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Western Music, directly related to the old English, Scottish, and Irish folk ballads, was originally composed by and about the people settling and working in the American West and western Canada. Mexican music, especially in the American Southwest, also somewhat influenced its development. Country music had similar origins but developed in the Appalachians to suit the people of that region. Western music North America - An account of Western Music. Western music was first brought to national attention by Jo ...

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Western music was first brought to national attention by John Lomax in his 1910 publication, Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads. With the advent of radio and recording devices the music found an audience previously ignored by music schools and Tin Pan Alley. Many Westerners preferred familiar music about themselves and their environments. With the romanticization of the cowboy in the following decades, the music attracted a much greater audience. Hollywood and New York City began composing fully orchestrated four-part harm ...

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Traditional ballads include; Home on the Range, Sweet Betsy from Pike, Ceilito Lindo, Red River Valley, and Streets of Laredo. Songs during the height of popularity include; Cool Water, Cattle Call, Tumbling Tumbleweeds, Carry Me Back to the Lone Prairie, Happy Trails, and Back in the Saddle Again. Artists include; Bob Nolan and the Sons of the Pioneers, Tex Ritter, Rex Allen, Roy Rogers, and Gene Autry. Riders in the Sky are actively recording a mix of Western and Western Swing and have won Grammy Awards ...

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