Country pop

Country pop is a subgenre of country music that first emerged in the 1970s, with roots in both the countrypolitan

Country pop is a subgenre of country music that first emerged in the 1970s, with roots in both the countrypolitan sound and in soft rock. Although the term first referred to country songs and artists that crossed over to top 40 radio, country pop acts are now more likely to cross over to Adult Contemporary.

Country pop music gained its first success in the early 60s with a new widespread creation by producers Owen Bradley and Chet Atkins called the Nashville Sound. This was to have Country singers gain more success in Pop music and help sell more records. The first male artists to come out of this new genre was Jim Reeves and Eddy Arnold, who both grew to have widespread acceptance in Country and Pop music. The first female country singer to come out of this new genre was Patsy Cline in the early 60s. She created a whole new breed of female Country artists to come like Crystal Gayle and Shania Twain. Patsy Cline too gained widespread acceptance from Country and Pop audiences alike, however, the Nashville Sound didn't last for long.