Nashville sound

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Nashville sound
Stylistic origins Country music, pop music
Cultural origins 1950s Nashville, Tennessee
Typical instruments Guitar, strings, bass, drum, banjo, vocals
Derivative forms Countrypolitan, country pop
Other topics
Country musicians – List of years in country music

The Nashville sound originated during the late 1950s as a sub-genre of American country music, replacing the chart dominance of honky tonk music which was most popular in the 1940s and 1950s. Although it refers to a means of production (not to mention an era and mystique) as much as to an actual sound, the Nashville sound is generally dated from 1957 or 1958.[1][unreliable source?]

Origins of the Nashville sound[edit]








Upon being asked what the Nashville sound was, Chet Atkins would reach his hand into his pocket, shake the loose change around and say "That's what it is. It's the sound of money".[6]

Country pop[edit]


Examples of the Nashville sound[edit]

Classic examples of Nashville sound recordings:

Examples of Countrypolitan[edit]

See also[edit]


  1. ^ a b c "The "Nashville Sound" Begins". Retrieved August 8, 2011. 
  2. ^ a b The Tennessee Encyclopedia. Nashville Recording Industry. Accessed July 9, 2008.
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