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Intro

HonkyTonk

Early country music with a full rhythm section that plays a two-beat rhythm with a crisp backbeat. Guitar, string bass, steel guitar and fiddle are prominently featured. Grew stylistically out a style of piano playing related to ragtime that emphasized rhythm over melody and harmony due to the lack of reliability of pianos in the early honky tonk environment. Major musicians include Hank Williams and George Jones.

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Parents	CountryMusic	Characterized by the use of guitar and twangy vocals. Instrumentation traditionally includes any of drums, bass, banjo, fiddle, harmonica, electric organ, or steel guitar, though much modern music makes heavier use of pop and rock instrumentation. Originated in the southern United States in the 1920s and influenced by southern folk music tradition, including blues and descendant styles of Scottish, Irish, and English folk traditions.
Belongs to AVS	avs:SubGenre	A Type of SubGenre.

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