country and western

noun

: country music
usually hyphenated in attributive use

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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 Hillbilly morphed into country and western and finally simply into country. Adam Bradley Justin French, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2023 See all Example Sentences for country and western 

Word History

First Known Use

1942, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of country and western was in 1942

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“Country and western.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/country%20and%20western. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.

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