| "Country music" is a term that
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| | performers--is readily accessible. One
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| means different things to different
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| | of the easiest ways to enjoy it is via
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| people. One fan's country music may not
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| | the Internet.The number of country radio
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| sound at all like another's.Contemporary
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| | stations with live streaming audio feeds
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| country music is one of the most popular
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| | has become uncountable. But here are a
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| genres on the radio. It is truly
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| | couple of suggestions:To plug into the
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| mainstream popular music, with an appeal
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| | most important country music station of
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| that cuts across all demographics. Its
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| | all time, go to the WSM Web site at
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| mega-stars regularly fill the seats at
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| | This is the pioneering Nashville station
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| the largest venues. Indeed, as someone
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| | that brought the Grand Ol' Opry to
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| has observed, country has replaced rock
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| | America's airwaves and established the
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| as the main face of American pop
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| | careers of so many country stars over the
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| music.Only slightly less noticeable is
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| | course, literally, of decades. The WSM
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| the surge of interest in what is called
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| | site provides a prominent "click to
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| old-time music, a choice of material and
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| | listen" button for picking up the
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| style of playing that hearken back to the
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| | live broadcast stream any time day
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| genre's early days when it emerged from
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| | night.A more recent happy discovery is
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| the hills and hollers of Appalachia, and
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| | Classic Heartland, an online-only station
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| other rural pockets of the American
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| | headquartered in Branson, Missouri.
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| South, to claim a niche on the then-new
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| | Rather than try to describe what you'll
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| medium of radio, as well as in the
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| | hear there, let the Web site tell it:
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| burgeoning recording industry of the
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| | "Classic Heartland features
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| 1920s and 30s. For an excellent crash
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| | independently-produced programs by
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| course in the old-time music revival,
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| | volunteers who love this music as much as
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| give a listen to the "Oh Brother,
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| | you do. In between these programs is our
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| Where Art Thou?" album (the
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| | unique blend of classic country, western,
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| soundtrack to the movie of the same
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| | bluegrass and alternative country
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| name).Bluegrass music has a large and
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| | music."A recent Sunday's playlist
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| devoted following all its own. Bluegrass
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| | included stirring country gospel, some
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| festivals and competitions are numerous
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| | old-time tunes played by contemporary
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| throughout the United States and even in
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| | artists, and a few genuine gold nuggets
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| many other parts of the world.Somewhere
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| | from the country music archives,
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| between the original old-time country
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| | including "North to Alaska" by
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| music of the early 20th century, and
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| | Johnny Horton and "They're Gonna'
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| contemporary country as it developed from
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| | Put Me In the Movies" as rendered by
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| about the 1970s or '80s onward, you'll
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| | Buck Owens.Classic Heartland Radio may be
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| find honky tonk--exemplified by the great
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| | found at seeing as how everyone's taste
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| Hank Williams--and the other
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| | in country music is different, the best
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| pre-mainstream traditions and artists of
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| | suggestion for finding the ideal
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| the 1950s and '60s. These gave way for a
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| | countrified audio stream is to browse one
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| short time to "outlaw" country,
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| | of the directories of live radio stations
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| associated with the likes of Willie
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| | on the Web. Outstanding is Mike's Radio
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| Nelson and Waylon Jennings.Then, reaching
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| | World, which categorizes 3,000+ stations
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| way back, there are people who love
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| | by genre as well as location. One whole
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| playing the old recordings of the
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| | page is devoted to country music
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| earliest country stars, such as Uncle
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| | stations. You can start here: Smith is a
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| Dave Macon and the Carter Family. And
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| | radio and music junkie who writes on
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| let's not forget the cowboy singers who
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| | those and other subjects for the Solid
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| rode high in the saddle in the '40s, and
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| | Gold Info Writers Consortium. Recently,
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| the Western swing bands, and
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| | he has written an extensive review of new
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| ..."Country music" means all
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| | software that anyone can use to capture
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| these things and more. It's truly a
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| | music audio streams from Internet radio
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| diverse genre. We're fortunate to live
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| | broadcasts and break them up into
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| in an age when so much of country
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| | individual mp3 song files--a legal way to
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| music--it's rich legacy as well as its
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| | download virtually free music.
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| living embodiment in today's
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