Outlaw country movement
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The Outlaw country movement was a 1970s country music subgenre and cultural shift in which artists like Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson rejected Nashville’s polished sound in favor of raw, independent, and often rebellious recordings.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Outlaw country movement canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Outlaw country movement Context triple: [Waylon Live, associatedWithMovement, Outlaw country movement]
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Nashville sound
The Nashville sound is a smooth, pop-influenced style of country music that emerged in the late 1950s and 1960s, characterized by lush string arrangements and polished production aimed at mainstream audiences.
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Bakersfield sound
The Bakersfield sound is a twangy, electric-guitar-driven style of country music that emerged in mid-20th-century Bakersfield, California, as a raw, honky-tonk alternative to the polished Nashville sound.
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Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music is a landmark 1962 album by Ray Charles that fused country songs with soul, jazz, and pop arrangements, greatly expanding the appeal and boundaries of country music.
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Pure Country
Pure Country is a 1992 American musical drama film starring country singer George Strait as a disillusioned star who rediscovers his roots and true passion for music.
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C&W
C&W is a cryptographic technique known as chaffing and winnowing, which provides data confidentiality without traditional encryption by mixing authentic data with bogus data and using authentication tags to separate them.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Outlaw country movement Target entity description: The Outlaw country movement was a 1970s country music subgenre and cultural shift in which artists like Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson rejected Nashville’s polished sound in favor of raw, independent, and often rebellious recordings.
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A.
Nashville sound
The Nashville sound is a smooth, pop-influenced style of country music that emerged in the late 1950s and 1960s, characterized by lush string arrangements and polished production aimed at mainstream audiences.
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B.
Bakersfield sound
The Bakersfield sound is a twangy, electric-guitar-driven style of country music that emerged in mid-20th-century Bakersfield, California, as a raw, honky-tonk alternative to the polished Nashville sound.
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C.
Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music is a landmark 1962 album by Ray Charles that fused country songs with soul, jazz, and pop arrangements, greatly expanding the appeal and boundaries of country music.
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D.
Pure Country
Pure Country is a 1992 American musical drama film starring country singer George Strait as a disillusioned star who rediscovers his roots and true passion for music.
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E.
C&W
C&W is a cryptographic technique known as chaffing and winnowing, which provides data confidentiality without traditional encryption by mixing authentic data with bogus data and using authentication tags to separate them.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
country music subgenre
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music movement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | outlaw movement in country music ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Austin, Texas
NERFINISHED
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Nashville, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| businessModel |
greater control over recording process
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ownership of masters by artists ⓘ reduced interference from record labels ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin |
Nashville, Tennessee
NERFINISHED
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Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | late 1970s ⓘ |
| genre | country music ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
anti-establishment themes
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artistic independence ⓘ emphasis on personal authenticity ⓘ raw production style ⓘ rebellious image ⓘ rejection of polished Nashville sound ⓘ songwriter autonomy ⓘ use of rock instrumentation ⓘ |
| influenced |
Americana music
NERFINISHED
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Red Dirt music NERFINISHED ⓘ alt-country ⓘ modern country rock ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Bakersfield sound
NERFINISHED
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folk singer-songwriters ⓘ rock music of the 1960s ⓘ |
| mediaLabel | outlaw country ⓘ |
| notableArtist |
Billy Joe Shaver
NERFINISHED
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David Allan Coe NERFINISHED ⓘ Guy Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ Hank Williams Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerry Jeff Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ Jessie Colter NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny Cash NERFINISHED ⓘ Kris Kristofferson NERFINISHED ⓘ Merle Haggard NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom T. Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ Towns Van Zandt NERFINISHED ⓘ Waylon Jennings NERFINISHED ⓘ Willie Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Dreaming My Dreams
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Honky Tonk Heroes NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Headed Stranger NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ramblin’ Man NERFINISHED ⓘ Wanted! The Outlaws NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Nashville sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakPeriod | mid-1970s ⓘ |
| startTime | early 1970s ⓘ |
| stylisticOrigin |
Bakersfield sound
NERFINISHED
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folk music ⓘ honky-tonk ⓘ rock and roll ⓘ traditional country ⓘ |
| typicalTheme |
alienation from mainstream society
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drinking and hard living ⓘ individual freedom ⓘ law-breaking and outlaws ⓘ rural working-class life ⓘ |
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Subject: Outlaw country movement Description of subject: The Outlaw country movement was a 1970s country music subgenre and cultural shift in which artists like Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson rejected Nashville’s polished sound in favor of raw, independent, and often rebellious recordings.
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