Nashville sound

This article is about the music genre. For the Minor League Baseball team, see Nashville Sounds.
Nashville sound
Stylistic originsCountry music, pop music
Cultural origins1950s, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Typical instrumentsGuitar, strings, bass, drum, banjo, vocals
Derivative formsCountrypolitan, country pop
Other topics
Country musicians – List of years in country music

Nashville sound is a sub-genre of country music. It emerged in the late 1950s. It replaced the dominance of honky-tonk (popular during the 1940s and 1950s).[1]

Examples of Nashville sound include Eddy Arnold, Brenda Lee, and Patsy Cline.

References

  1. ↑ "The Nashville Sound Begins". Living in Stereo. Archived from the original on May 25, 2012. Retrieved Jan 12, 2015.
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