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Country Music Styles

Country Isn't a Genre. It's a Tree.
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A tree whose roots sink deep into the Appalachian Mountains, the prairies of Texas, the bayous of Louisiana, and the ranches of the American West. A tree that, for more than a century, has never stopped pushing out new branches (sometimes rebellious, sometimes polished, sometimes wild) without ever losing touch with its trunk.

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When people say "country," many hear a single sound. In truth, the word covers more than a hundred: the scratchy string band of the 1920s, the danceable western swing of Bob Wills, the raw honky-tonk of Hank Williams, the dizzying bluegrass of Bill Monroe, the outlaw poetry of Waylon and Willie, the incandescent hellbilly of Hank III, today's country trap, and the neo-traditional wave setting stages ablaze.

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This series isn't a catalog. It's an ear. Where The History of Country Music tells where each style comes from and who invented it, this one answers a different question: what it sounds like, and how to recognize it. What instruments, what tempo, what grain of voice, what themes let you tell, from the very first bars, a Bakersfield, California shuffle from a bluegrass train beat. Each style is described by its sound, then brought to life by three artists and one track: the doorway in, so go and listen.

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And you quickly hear that this sound was never the work of one kind of people. From the Carter Sisters to ranch cowgirls, from Kitty Wells to Rhiannon Giddens, from the African banjo to Creole zydeco, from Chicano conjuntos to the Black voices that gave country its swing and its soul: this diversity isn't an add-on. It is the trunk itself.

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Country is a living organism: new shoots appear every season, and no map will ever be complete. This one is a starting point: enough to find your bearings in a landscape as vast as the wide-open spaces where it was born.

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Happy listening.

Roots (pre-1940s)

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  • Old-time / Hillbilly (1920s–40s)

    • String band — The Carter Family · Wildwood Flower (1928) | Charlie Poole & the North Carolina Ramblers · Don't Let Your Deal Go Down (1925) | Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers · Soldier's Joy (1929)
       

    • Mountain music — Grayson & Whitter · Train 45 (1927) | Clarence "Tom" Ashley · Coo Coo Bird (1929) | Roscoe Holcomb · East Virginia (1961)
       

    • Sacred / Gospel country — The Carter Family · Can the Circle Be Unbroken (1935) | The Chuck Wagon Gang · Church in the Wildwood (1936) | Alfred G. Karnes · Called to the Foreign Field (1928)
       

    • Jug band — Memphis Jug Band · Stealin' Stealin' (1928) | Cannon's Jug Stompers · Walk Right In (1929) | Jack Kelly & His South Memphis Jug Band · Highway No. 61 Blues (1933)
       

    • Minstrel / Medicine show — Jimmie Rodgers · Blue Yodel (T for Texas) (1927) | Uncle Dave Macon · Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy (1924) | Ernest Stoneman · The Titanic (1925)
       

  • Western music (1930s–50s)

    • Singing cowboy — Gene Autry · Back in the Saddle Again (1939) | Roy Rogers · Don't Fence Me In (1944) | Tex Ritter · High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me) (1952)
       

    • Trail songs — Sons of the Pioneers · Tumbling Tumbleweeds (1934) | Marty Robbins · El Paso (1959) | Sons of the Pioneers · Cool Water (1941)
       

    • Ranch dance — Patsy Montana · I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart (1935) | Rex Allen · Crying in the Chapel (1953) | Jimmy Wakely · One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart) (1948)
       

    • Cowboy poetry — Curley Fletcher · The Strawberry Roan (1931) | Baxter Black · Coyote Cowboy Poetry (1986) | Waddie Mitchell · The Gathering (1990)
       

    • Cowboy gospel — Stuart Hamblen · This Ole House (1954) | Red Foley · Peace in the Valley (1951) | Ramblin' Jack Elliott · Diamond Joe (1961)
       

    • Neo-western — Riders in the Sky · Ghost Riders in the Sky (reprise, 1979) | Michael Martin Murphey · Cowboy Logic (2001) | Don Edwards · Coyotes (1990)
       

  • Cajun / Zydeco (Louisiane)

    • Cajun traditionnel — Iry LeJeune · Love Bridge Waltz (1948) | The Balfa Brothers · La Danse de Mardi Gras (1965) | Dennis McGee · Valse de Opelousas (1929)
       

