country-and-western

[ kuhn-tree-uhn-wes-tern ]

noun

1. country music.

country and western

noun

1. another name for country music
2. a fusion of cowboy songs and Appalachian music
3. ( as modifier )

   country-and-western music

Word History and Origins

Origin of country-and-western¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

“I am a rock and rollin’, country-and-western, rhythm and blues-singin’ motherf——-,” he told the audience.

From Washington Times

“I am a rock and rollin’, country-and-western, rhythm and blues-singin’ motherf—–,” he told the audience.

From Seattle Times

Curly, played by Sean Grandillo with the guitar-slinging aplomb of a country-and-western recording star, has the straightest of hair.

From Los Angeles Times

“I was in this country-and-western musical in the East Village,” she told The San Francisco Chronicle in 1990.

From New York Times

He made “Another Side,” what he has referred to as his “country-and-western album,” and then it disappeared.

From New York Times