History of American music development

For a long time in the twentieth century, country music played only a small role in the whole stage of pop music.

Shortly after the end of World War I, some newly established country radio stations in the United States were often decorated with country music. When broadcasting regional advertisements, they often used music programs performed by country musicians who were active in nearby areas as their brief prelude.

By 1924, these music had a market in the north, and the barn dance, mainly performed by Kentucky country musicians, successfully appeared in Chicago for the first time.

At the same time, the recording industry began to take great interest in country music, with the aim of releasing round records, which were mainly sold in shops in rural areas.

They were soon surprised to find that the whole country needed to make such records.

Jazz mainly uses wind instruments, while country music mainly relies on string instruments.

Violin, guitar and banjo are becoming more and more popular in rural areas. They are easy to buy, low in price and easy to combine with heavy industry. They are very suitable for playing country music that has been developed but the original folk instruments are no longer competent.

In 1930s, the status of country music in the mainstream of pop music was consolidated.

The repertoire performed by country musicians includes all kinds of music: folk dance music, black blues adapted by white people, religious songs, narrative songs describing railway disasters and the toil of cotton mills, and more importantly, songs expressing people in various pains (dying mothers, orphans, widows, lonely people far from home, lovelorn people). In order to attract the audience, such songs are handled with sadness and tears.

During World War II, the status of country music in the popular entertainment industry rose sharply, and its influence was greatly expanded.

This is probably because a large number of people were transferred to urban factories and the army at that time, which made this music have a unique attraction.

In the mid-1950s, two opposite styles dominated country music.

Southeast country music adopts the intense and unrestrained "bluegrass" music form, which highlights the superb playing skills of the five-string banjo; Southwest folk music is not strong, the mood is weak, the rhythm is accurate and clear, and the stress in the bass is strong. Rock music is produced from this kind of music.

If we continue to trace the origin of country music, we will reach 18 and 19 the earliest white settlers in America.

These immigrants from all over the world sang their ancient songs and gradually merged into pop music called country music and western music.

At first, the songs of these pioneers described and embodied the hardships of life and the feelings of loneliness, anxiety and pain to a great extent.

Musicians and performers are not so much trying to alleviate this loneliness through musical skills as the public taking the initiative to change the old model more thoroughly and make music happy.

Facts have proved that if we want to keep the original spirit of this ancient music, we must get rid of the pain and make the music reach a real level.

Because of this, our folk music can be transformed into pop music.

However, country music singers seem to have one thing in common, that is, happiness, like life, is never safe.

Because of this, there is always a coldness or sadness in their songs.

For example, the famous American song "The Sound of Silence", that kind of cold melody, even without looking at the lyrics, can make people feel lonely and dark.

There is also the familiar old song "Yellow Ribbon on the Old Oak". Although the melody is light, it is always covered with a thin layer of golden sadness.

Not to mention joan baez's "famous Lan Yu coal", which makes people feel cold in the bone marrow. After singing, people were moved and trembled, and suddenly they were inexplicably sad.

I think friends who are particularly obsessed with country music may be sensitive people! But don't be too sad, it's better to laugh often, because even a country singer like garth brooks will say, "Although I sing about the misfortune of life, I also sing about the happiness of life, because happiness always exceeds misfortune!" 1920s: the birth of country music, James Rodgers's mixed music style, the Carter family's traditional style and Vernon Dalhart's pop music style.

In the meantime, they drew sketches of American unique music culture and country music.

Their talent benefited from the climate at that time: if a large number of broadcasting and recording products were abandoned, American-style music would be banned and could not be spread, and then country music could not be created in the1920s.

Dalhart may have been forgotten by most people, but he was the first big star in country music.

He was born in Marion Teyssler, eastern Texas, and came to new york on 19 10, and got a job singing at funerals.

Then he took part in the operetta.

His recording career began in 1924 with the release of his Prisoner's Song and his counterpart "The Remnants of Old 97".

His unique way of singing southern mountain songs won everyone's welcome and won his first million sales in country music.

In order to seek greater success, record companies began to send talent scouts to the south.

Ralph Peer of Victor Recording Company found JimmyRodgers and the Carter family, recording in Bristol and Va respectively. 1927.

These records are of unique importance in the history of country music.

Johnny cash, a senior country artist, said.

Rogers and Carter's family includes A.P., his wife Sarah with pure timbre, and Maybelle (Sarah guitarist (Sarah's cousin), who played a very important role in the formation of two different styles of music traditions.

Rogers combined blues, folk songs and Falk tunes to sing tramps and dockers.

The Carter family, on the other hand, focuses on family, God, mother, family and faith.

It is a comfortable and harmonious style.

Maybelle "Carter Lick" became the most influential work in the history of country music.

Rogers was very popular in his time.

When tuberculosis made him weak, he never thought about slowing down the crazy filming.

He said to his wife, "I want to die in my shoes."

"For most artists like the Carters, singing is just an amateur.

In the recording, Sarah said, "We will go home and grow cotton.

"In order to save money, A.P. uniformly printed their names and a promise of" the program is guaranteed to be wonderful "on their performance posters, and then there are many horizontal lines below to fill in the date and place of the performance.

Dalhart's popularity is declining.

In the 1940s, he worked as a night attendant in a hotel in Bridgeport, Connecticut, until 1948 died.

Any discussion about country music in the 1990s should start with garth brooks, who is the best-selling artist in the history of country music and has given concerts with exaggerated rock style.

Gus mentioned Ji Jones, pop singer james tyler and charming rock band Kiss, which made the output of his country music station more exquisite and popular than ever before.

There are also some country artists, such as reba mcentire and Brooks &; Dunn also turned their own stage into a beautiful and complicated stage.

Reba used to be a competitive singer, and her talent surpassed that of all female artists of her time.

She has a series of best-selling songs, which have established her position in business operation.

Alan jackson is in sharp contrast with garth brooks. He is a neo-traditionalist (the mainstream style of country music in the 1980s). He collected hank williams's knife, an old Hank guitar, and of course inherited the simple but sincere feeling in his song style.

People in the 1990s were also the first generation who grew up listening to rock music, which naturally influenced country music.

Today's country radio stations alternately play traditional country songs and modern country music, which is much more beneficial than carrier waves.

This decade is regarded as another development of country music, but it is not as popular as the film "City Cowboy" in the 1980s.

Country music in the 1990s seems to be developing steadily.

When rock music has invaded most radio stations, country radio stations have joined forces to stand their ground and become the largest radio form in the United States.

According to the latest statistics of the Country Music Association, there are currently 2 105 country music stations in the United States playing all day.

285 radio stations will be interspersed with sports and interviews.