Country Music

artless Music Purpose The purpose and object of this speech is to inform my classmates of the rural area medicament and its importance. Thesis In rate to understand the impact of area melody on the very harmony we see to today, we need to understand its history, the artists who made the genre what it is today, and the soil artist who go found success today. Organizational Pattern Chronological I. cosmos a. Attention Getter Who here bear in minds to music? In the survey Id say almost all of you affirm filled out, I was surprise to see six people had answered country music as their preferent genre.That made it the highest chosen, beside to Pop. b. Relevance So all of you here harken to music at some point in any devoted day, it should be fairly obvious how any kind of music could be relevant to you and your present life. c. Credibility Being a fan of Country music myself, and after several weeks of conducting research on the subject, I have been very much interested in the artists Country music since I reluctantly began listening a little over a form ago. d.Thesis In order to understand the impact of Country music on the very music we listen to today, we need to understand its history, the artists who made the genre what it is today, and the country artist who have found success today. e. Preview So first, we bequeath learn around and understand where Country began and how it evolved. Then Ill tell you to the highest degree the artists who made the genre ordinary. And finally wrap social occasions up by speaking about the Country artists who are successful and popular today. Transition So Ill start with the roots of country music and how it evolved into the country songs we hear today.II. Body f. First, Country musics origins will be discussed i. In the book Country Music, U. S. A. , written by cadence C. Malone and published in 1985, he says that Country music is older than the mho itself. Which means, as farthest back as it goes, t he much music it has inspired, and influenced in the in store(predicate) farsighted time. ii. Country music was recognized by the beats, use of fiddles, and brand guitars and in the twentieth century, society began to urbanize and people flocked to big cities deal lucre and new-fashioned York, which then created anti-rural feelings.Southern Grassroots bridged the gap between urban and rural. 1. This occurred right around the same time as the radio befitting popular. The radio made it much easier for urban influence to reach far out farm homes in the boonies. This was extremely important in Country musics discovery and refinement into the genre we know today. iii. During the war years Country music had flourished and changed drastically 2. Pre-World War bingle the music industry was mostly a sheet music business. However, during the war years it evolved into a political tool for rallying the country together. . Jumping to the next World War, after the attack on Pearl Harbor nationalism in the country has soared, and the rural population which produced most of the nations country music, had liberated by war as stated by the previous source mentioned. iv. After the Second World War, there was a boom in Country musics popularity. This also began the gallery of Country artist performing crossovers. Which was music that was 4. This is the type of music that was produced by legends equal acid Presley and Chuck Berry.A few years later in the 50s artists standardised Johnny Cash also emerged. I should also mention this genre was coined flapabillies being a mix of Rock and Hillbilly music. 5. This also caused a huge boom of music produced in Nashville, which then became known as the capital of Rock and Roll, and remains to be until this day. And from Nashville the music continued to evolve into the Country music we listen to, or hear about today. Transition Speaking of the artists I have just mentioned above, Im going to now talk about the artists who ha ve inspired music as we know it. . As Ive previously mentioned, and some of you may have been surprised by panelling stimulate mentioned along with other Country artists. His style and music had begun influencing non only country music but an entire generation of future artists. v. He was one of the first artists to be considered very popular in the rockabilly genre. His captivating voice and bad-boy hairstyle and clothing was the absolute most exciting thing for teens in the 50s, and influenced music as we know it. vi. Another artist that came about in this time is Johnny Cash.He is much of a dead on target country artist than most would consider Elvis because he stuck more to bluegrass and blues type roots. vii. Johnny Cash lived a oral rock and roll out of control life. He went through marriages and drugs like it was as vital to him as air. Continuing to make music until the 2000s. One of his final songs released was a cover of Nine Inch Nails, Hurt that accord to Nine Inc h Nails singer Trent Reznor in a VH1 interview, It sounded as though my version was the cover, and the song was written for Cash. Transition Now that you know more about the artists who made country popular, lets talk about those who make country as we know it popular. h. I realize that not everyone here likes or enjoys country music, but I have no doubt that almost every person here pot name at least one country artist. viii. Country music concerts portion out out all across the United States, and even the big country music festival, Country Thunder, attracts hundreds of people every year as it continues to grow. ix. Artists like Taylor Swift, Jason Aldean, and Carrie Underwood are artists who continue to be successful country music artists in the music industry today.They continue to top Billboard Charts and deal out out their own concerts. Transition (cue visual aid) Now that weve seen Country artists both past and present who have been successful in making Country popular, we have a better understanding of the genre. III. Conclusion i. Thesis/ sum-up It holds true that the same research done with Country music here, can be repeated with any genre, and we would still find a long history filled with artists who have been inspired, and inspire generations of artists, as well as finding current artists within the genre today. j.Memorable close Even though Country might not be your favorite, but musicians like Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash had laid the foundation for the very music you listen to today. Refrences Malone, Bill C. Country Music U. S. A. a Fifty-year History,. Austin Published for the American Folklore Society by the University of Texas, 1968. Print. Lynskey, Dorian. 33 Revolutions per Minute A History of resist Songs, from Billie Holiday to Green Day. New York Ecco, 2011. Print. Holt, Fabian. Genre in Popular Music. Chicago University of Chicago, 2007. Print. Petrusich, Amanda.It Still Moves Lost Songs, Lost Highways, and the Search for the n ext American Music. New York Faber and Faber, 2008. Print. Campion, James. Elvis Presley The Bad, The Sweet And The Boogie causality James Campion rank the Kings Effect on the 20th Century. Elvis Presley The Bad, The Sweet And The Boogie Author James Campion Rates the Kings Effect on the 20th Century. N. p. , July-Aug. 1996. Web. 04 Oct. 2012. <http//www. jamescampion. com/elvis. hypertext markup language>. Johnny Cash Biography. CMT Country Music Television. N. p. , n. d. Web. 04 Oct. 2012. <http//www. cmt. com/artists/az/cash_johnny/bio. jhtml>.