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Voliva 1 Hailey Voliva Mrs. Respers Core 3 January 7, 2012 Country Music I did my Twenty-first Century Project on Country Music. I chose this subject because I love country music and I wanted to learn more about it. I wanted to know where country music originated, when country music began, what instruments are most commonly used, who the first major musician to record a cowboy song was, what the most downloaded country song of all time is, and who the most albums were sold by. So, where //did//country music originate? Country music originated in the Cumberland Mountains. They are located at the boarder between Tennessee and Kentucky. The mountain rang is one hundred thirty-one miles long and twenty miles wide //"A Brief History of Country Music."//. Country music began in 1916. The first country singer was Carl Sprague. Carl was the first major musician to record a cowboy song. Two of the most literate song writers were Gobel Reeves and Harry McClintock. In 1925, Nashville’s first radio station-WSM-began broadcasting a barn dance that eventually changed its name to “Grand Ole Opry” //"A Brief History of Country Music."//. Hank Williams, George Strait (the King of country music), and Johnny Cash are humongous legends, but the most albums ever sold were sold by Shania Twain. “Come On Over” is the top selling country album of all time. The album has over twenty x platinum! Shania Twain is also the biggest selling female of all time in any genera of Voliva 2 music. The album did not make the top of the Billboard's Country Albums chart, but came in at number two, selling one hundred seventy-two copies the first week "Top Selling Country Albums of All Time.". What instruments are most commonly used in country music songs? The answers would be the banjo, the fiddle, and the guitar. The banjo originated in Africa. The fiddle originated in Europe. The guitar originated in Europe as well //"A Brief History of Country Music."//. My final question was what the most downloaded country song in history was. The most downloaded song in country music’s history is Lady Antebellum’s song. The song is named //Need You Now//. The song made number one the week of April sixth. Before then, Taylor Sift held the number one most downloaded song with //Love Story//. //Need You Now//went triple platinum and received Grammy awards for “Song of the Year”, “Record of the Year”, and “Country Song of the Year". ""Need You Now" Lady Antebellum." //Home | Lady Antebellum//.