Why is all Country music about the south? (music lyrics, classics, Bon Jovi)

[tallylady46]

The Povertyneck Hillbillies, based out of western Pennsylvania, was a country music group. But the group was mainly known in that region.

Also Brad Paisley is from that region too(northern panhandle of West Va.).

A type of music that may still be regionally based is bluegrass. It is very common in Kentucky, as well as Tennessee.

[appalachiangirl]

Country music is very popular in many rural areas,whether 'North" or "South". i It is quite popular in rural SW PA,Upstate rural New York,and all of West Virginia, (the City of Chester,WV is,in fact NORTH of Pittsburgh)>

[missymomof3]

Originally Posted by tallylady46

The Povertyneck Hillbillies, based out of western Pennsylvania, was a country music group. But the group was mainly known in that region.

Also Brad Paisley is from that region too(northern panhandle of West Va.).

A type of music that may still be regionally based is bluegrass. It is very common in Kentucky, as well as Tennessee.

It was BORN In Kentucky and is now the official music of the state

[K-Luv]

Originally Posted by anonymous

"Hillbilly music" (Bluegrass) is across the southern Appalachians, which cover West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, all the way down to Alabama.

Well, cool then daddy-o.


Good quick history of radio and country music (among others):

American RadioWorks - Hearing America: A Century of Music on the Radio

[El Rhino]

Originally Posted by zz4guy

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Isn't anybody gonna sing about Iowa someday?

It's already been done. Shannon Brown's "Cornfed". She's from some small town in Iowa, I forgot which one. That song got quite a bit of airplay when it came out.

[Paddington]

Originally Posted by missymomof3

Not everyone who likes country is redneck and not everyone who is redneck likes country.

OK. You're right. Many are hillbillies. And the rest are guys that just like to hump their sisters.

[j33]

Actually, my uncle, who is the furthest thing from southern and rural as you can get (born and raised in Boston, still lives in New England) has recently taken a liking to old country music. Let's hope he doesn't start singing it, nobody needs to hear a country song belted out by a middle aged engineer with a Boston accent

[cpg35223]

To be honest, I think Southerners are a pretty interesting, and very surprising, bunch of people. Everybody down here is a little eccentric, outspoken, and colorful in some way or another. Southerners tend to embrace life a bit more and tend to have a sense of place.

The other thing that I've noticed that almost all Southerners are natural storytellers, like the Irish. Sit at a dinner table with twelve Southerners, and just listen to them talk about their families and their lives. It's far more entertaining than anything I knew up North.

[cpg35223]

Originally Posted by j33

Actually, my uncle, who is the furthest thing from southern and rural as you can get (born and raised in Boston, still lives in New England) has recently taken a liking to old country music. Let's hope he doesn't start singing it, nobody needs to hear a country song belted out by a middle aged engineer with a Boston accent

I don't particularly care for Southern music myself. But I admit that, if you get past the twang, the quality of songwriting is actually very, very good. I really defy you to find another genre with better lyrics.

[j33]

You've got a point there. I've always been impressed by some of the lyrics of those old country songs (and no, they aren't all about losing one's dog, love, or pick-up truck), I just haven't been able to get past my dislike of the musical style, I almost wish that I could. One song that I've always enjoyed lyrically is Hank Williams' "I'm so lonesome I could cry", too bad the music just rubs me the wrong way.