: country music—usually hyphenated in attributive use
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The song was nominated for best country and western recording, and has since been covered by several other artists including Elvis Presley, Margaret Whiting, Slim Whitman and Wanda Jackson.—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 2 Apr. 2025 In the 20th century alone, jazz, country and western, rock’n’roll all emerged along with pop, rap, hip hop and so on.—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 27 Jan. 2025 The station also plays country and western, has a Tejano music program on Saturdays and plays gospel on Sundays.—Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 23 Dec. 2024 It’s also taken in recordings, books, and papers from music icons like David Byrne and journalist Jon Pareles, and reportedly holds some of the world’s biggest collections of Broadway, African, punk, jazz, country and western, folk, hip hop, and experimental recordings.—Marah Eakin, WIRED, 7 Jan. 2024 See All Example Sentences for country and western
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