    • Zydeco — Clifton Chenier · Zydeco Sont Pas Salé (1965) | Buckwheat Zydeco · Ma Tit Fille (1987) | Boozoo Chavis · Paper in My Shoe (1954)
       

    • Swamp country — Doug Kershaw · Louisiana Man (1961) | Tony Joe White · Rainy Night in Georgia (1969) | Jimmy C. Newman · Lâche Pas la Patate (1976)
       

    • Neo-cajun — BeauSoleil · Zydeco Gris-Gris (1988) | Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys · La Toussaint (1994) | Lost Bayou Ramblers · Bonsoir Moreau (2006)
       

  • Tex-Mex / Norteño (Frontière)

    • Conjunto — Narciso Martínez · La Chicharronera (1936) | Santiago Jiménez Sr. · Ay Te Dejo en San Antonio (1936) | Valerio Longoria · Caballo Viejo (1950s)
       

    • Tejano — Flaco Jiménez · Ay Te Dejo en San Antonio (1986) | Selena · Como la Flor (1992) | Little Joe · Las Nubes (1972)
       

    • Norteño country — Freddy Fender · Before the Next Teardrop Falls (1975) | Johnny Rodriguez · Pass Me By (1972) | Rick Treviño · Running Out of Reasons to Run (1996)
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Historical trunk (1940s–1970s)

 

  • Western swing (1930s–50s)

    • ​Texas swing — Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys · New San Antonio Rose (1940) | Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies · St. Louis Blues (1935) | Light Crust Doughboys · Pussy, Pussy, Pussy (1934)
       

    • California swing — Spade Cooley · Shame on You (1945) | Tex Williams · Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) (1947) | Merle Travis · Sixteen Tons (1947)
       

    • Honky-tonk swing — Hank Thompson · The Wild Side of Life (1952) | Moon Mullican · I'll Sail My Ship Alone (1950) | Al Dexter · Pistol Packin' Mama (1943)
       

    • Western swing revival — Asleep at the Wheel · The Letter That Johnny Walker Read (1975) | Commander Cody · Hot Rod Lincoln (1972) | Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks · I Scare Myself (1969)
       

    • Neo-western swing — The Time Jumpers · On the Outskirts of Town (2012) | Hot Club of Cowtown · Dev'lish Mary (2000) | The Western Flyers · Hillbilly Swing (2019)

 

  • Honky-tonk (1940s–60s)

    • Classic honky-tonk — Hank Williams · Your Cheatin' Heart (1953) | Lefty Frizzell · If You've Got the Money I've Got the Time (1950) | Webb Pierce · There Stands the Glass (1953)
       

    • Bakersfield sound — Buck Owens · Act Naturally (1963) | Merle Haggard · Mama Tried (1968) | Wynn Stewart · Wishful Thinking (1959)
       

    • Neo-honky-tonk — Dwight Yoakam · Guitars, Cadillacs (1986) | Dale Watson · Cheatin' Heart Attack (1995) | Wayne Hancock · Thunderstorms and Neon Signs (1995)
       

    • Modern honky-tonk — Jon Pardi · Head Over Boots (2016) | Midland · Drinkin' Problem (2017) | Randall King · Leanna (2020)

 

  • Rockabilly (1950s)

    • Classic rockabilly — Carl Perkins · Blue Suede Shoes (1956) | Eddie Cochran · Summertime Blues (1958) | Gene Vincent · Be-Bop-A-Lula (1956)
       

    • Neo-rockabilly — Stray Cats · Stray Cat Strut (1981) | Robert Gordon · Red Hot (1977) | The Blasters · Marie Marie (1981)
       

    • Psychobilly — The Meteors · Radioactive Kid (1981) | The Cramps · Goo Goo Muck (1981) | Demented Are Go · Call of the Wired (1986)
       

    • Gothabilly — Nekromantix · Garlic (1991) | Tiger Army · Rose of the Devil's Garden (2001) | Batmobile · Bambooland (1985)

 

  • Bluegrass (1940s–)

    • Traditional bluegrass — Bill Monroe · Blue Moon of Kentucky (1946) | Flatt & Scruggs · Foggy Mountain Breakdown (1949) | Jimmy Martin · Sunny Side of the Mountain (1958)
       

