country and western
Example Sentences
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Their break came when a record executive, Charles Spurling, heard them play and enlisted them as the band for blues and black country-and-western acts such as Bill Doggett, Hank Ballard and Arthur Prysock.
From The Guardian • Jun. 15, 2020
His lyrics, meanwhile, remain complex and literary even as he mines tried-and-true country-and-western subject matter.
From Washington Post • Jan. 31, 2018
“If music has something to say to you, whether it’s jazz, country-and-western, Indian music or Asian folk music, go ahead and use it,” Mr. Coryell told an interviewer in 1968.
From New York Times • Feb. 21, 2017
Unfaithfulness and inspiration go hand in hand for song writers, especially of the country-and-western variety.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2016
I knew I sounded snotty, but like the first notes of a country-and-western tune, these days the mere mention of Fang gave me an uncomfortable twang.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
