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It’s also taken in recordings, books, and papers from music icons like David Byrne and journalist Jon Pareles, and reportedly holds some of the world’s biggest collections of Broadway, African, punk, jazz, country and western, folk, hip hop, and experimental recordings.
—Marah Eakin, WIRED, 7 Jan. 2024
Hillbilly morphed into country and western and finally simply into country.
—Adam Bradley Justin French, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2023
The youngster’s rendition was soaked in thigh-slapping country and western.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 27 Sep. 2023
What’s the rudimentary element of a country and western song?
—Ariana Quihuiz, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2023
Go to concerts by two top country and western musicians, be the first to get your copy of a mystery novel written by a famous local, listen to scary stories aboard a 19th-century ship or go to a play about changing your mannerisms for the benefit of others.
—John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2023
Eat crabs and support veterans, go to a country and western concert, celebrate accomplishments made by the disabled, learn about animal service during the Civil War, shop at a flea market or view an art exhibit about water.
—John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 13 July 2023
For some, the genre is a mix of country and western themes combined with influences from indie rock, punk and alternative, while for others the musical form is a careful deconstruction, stripping away modernity to create an authentic sound inspired by the past.
—Dave Brooks, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2022
Don Everly was born in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, but his family soon moved to Chicago -- where Phil was born -- so his father could pursue a career in music, and both his mother and father, Margaret and Ike Everly, were country and western singers.
—Theresa Waldrop, CNN, 23 Aug. 2021
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First Known Use
1942, in the meaning defined above
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“Country and western.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/country%20and%20western. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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