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