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MUSC 1800: Popular Music“Country” and “Western”
Dr. Matthew C. SaundersLakeland Community College
C-1078
“We like both kinds of music…”
Country…
…and Western
“Country” Music• Based in Nashville• Roy Acuff: King of the
Hillbillies– “Doin
’ it the Old Fashioned Way,” 1936
– “Great Speckle [sic] Bird”, 1936
– “Freight Train Blues,” 1947
“Western” Music• Popularity of Western
movies, books and radio programs, 1930-1960
• East Coast music industry• Gene Autry– “Back in the Saddle Again,”
1941– “South of the Border,” 1939– “Red River Valley,” 1936
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