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The Nashville SoundNashville sound Nashville sound Subgenre of country music This article is about the music genre. For the Minor League Baseball team, see Nashville Sounds. The Nashville sound is a subgenre of American country music that originated in the 1950s in Nashville, Tennessee. It replaced the dominance of the rough honky tonk music with "smooth strings and choruses", "sophisticated background vocals" and "smooth tempos" associated with traditional pop.[1][2] It was an attempt "to revive country sales, which had been devastated by the rise of rock 'n' roll".[2] Quick facts Stylistic origins, Cultural origins ... Nashville sound Stylistic origins Country traditional pop Cultural origins 1950s, Nashville, Tennessee, United States Derivative forms Countrypolitan country pop Other topics List of country musicians list of… (Source: Wikipedia)
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