country and western

country and western

n. See country music.

country and western

n 1. (Pop Music) another name for country music 2. (Pop Music) a fusion of cowboy songs and Appalachian music 3. (Pop Music) Also: country-and-western (as modifier): country-and-western music. Abbreviation: C & W

country and western

A style of twentieth-century popular music that developed in the United States out of the folk music of the rural southeast, with its Scottish and Irish folk music influences, and western, cowboy-style music. The form was also influenced by black musical styles such as the blues, and has become widely popular outside the United States. Also known as country music or C & W.

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Noun

1.country and western - a simple style of folk music heard mostly in the southern United States; usually played on stringed instrumentsC and W, country musicethnic music, folk music, folk - the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a communitybluegrass - a type of country music played at a rapid tempo on banjos and guitarshillbilly music - country music originating in mountainous regions of southern United Stateszydeco - music of southern Louisiana that combines French dance melodies with Caribbean music and blues