    • Newgrass / Progressive — New Grass Revival · Reach (1986) | Béla Fleck · Drive (1988) | Sam Bush · Circles Around Me (2006)
       

    • Contemporary bluegrass — Alison Krauss · When You Say Nothing at All (1995) | Nickel Creek · Smoothie Song (2000) | The Punch Brothers · Rye Whiskey (2012)
       

    • Jamgrass — Yonder Mountain String Band · Half Moon Risin' (2001) | Greensky Bluegrass · Windshield (2014) | Leftover Salmon · Aquatic Hitchhiker (1995)
       

    • Gospel bluegrass — The Stanley Brothers · Rank Strangers (1960) | Ralph Stanley · O Death (2000) | Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver · I'll Wander Back Someday (1983)
       

    • Bluegrass revival — Old Crow Medicine Show · Wagon Wheel (2004) | Trampled by Turtles · Wait So Long (2010) | The Del McCoury Band · Nashville Cats (1998)
       

    • Celtic bluegrass — Tim O'Brien · The Crossing (1999) | Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby · Darlin' Cory (2007) | Tony Rice · Wild Irishman (1993)

 

  • Nashville sound / Countrypolitan (1950s–70s)

    • Classic Nashville — Patsy Cline · Crazy (1961) | Jim Reeves · He'll Have to Go (1959) | Eddy Arnold · Make the World Go Away (1965)
       

    • Countrypolitan — Glen Campbell · Wichita Lineman (1968) | Ray Price · For the Good Times (1970) | Charlie Rich · Behind Closed Doors (1973)
       

    • Nashville pop — Olivia Newton-John · Let Me Be There (1973) | John Denver · Take Me Home, Country Roads (1971) | Anne Murray · Snowbird (1970)
       

    • Brill Building country — Skeeter Davis · The End of the World (1962) | Bobby Bare · 500 Miles Away from Home (1963) | Don Gibson · Oh Lonesome Me (1958)

 

  • Outlaw country (1970s)

    • Classic outlaw — Waylon Jennings · Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way (1975) | Willie Nelson · Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain (1975) | Kris Kristofferson · Me and Bobby McGee (1970)
       

    • Cowboy outlaw — Jerry Jeff Walker · Mr. Bojangles (1968) | Billy Joe Shaver · Georgia on a Fast Train (1981) | Gary P. Nunn · London Homesick Blues (1973)
       

    • Southern outlaw — David Allan Coe · You Never Even Called Me by My Name (1975) | Hank Williams Jr. · A Country Boy Can Survive (1981) | Charlie Daniels · The Devil Went Down to Georgia (1979)
       

    • Modern outlaw — Chris Stapleton · Tennessee Whiskey (2015) | Sturgill Simpson · Turtles All the Way Down (2014) | Shooter Jennings · Put the O Back in Country (2005)
       

    • Outlaw revival — Cody Jinks · Loud and Heavy (2016) | Whitey Morgan · I'm on Fire (2014) | Benjamin Tod · I Will Rise (2016)

 

  • Country rock (1960s–70s)

    • Cosmic American music — Gram Parsons · Return of the Grievous Angel (1974) | The Byrds · Sweetheart of the Rodeo (1968) | The Flying Burrito Brothers · Sin City (1969)
       

    • Soft country rock — Eagles · Take It Easy (1972) | Linda Ronstadt · Blue Bayou (1977) | Poco · Crazy Love (1979)
       

    • Heartland rock — John Mellencamp · Small Town (1985) | Tom Petty · Free Fallin' (1989) | Bruce Springsteen · I'm on Fire (1984)
       

    • Southern rock — Lynyrd Skynyrd · Sweet Home Alabama (1974) | The Allman Brothers · Ramblin' Man (1973) | The Marshall Tucker Band · Can't You See (1973)
       

    • Country rock revival — Midland · Drinkin' Problem (2017) | Brothers Osborne · Stay a Little Longer (2016) | Whiskey Myers · Stone (2019)​
       

Classical branches (1970s–2000s)

 

  • Progressive country (1970s–80s)

    • Singer-songwriter country — Kris Kristofferson · Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down (1970) | Townes Van Zandt · Pancho and Lefty (1972) | Guy Clark · L.A. Freeway (1972)
       

