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Seek the origin, history and representative figures of American country folk songs.
The name country folk song appeared in the United States in the 192s, and it has a wide origin. At that time, the contents of songs, besides expressing working life, hated lonely wandering life, yearned for a warm and peaceful home, sang sweet love and the pain of lovelorn.

in p>1925, a radio station was established in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. They started a column program called "The Opera of the Past-The Voice of Villagers". An 81-year-old folk singer named Jamie Thompson was invited to sing, and the program was warmly welcomed by the audience. Since then, people have collectively referred to this kind of music as "country music". Country music has become one of the favorite music forms of American working people. In the United States, "blue collar" refers to the lower class, so this kind of music is also called "blue collar music".

representative figures:

john denver

johnny cash

kenny rogers

shania twain

alison krauss

Alan Jackson (Alan Jackson).

tim mcgraw

Carrie Underwood

Blake Shelton

Taylor Swift.