hillbilly music

noun

A mix of Appalachian, Southern and western music, performed by rural white people in a range of styles for commercial recording in the early United States popular music industry; the precursor to country music.

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nounhillbilly music (uncountable)
  1. UShistoricaluncountableto the 1930sA mix of Appalachian, Southern and western music, performed by rural white people in a range of styles for commercial recording in the early United States popular music industry; the precursor to country music.
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