Country Music Daniel Dudley Shana Masih Maybe Beau The History of Country Music Daniel Dudley Country music has been a core part of Americas culture for over One Hundred years It often describes the way ordinary Americans live their life ID: 152588
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Johnny Cash and Country Music
Daniel DudleyShana MasihMaybe Beau Slide2
The History of Country MusicDaniel Dudley
Country music has been a core part of America’s culture for over One Hundred years. It often describes the way ordinary Americans live their life.
Country music has been a staple at rodeo’s, baseball games, political rallies and of course at square dancing events all over the world. Slide3
How it began, how it spread
It began with the ballads and songs of the British Isles, and then changed in content and personality as it grew in America.
Carter
family did the first ever
recording in the 1920’s.
Great depression and World War Two had a large effect on the spreading of country music beyond the south.
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Stars of Country Music
Hank WilliamsElvisJohnny Cash
Willie Nelson
Shania Twain
Garth BrooksSlide5
Defining the music
The history of Country music is full of artists that communicated realistic and sentimental lyrics. The songs have been characterized as to be about love, death, religion, patriotism and current events. Its values continue to connect with Americans today, just as they did with cowboys and farmers years ago. Slide6
Bibliography
Dooley, Sean. “The History of Country Music” retrieved from ”http://countrymusic.about.com/od/trivia/tp/HistoryofCountryMusic.htm WEB. 29, March 2012Country Music Foundation“Origins of Country Music” retrieved from
http://countrymusichalloffame.org/origins-of-country-music/
WEB. 29, March 2012
Candelaria
L. & Kingman D. 2007 American Music A Panorama Third Edition Slide7
Johnny CashShana
MasihSlide8
Early Life
Johnny Cash was born Arkansas, on February 26, 1932Johnny began composing songs, his first at the age of 12While stationed in Germany, that he bought his first guitar. "Folsom Prison BluesSlide9
Start to Stardom
Met Luther and Marshall PerkinsAuditioned for Sun Records in March 1955Signed to Sun as Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two, Their first single, "Cry, Cry, Cry," became a moderate country hitSlide10
Changes
Group added a drummer and became Johnny Cash and the Tennessee ThreeAugust 1958 group switched to Columbia RecordsAfter moving to California, Cash started working with June Carter1963 “Ring of Fire”Slide11
Late Life
Died September 12, 2003Johnny Cash is known an the first international country starHe won 7 Grammy Awards