    • Austin sound — Lyle Lovett · Cowboy Man (1986) | Joe Ely · Musta Notta Gotta Lotta (1981) | Jimmie Dale Gilmore · Dallas (1988)
       

    • Cosmic country — Michael Martin Murphey · Cosmic Cowboy Souvenir (1973) | Rusty Wier · Don't It Make You Wanna Dance (1975) | Ray Wylie Hubbard · Redneck Mother (1973)
       

    • Texas progressive — Steve Earle · Guitar Town (1986) | Nanci Griffith · Love at the Five and Dime (1986) | Rodney Crowell · Ain't Living Long Like This (1978)

 

  • Neotraditional country (1980s–90s)

    • Classic neotrad (classe de '86) — George Strait · Amarillo by Morning (1983) | Randy Travis · Forever and Ever, Amen (1987) | Ricky Skaggs · Country Boy (1984)
       

    • New traditionalist — Alan Jackson · Chattahoochee (1993) | Clint Black · A Better Man (1989) | Patty Loveless · Blame It on Your Heart (1993)
       

    • Neotrad revival 2020s — Zach Top · Cold Beer & Country Music (2024) | Charley Crockett · Welcome to Hard Times (2020) | Luke Combs · When It Rains It Pours (2017)

 

  • Folk country (1960s–)

    • Traditional folk country — Johnny Cash · I Walk the Line (1956) | Merle Travis · Dark as a Dungeon (1946) | Dolly Parton · Coat of Many Colors (1971)
       

    • Appalachian folk — Doc Watson · Shady Grove (1963) | Jean Ritchie · Nottamun Town (1960) | Hazel Dickens · Working Girl Blues (1973)
       

    • Celtic folk country — Tim O'Brien · Red on Blonde (1996) | Altan · The Blue Idol (2002) | Maura O'Connell · Helpless Heart (1989)
       

    • Contemporary folk country — Emmylou Harris · Wrecking Ball (1995) | Mary Chapin Carpenter · Passionate Kisses (1992) | Iris DeMent · Our Town (1993)
       

    • Neofolk country — Gillian Welch · Orphan Girl (1996) | Iron & Wine · Flightless Bird, American Mouth (2004) | First Aid Kit · Emmylou (2012)

 

  • Texas country / Red Dirt (1990s–)

    • Classic Texas country — Robert Earl Keen · The Road Goes On Forever (1989) | Jerry Jeff Walker · Sangria Wine (1973) | Guy Clark · Desperados Waiting for a Train (1975)
       

    • Texas songwriters — Pat Green · Wave on Wave (2003) | Todd Snider · Beer Run (2000) | Hayes Carll · She Left Me for Jesus (2008)
       

    • Texas dance hall — Gary P. Nunn · London Homesick Blues (1973) | Cooder Graw · Beer Drinkin' Song (2004) | Kevin Fowler · Beer, Bait & Ammo (2000)
       

    • Texas Red Dirt — Cross Canadian Ragweed · Constantly (2002) | Stoney LaRue · One Chord Song (2005) | Ragweed · Sick and Tired (2004)
       

    • Traditional Red Dirt — Jason Boland & The Stragglers · Pearl Snaps (2002) | No Justice · Ain't Seen the Last of Me (2008) | Mike McClure Band · What Love Can Do (2005)
       

    • Red Dirt rock — Stoney LaRue · Downtown (2005) | Cody Canada · Carney Man (2014) | Whiskey Myers · Ballad of a Southern Man (2016)
       

    • Red Dirt folk — Turnpike Troubadours · Gin, Smoke, Lies (2012) | Evan Felker · An Ugly Honest Sunday (2022) | Jamie Lin Wilson · Faithful & True (2016)
       

    • Turnpike sound — Turnpike Troubadours · Diamonds & Gasoline (2010) | Parker McCollum · Hell of a Year (2021) | Shane Smith & the Saints · All I See Is You (2017)
       

    • Modern Texas / Red Dirt — Flatland Cavalry · Humble Folks (2019) | Koe Wetzel · February 28, 2016 (2020) | Read Southall Band · Don't Be Afraid (2019)

 

  • Americana / Roots (1990s–)

