Definitions
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- noun Synonym for the
Nashville sound - noun A subgenre of country music produced in the late 1960s and early 1970s, containing elements of popular music, including string sections and background vocals; formerly the Nashville sound.
- adjective Of or sounding like countrypolitan music, or country music produced during the late 1960s and early 1970s.
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Examples
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He was an originator of a style that became known as countrypolitan because of its slick orchestral arrangements and backup singers.
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He was an originator of a style that became known as countrypolitan because of its slick orchestral arrangements and backup singers.
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He was an originator of a style that became known as countrypolitan because of its slick orchestral arrangements and backup singers.
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He was an originator of a style that became known as countrypolitan because of its slick orchestral arrangements and backup singers.
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Kenyans mostly enjoy country songs from the 1970s and '80s, a time when artists were moseying on to pop charts with ballads and other songs that have been described as countrypolitan - Crystal Gayle, the young Randy Travis, Vince Gill and the much beloved Don Williams, perhaps the biggest chart-topping country star of the 1970s.
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String sections replaced fiddle and pedal-steel guitar in the so-called countrypolitan sound of the 1960s (Eddy Arnold, Patsy Cline, Glen Campbell), and the country-rock of the Eagles became the twang-free Nashville sound of the
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With his lush, layered, rock- and soul- influenced " countrypolitan " approach, Billy Sherrill defined an era of country music and forever changed its direction.
Billy Sherrill, Icon and Iconoclast Barry Mazor 2010
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Charlie Rich,59, rose to stardom in the '70s on maudlin "countrypolitan" hits like "Behind Closed Doors" and the gooey "The Most Beautiful Girl."
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The atmosphere is Nashville "countrypolitan," right down to the coatless orchestra members in open-neck shirts and unbuttoned vests.
Prime Time Preachers: The Rising Power of Televangelism; with an Introduction by T George Harris 1981
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AP Video Link: AP IMPACT: Testing curbs some genetic diseases Sherrill pioneered the "countrypolitan" sound in the 1960s that drew mainstream listeners and is perhaps best known for his work with Tammy Wynette and George Jones.
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