Nashville sound
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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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
country music subgenre
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music genre → |
| aimedAt |
adult contemporary listeners
→
mainstream audiences → pop radio → |
| alternativeName |
Nashville sound
→
surface form: "Nashville Sound"
countrypolitan → |
| associatedWith |
Bob Ferguson
→
Brenda Lee → Chet Atkins → Decca Records →
surface form: "Decca Records Nashville"
Eddy Arnold → Jim Reeves → Owen Bradley → Patsy Cline NERFINISHED → RCA Studio B → Skeeter Davis NERFINISHED → The Anita Kerr Singers → The Jordanaires → |
| characteristic |
background vocal choruses
→
crossover appeal to pop audiences → downplayed fiddles and steel guitars → lush string arrangements → polished studio production → pop-influenced arrangements → smooth lead vocals → smooth production → use of orchestral instruments → |
| contrastedWith |
Bakersfield sound
→
outlaw country → |
| country |
United States of America
→
surface form: "United States"
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| culturalOrigin |
Nashville, Tennessee
NERFINISHED
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United States NERFINISHED → |
| developedIn |
1960s
→
late 1950s → |
| followedBy |
outlaw country
→
urban cowboy sound → |
| hasCrossoverHits |
"Crazy" by Patsy Cline
→
"He'll Have to Go" by Jim Reeves → "Make the World Go Away" by Eddy Arnold → |
| historicalPeriod | post–World War II American music → |
| industryResponseTo |
competition from rock and roll
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decline in country record sales in early 1950s → |
| influenced |
country pop
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countrypolitan → modern mainstream country → |
| influencedBy |
Hollywood film scores
→
big band music → crooner vocal style → easy listening → |
| location | Nashville, Tennessee NERFINISHED → |
| lyricalTheme |
adult emotional concerns
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romantic relationships → |
| notableLabel |
Columbia Records
→
surface form: "Columbia Records Nashville"
Decca Records → RCA Victor → |
| notableRecordingStudio | RCA Studio B → |
| peakPopularity | 1960s → |
| precededBy | honky-tonk → |
| productionCenter | Music Row → |
| stylisticOrigin |
Tin Pan Alley era
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surface form: "Tin Pan Alley pop"
country music → crooner pop → honky-tonk → pop music → traditional country → |
| typicalInstrumentation |
background vocal choirs
→
light percussion → muted electric guitar → piano → string sections → |
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this entity surface form: "Nashville Sound"