    • Roots rock — Lucinda Williams · Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998) | Steve Earle · Copperhead Road (1988) | John Hiatt · Have a Little Faith in Me (1987)
       

    • Swamp pop — Tony Joe White · Polk Salad Annie (1969) | Bobby Charles · See You Later, Alligator (1955) | Tab Benoit · Medicine (2011)
       

    • Gothic Americana — 16 Horsepower · Black Soul Choir (1996) | The Handsome Family · Far from Any Road (2003) | Slim Cessna's Auto Club · This Is How We Do Things in the Country (2004)
       

    • Insurgent country — Uncle Tupelo · No Depression (1990) | The Jayhawks · Blue (1995) | Whiskeytown · 16 Days (1997)
       

    • Country soul — Ray Charles · I Can't Stop Loving You (1962) | Chris Stapleton · Broken Halos (2017) | Solomon Burke · Don't Give Up on Me (2002)
       

    • Heartland Americana — Jason Isbell · Cover Me Up (2013) | John Prine · Angel from Montgomery (1971) | Todd Snider · Conservative, Christian, Right-Wing Republican… (1994)
       

    • Folk Americana — The Avett Brothers · I and Love and You (2009) | Brandi Carlile · The Story (2007) | The Lumineers · Ho Hey (2012)

 

  • Alt-country / No Depression (1990s–)

    • No Depression — Uncle Tupelo · No Depression (1990) | Son Volt · Windfall (1995) | The Bottle Rockets · Indianapolis (1995)
       

    • Sadcore country — Lambchop · Up with People (2000) | Songs: Ohia · Farewell Transmission (2003) | Bonnie "Prince" Billy · I See a Darkness (1999)
       

    • Indie country — Wilco · I Am Trying to Break Your Heart (2002) | Ryan Adams · New York, New York (2001) | Neko Case · Hold On, Hold On (2006)
       

    • Cowpunk / Country punk — Social Distortion · Ball and Chain (1990) | Jason and the Scorchers · Absolutely Sweet Marie (1984) | X · The New World (1983)
       

    • Emo country — American Aquarium · Burn.Flicker.Die (2012) | The Gaslight Anthem · Here's Looking at You, Kid (2008) | Lucero · Nights Like These (2003)

 

  • Hellbilly / Horror country (2000s–)

    • Hellbilly — Hank Williams III · Straight to Hell (2006) | Hank III · Crazed Country Rebel (2006) | Unknown Hinson · I Ain't Afraid of Your Husband (2005)
       

    • Horror country — Th' Legendary Shack Shakers · Swampblood (2007) | The Pine Box Boys · The Exodus of Venus (2009) | Murder by Death · Foxglove (2008)
       

    • Gothic outlaw — Ghoultown · Drink With the Living Dead (2002) | Those Poor Bastards · Crooked Man (2008) | Sons of Perdition · The Kingdom Is on Fire (2008)
       

Modern branches (2000s–2020s)

 

  • Country pop (1990s–)

    • Soft country — Faith Hill · Breathe (1999) | Tim McGraw · Live Like You Were Dying (2004) | LeAnn Rimes · How Do I Live (1997)
       

    • Country pop mainstream — Shania Twain · Man! I Feel Like a Woman! (1999) | Taylor Swift · Love Story (2008) | Kenny Chesney · No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems (2002)
       

    • Teen country pop — Taylor Swift · Tim McGraw (2006) | Kelsea Ballerini · Love Me Like You Mean It (2015) | LeAnn Rimes · Blue (1996)
       

    • Dance country pop — Carrie Underwood · Before He Cheats (2006) | Rascal Flatts · Life Is a Highway (2006) | The Chicks · Ready to Run (1999)
       

    • Global country pop — Keith Urban · Somebody Like You (2002) | Lainey Wilson · Heart Like a Truck (2022) | Maren Morris · The Bones (2019)

 

  • Bro-country (2010s)

    • Party country — Luke Bryan · Country Girl (Shake It for Me) (2011) | Thomas Rhett · It Goes Like This (2013) | Chase Rice · Ready Set Roll (2014)
       

    • Stadium country — Jason Aldean · My Kinda Party (2010) | Brantley Gilbert · Bottoms Up (2014) | Eric Church · Springsteen (2011)
       

