What is Country Music?

So most people hear the term country music and just think of sad romance song and songs about drunken partying  sang with a Southern twang and a banjo. That's just not all that country music has to offer. There is very little real country music in the main stream music industry of today. Taylor Swift is not country and even in her early days, she created very little country music. Florida Georgia Line is not real country. Johnny cash was real country. Dolly Parton is real country. Kenny Chesney, George Strait, Alan Jackson, George Jones, Randy Travis, Merle Haggard, Loretta Lynn, Tammy Wynette, and many others sang real country music. Real country music is not about getting drunk and partying. It is not about living like crazy rednecks or one night stands. Sure these artist have had their share of songs that did not fit a true country description, but as a whole they represent an era of true country music. Country music is about life in the country. It is about living in the hills and mountains. Its about farm life and living simple. Its about living outside of the city. The romance songs are about true love and real heartbreak. They sing about all the things that make living in the country as wonderful as it truly is. Country music also has a fair share of ballads, which are of course, almost always, related to life in the country somehow. Attached are some great examples of real country music.

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