920’s. As well, rap music began in the 1970’s by inner city African Americans. Though, rap may be favored by many country music has a better quality. Country and rap have very different songs and instrument uses but they do have similar artist. To start, country music and rap music have immensely different songs. The lyrics in country songs commonly tell a…

Pop, Rock, and Country music has changed a lot throughout the decades especially since the 1970’s and 80’s compared to 2016 music. Obviously I wasn’t born yet so all this research is from family members, the internet or conversations with people in local music shops. In the 70’s and 80’s you had a lot of good bands and musicians such as Aerosmith, Aero Speed Wagon, Billy Joel and a bunch of others that were great that we could name. The music types most people listened to in the 70’s and 80’s…

Impact of Music Worldwide “The aspect of community has been so deeply intertwined with music, that it is difficult to say whether it is music that affects society, or if society is reflected in the music that it plays.”- Unknown Music has the power to culturally and emotionally influence our society. It can make us feel a certain way and it sets the mood of the environment. As humans, we are influenced by the way we feel if music makes us feel good we will act happier or vice versa. Music can…

Popular music has been played a vital element in everyday life, including rock, country and pop music which similarly perpetuate gender stereotypes and sexuality in the society. Gender defines the sociological categorization of human being and their characteristics as manly, womanly, or by associated terms (Clayton, Herbert & Middleton, 2011). Gender stereotype refers to the personality characteristics the perceivers believe that it subjects to the activities by the specific groups of people…

These were on a scale of 1 to 5 stars. The album as a whole I will rank at the end after presenting all my points. Country music it's beautiful when sung right and no it's not just about cheating on your wife and drinking beer. Justin does a pretty good job presenting himself in the country manner he goes slow enough to where you can always understand him and has that slow southern drawl. I wouldn’t say that he is exactly from right down in the backwoods like one of his songs sings but he is…

Definition of Country Music For some people, country music was what made up their childhood. Others, they don't prefer to hear the rhythm, instruments, or even voices of this specific genre. Over generations, country music has changed more than people would have ever thought. Yet, it is still the same in many ways. While today's country might be defined as “Honkey-Tonk music,” or “white mans soul music” (Kris Kristofferson). To me, country music is real life music. Country songs bring our people…

speculative, sociohistorical theories that are often mutually opposes”(Stack and Gundlah 211). That was a quote by the authors of The Effect of Country Music on Suicide, Steven Stack and Jim Gundlach. They were the first sociologists to do research on the effect a genre of music on the brain. In the article the two authors analyze the theory of how country music causes suicide. They break up their text in four sections The Explanatory scheme, Methodology, Results, and Conclusion. The first…

Victor Hugo once said. “Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.” In essence, music is the not the cause, but the effect of an individual’s circumstances and culture. Contradictory to this hypothesis, there are skeptics that believe art is the cause and culture is the effect. Is one solely right or do both ideas hold validity? In the article “Rap Music and Its Violent Progeny: America's Culture of Violence in Context” written by Jeanita W. Richardson…

the most visited national park in the country. It is home to one of the most famous whiskey brands in the world. And it is the final resting place of one of the 20th century’s most significant cultural icons. Just where exactly is this place? Nestled among the Smoky Mountains of the southeastern United States lies the state of Tennessee. Known primarily for its country music, the state has many fun things to do and see (whether you’re a fan of country music or not). Here is a list of ten sights…