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The origins of country music can be found in recordings Southern Appalachian fiddle players made in the late 1910s. It wasn't until the early '20s, however, that country music as a viable recorded genre took hold. The first commercial country record was made by Eck Robertson in 1922 on the Victor Records Label.

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The main components of the modern country music style date back to music traditions throughout the Southern United States and Southwestern United States, while its place in American popular music was established in the 1920s during the early days of music recording.

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Western Country Music also called Country and Western Style of American Popular Music that originated in rural areas of the South and West in the early 20th century. The term Country and Western Music was adopted by the Recording Industry in 1949 to replace the Derogatory Label Hillbilly Music.

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Western music is a form of country music composed by and about the people who settled and worked throughout the Western United States and Western Canada. Western music celebrates the lifestyle of the cowboy on the open ranges, Rocky Mountains, and prairies of Western North America.

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The instruments used to create country music are as varied as the voices that continue to move the genre forward.

Autoharp

Banjo

Bass

Dobro

Drums

Fiddle

Acoustic Guitar