Author: Bill C. Malone
Chapter: Country-Pop Music and the Nashville Sound
Things I learned:
In 1954, rock and roll was dominating the charts for music
in the 1940s and 50s, blacks and white performers started experimenting with the sound of the music
the "hill-billy" sound started to disappear
more electric guitars and basses were used
most musicians from country never really drifted away from their roots when they did experiment with rock and roll
because of the rock and roll craze, the country industry began to create something that would beat out rock and roll
a new sound appeared and country was mostly described as "pop"
Country and Pop started to mix together even more than it did before
Country artists did not like the term "pop"
Known as the "Nashville Sound"
Developing artists were tempted to join the new sound because of the advantage of a bigger following
At the end of the 50s people were wondering if country had lost its meaning and its sound
In this book, Bill Malone explains that there was a new genre on the rise in the 1950s. One reason that supports this main idea is that when rock and roll came out, the country industry was looking to infuse something very new to appeal to people. Another reason is when this sound came out, it was called "Nashville Sound". It had a huge audience. Finally, the author gives the reason that most of the developing country artists wanted to join up with the country-pop genre because it had a bigger advantage of being popular. These ideas are similar to when one of my friends tried to show me some music she liked. I absolutely hated it but I was tempted to listen to it more because it is popular and a good conversation starter.
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