Country and Western Music
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...emotions and experience of rural and (currently) urban poor whites; they often tell frankly of illicit love, crime, and prison...been influenced by African-American blues (see jazz ) and gospel music , but the performers and audience are almost all white. Leading performers include Jimmy Rodgers, the Carter Family...