    • Beach country — Jake Owen · Barefoot Blue Jean Night (2011) | Kenny Chesney · When the Sun Goes Down (2004) | Dustin Lynch · Where It's At (2014)
       

    • Country EDM (Electronic Dance Music) — Florida Georgia Line · Cruise (2012) | Sam Hunt · Body Like a Back Road (2017) | Cole Swindell · Chillin' It (2013)

 

  • Country rap / Hick-hop (2010s–)

    • Hick-hop — Colt Ford · Dirt Road Anthem (2008) | Bubba Sparxxx · Ugly (2001) | Cowboy Troy · I Play Chicken with the Train (2005)
       

    • Country trap — Shaboozey · A Bar Song (Tipsy) (2024) | BigXthaPlug & Bailey Zimmerman · All the Way (2024) | That Mexican OT · Johnny Dang (2024)
       

    • Southern hip-hop country — Jelly Roll · Son of a Sinner (2022) | Yelawolf · Till It's Gone (2014) | Breland · My Truck (2020)

 

  • Christian country / Gospel country (transversal)

    • Southern gospel — The Statler Brothers · Flowers on the Wall (1965) | The Oak Ridge Boys · Elvira (1981) | Vince Gill · Go Rest High on That Mountain (1994)
       

    • Contemporary Christian country — Randy Travis · Three Wooden Crosses (2002) | Reba McEntire · Back to God (2017) | Alan Jackson · Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning) (2001)
       

    • Bluegrass gospel — Ricky Skaggs · Somebody's Prayin' (1991) | The Stanley Brothers · Angel Band (1955) | Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver · He Lives in Me (1987)
       

    • Country worship — Carrie Underwood · Something in the Water (2014) | Josh Turner · Long Black Train (2003) | Joey + Rory · When I'm Gone (2016)
       

Cross-cutting branches in the2020s

 

  • New neo-traditional wave

    • Neotrad revival — Zach Top · I Never Lie (2024) | Randall King · Leanna (2020) | Drake Milligan · Sounds Like Something I'd Do (2022)
       

    • Western country revival — Charley Crockett · Jamestown Ferry (2023) | Colter Wall · Sleeping on the Blacktop (2018) | Ian Munsick · Long Live Cowgirls (2022)
       

    • Honky-tonk revival — Cody Johnson · Til You Can't (2021) | Tyler Childers · Feathered Indians (2017) | Hailey Whitters · Everything She Ain't (2022)

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  • Independent country / DIY

    • Indie country — Sierra Ferrell · In Dreams (2021) | Sturgill Simpson · Turtles All the Way Down (2014) | Margo Price · Hurtin' (On the Bottle) (2016)
       

    • Americana folk — Zach Bryan · Something in the Orange (2022) | Tyler Childers · Whitehouse Road (2017) | Drayton Farley · A Hard Way to Go (2022)
       

    • Country rock heavy production — Morgan Wallen · Last Night (2023) | Hardy · Wait in the Truck (2022) | Bailey Zimmerman · Fall in Love (2022)
       

    • Country-pop globale — Lainey Wilson · Watermelon Moonshine (2023) | Kacey Musgraves · Follow Your Arrow (2013) | Kelsea Ballerini · Heartfirst (2022)
       

Specific regional styles

 

  • Regional styles

    • Appalachian country — Loretta Lynn · Coal Miner's Daughter (1970) | Tyler Childers · Lady May (2017) | Dolly Parton · My Tennessee Mountain Home (1973)
       

    • Ozark Mountain music — The Ozark Mountain Daredevils · Jackie Blue (1975) | The Ozark Mountain Daredevils · If You Wanna Get to Heaven (1974) | Jimmy Driftwood · The Battle of New Orleans (1959)
       

    • Hawaiian country — Gabby Pahinui · Hi'ilawe (1947) | Ledward Kaapana · Whee Ha Swing (1994) | Sonny Chillingworth · Waimea Cowboy (1975)
       

    • Canadian country — Hank Snow · I'm Movin' On (1950) | Shania Twain · You're Still the One (1998) | Stompin' Tom Connors · Bud the Spud (1969)
       

    • Australian country — Slim Dusty · A Pub with No Beer (1957) | Keith Urban · Days Go By (2005) | Lee Kernaghan · Boys from the Bush (1992)

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