MUSC 1800: Popular Music“Country” and “Western”

Dr. Matthew C. SaundersLakeland Community College

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“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