hillbilly music
Noun
Meaning
country music originating in mountainous regions of southern United States
Source: WordNetSynonyms
Hypernyms
Examples
At first Berlin refused to take on the job, claiming that he knew nothing about " hillbilly music", but the show ran for 1,147 performances and became his most successful score.
By the late 1940s, radio stations started to use the "hillbilly music" label.
He played and sang during lunchtime, and was often teased as a "trashy" kid who played hillbilly music.
O'Daniel had parlayed the show's popularity into growing power within Light Crust Flour's parent company, Burrus Mill and Elevator Company, and wound up as General Manager, though he despised what he considered "hillbilly music".
Recorded blues and country music can be found as far back as the 1920s, when the record industry created the marketing categories " race music " and " hillbilly music " to sell music by blacks for blacks and by whites for whites, respectively.
Some artists and fans (notably Hank Williams Sr. ) were offended by the "hillbilly music" label.