Unit Two TextA Il Related Information. (3)Country Music 回 MARLENE FELTON Country and western music is an American popular-music style that was once confined to the rural South and southwest but is now commercially successful throughout the United States. In its contemporary form, country and western is a synthesis of two separate musical traditions: the styles of the Southeastern states, with their strong heritage from the British Isles; and the music of the Southwest, especially Texas. Both styles influenced and were influenced by the blues and by black rural dance music Back By Julia Yuan 9Unit Two Text A By Julia Yuan 9 II. Related Information: (3) Country Music Country and western music is an American popular-music style that was once confined to the rural South and Southwest but is now commercially successful throughout the United States. In its contemporary form, country and western is a synthesis of two separate musical traditions: the styles of the Southeastern states, with their strong heritage from the British Isles; and the music of the Southwest, especially Texas. Both styles influenced and were influenced by the blues and by black rural dance music. Back