Country music is a native of American music, reflects the strong American southern folk music style. One of its most notable characteristic is not affected by gender and age limit, is not limited by time and place, the singers can express their happiness and sadness.Now there are some changes about ACM’s style.

By:Mo Zhou 120101108 Class 4

Next we will talk about the representative singers of ACM (American Country Music)

The Carter family is the first popular combination of American country music. The combination has AlvinPleasant Carter, his wife Sara Carter and Maybelle Carter. The songs they recorded in 30,40’s are the source of American country music for us. In 1927, they recorded the single “Single Girl, Married Girl”, the song was not only get Southern farmers’love,but also became popular in the city, becoming the first famous song of them. In 1930’s, they have recorded hundreds of songs. A.P. Carter was obsessed with the Anglo American Folk, so the almost forgotten tunes will reappear in the Carter family album. I heard some of their songs, I found their music is smooth,fresh,bright and harmonious. As a folk pioneer, they opened a new era of folk music, is one of the most pure sound for me.

Nowadays, different from the Carter family’s smooth folk, American country music tends to pop music movement, Taylor Swift‘s songs are very popular among young people all over the world.She is a songwriter and singer. Her early songs are full of rural folk style, I most like the song which was released in 2008 – Beautiful Eyes, fresh and natural style, Taylor has sweet and powerful voice. After her song style tend to pop music, mostly about men and women love songs, is said to be inspired by her own experience of emotion. In the album she tried to break through herself, to use music and musical instruments, in fact, rural flavor is not strong, but the Pop taste relatively heavy, but she is full of rustic breath, with the rural atmosphere of lyrics, full of youthful strong emotions in the style, the songs are green spring taste,they into young fans heart. I feel Taylor is very true, her songs express the voice which is close to life and she is very talented and very hard work, so I think these are the reasons for her success and attract me.