Lesson One: Different Types of Country

Cowboy Sound: Gene Autry & Roy Rogers

More of this Feature • What Type of Country Is For You? • Roots of Country: Carter Family & Jimmie Rodgers • WSM Barn Dance: Roy Acuff • Cowboy Sound: Gene Autry & Roy Rogers    Related Resources • Lesson 1: What Type of Country Is For You? • Lesson 1: Roots of Country: Carter Family & Jimmie Rodgers • Lesson 1: WSM Barn Dance: Roy Acuff • Lesson 1: Cowboy Sound: Gene Autry & Roy Rogers • Lesson 2: Bob Wills: King of Western Swing • Lesson 2: The Birth of Bluegrass: Bill Monroe • Lesson 3: Hank Williams and Honky Tonk • Lesson 3: Elvis and Rockabilly • Lesson 4: Nashville Sound • Lesson 4: Country Rocks • Lesson 5: Outlaw Country • Lesson 5: New Traditionalists • Lesson 6: New Country • Lesson 6: AltCountry • Lesson 7: Glossary A-H • Lesson 7: Glossary I-K • Lesson 7: Glossary L-R • Lesson 7: Glossary S-Z • Lesson 8: Country Tour Dates • Lesson 8: Where To Buy Tickets • Lesson 9: Country Shopping Guide A-F • Lesson 9: Country Shopping Guide G-M • Lesson 9: Country Shopping Guide N-S • Lesson 9: Country Shopping Guide T-Z • Lesson 10: Free Country DL - Clipart, Wallpaper, Winamp Skins, Screensavers • Lesson 10: Free Country Downloads - Themes, Gift Tags, Bookmarks    Elsewhere On The Web • Country Music Hall of Fame

Hillbilly or Cowboy?

While many performers didn't like the word "hillbilly," thinking it was loaded with negative stereotypes, the word "cowboy" implied romance, bravery, and survival on the open range. By the mid-1930s, many artists included fringe and cowboy hats as part of their wardrobes.

Songs of popular cowboys such as Roy Rogers and Gene Autry and the Sons of the Pioneers were popular in the 30s and 40s when American had an obsession with the American cowboy. Much of the music was written for the films they starred in.

Cowboy Country Music Suggestions:

Gene Autry:	Roy Rogers:
Sing Cowboy Sing: The Gene Autry Collection (Box) Christmas Favorites Back In The Saddle Again: 25 Cowboy Classics Country Music Hall of Fame 1969	Ride Ranger Ride The King of the Cowboys Country Music Hall of Fame Happy Trails 1937 - 1990 (Box)
Sons of the Pioneers:	Riders in the Sky:
Columbia Historic Edition Tumbling Tumbleweeds The Essential Collection	The Cowboy Way Always Drink Upstream From The Herd Harmony Ranch
Michael Martin Murphey:	Chris LeDoux:
Cowboy Songs Wildfire 1972 - 1984 The Best of Michael Martin Murphey	The Capitol Collection 1990-2000 (Box) Gold Buckle Dreams Whatcha Gonna Do With a Cowboy

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