Select all that applyWhich of the following statements are true of the country music of today?Multiple select question.Almost all country singers have replaced acoustic guitars and fiddles with synthesizers and string sections.It has lost its hold on its audience as aspects of traditional country have been completely replaced by those of new country.Western swing and bluegrass have a strong presence in country music today.It is more sophisticated in performance and broader in scope than before.

Multiple Choice QuestionIdentify a true statement about today's country music.Multiple choice question.Western swing and—especially—bluegrass have a very weak presence in country music today.The catch in the throat and a modest mountain twang have returned to current country music.Country music of today has become more narrow in scope than before.In today's country music, traditional country is completely replaced by new country.Need help? Review these concept resources.

In the context of the development of various styles of country music, identify an accurate statement.Multiple choice question.The typical radio program of the 1920s excluded sentimental parlor songs performed by country singers.Spiritual songs, well-loved from camp meeting days, lost its identity as part of the country music family.As rural music evolved across America, a great body of modern country and folk musics appeared, of seemingly endless variety.Dance songs, in which string bands alternated verses with a solo voice, were omitted by popular radio shows.

Multiple Select QuestionSelect all that applyWhich of the following are true about women in country music?Multiple select question.Most of the women who made early successful careers in country music were heavily influenced by pop stars.Most of the women who made early successful careers in country music were heavily influenced by classical music.Women in country music may be seen as crossover artists bridging country and pop.The all-male bands typical of country music encouraged participation by women during the first half of the twentieth century.

Which of the following statements is true of the musical scene in the 1970s?Multiple choice question.The British influence lessened, and the Rolling Stones slowly lost popularity in America.Musicians freely expressed their troubled times producing new styles and branches of styles.The American rock and pop scenes stagnated.Musical innovation temporarily lessened as rockers absorbed the shocks caused by the deaths of several prominent rock figures.

Multiple Select QuestionSelect all that applyWhich of the following statements are true of honky-tonk music?Multiple select question.Honky-tonk music shied away from addressing harsh subjects such as alcoholism and infidelity.Nearly all instruments, including the fiddle, were likely to be electrified in the honky-tonk band.Singers delivered rough, realistic lyrics in an earthy, matter-of-fact manner typical of the country style.Historically, the stars of honky-tonk music were Blacks from the Southwest.