countrypolitan

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Countrypolitan is a smooth, pop-influenced style of country music characterized by lush arrangements and polished production that emerged in Nashville in the mid-20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf country music subgenre ⓘ
music genre ⓘ
aimedAt adult contemporary audience ⓘ
mainstream pop audience ⓘ
associatedWithIndustry Nashville country music industry ⓘ
associatedWithLocation Nashville, Tennessee ⓘ
characteristic background vocal choruses ⓘ
lush arrangements ⓘ
orchestral strings ⓘ
polished production ⓘ
reduced use of traditional country instrumentation ⓘ
smooth vocal style ⓘ
culturalOrigin Nashville, Tennessee ⓘ
United States ⓘ
deemphasizes fiddle and steel guitar leads ⓘ
honky-tonk sound ⓘ
developedIn Nashville recording studios ⓘ
emergedInDecade 1950s ⓘ
1960s ⓘ
emergedInPeriod mid-20th century ⓘ
emphasizes crossover appeal to pop charts ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Nashville sound ⓘ
hasNotableArtist Charlie Rich ⓘ
Connie Smith ⓘ
Dottie West ⓘ
Eddy Arnold ⓘ
Glen Campbell ⓘ
Jim Reeves ⓘ
Lynn Anderson ⓘ
Patsy Cline ⓘ
Ray Price ⓘ
Tammy Wynette ⓘ
hasNotableProducer Billy Sherrill ⓘ
Chet Atkins ⓘ
Owen Bradley ⓘ
influencedBy Tin Pan Alley pop ⓘ
linked to: Tin Pan Alley era

big band arrangements ⓘ
crooner pop ⓘ
peakPopularityPeriod 1960s ⓘ
1970s ⓘ
relatedGenre Nashville sound ⓘ
country pop ⓘ
stylisticOrigin country music ⓘ
easy listening ⓘ
pop music ⓘ
traditional country ⓘ
typicalInstrumentation background vocal choir ⓘ
bass ⓘ
drums ⓘ
electric guitar ⓘ
piano ⓘ
string section ⓘ

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Nashville sound → alternativeName → countrypolitan ⓘ