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What exactly is country music? Why is Taylor Swift classified as a country singer?
Country music is a kind of contemporary pop music, which originated in the southern United States and the Cheshire Mountains in Apara. The roots of country music can be traced back to 1920s, which combines traditional folk music, Celtic music, gospel music and ancient music. The tunes of country music are generally smooth and beautiful, and the music structure is relatively simple. Most of them are ballads in two or three parts. In the winter of 2006, Taylor Swift (TS) released her first single under the title of tim mcgraw, a popular country superstar, which attracted many people's attention and entered the top ten in China. Seeing such a title, perhaps many people will intuitively think that it is a song praising Tim mccullough. In fact, Tim mccullough's name is only used here as a "bookmark" in a love story. The singing girl told her sweetheart that when you think of Tim mccullough, I hope you think of my favorite song, and I hope you think of me. Surprisingly, TS was not only the songwriter, but also wrote all the songs in her first album of the same name, when she was only fifteen years old. On the historical stage of country music, we have seen one young singer after another: Tanya Tucker was thirteen when she sang Delta Dawn, Marie Osmond was thirteen when she became famous for Paper Roses, and leann rimes made her first sensation with Blue. Comparatively speaking, the rise of TS seems a little late, but unlike several "predecessors", she doesn't have to rely on others to help her compose music. She can not only sing, but also appear as a "creative singer", showing quite mature creative talent, so her future is very promising.