Nashville Country 1990's
Jillian Leppert
Central Question
How did Nashville country music impacted society in the 1990s and how did it evolve?
Not many new types of music was created in this era the music just changed little by little. The music evolved from Grunge to Gangsta Rap to Pop Punk to Country Pop. Such as Garth Brooks, a country artist, he put a mix of rock and pop into his country music.
Impacted society
There was controversy on new type of country songs. The controversy was about societal problems, feminist concerns, and working class values. It change society in the long run, there was some issues with the country genre evolving; however society fixed the problems and now country is a type of music many people listen to now-a-days.
(“Friends in Low Places” by Garth Brooks). Both themes really helped push society and country music into the 21st century. (Tim Mcgraw “Don’t take the girl”)
"Country music is always changing — all of music is always changing," Oermann said, in the 1990s that set up country music and Nashville for the level of popularity both enjoy today. Country music's famed class of 1989, which includes Alan Jackson and Garth Brooks, planted the genre in mainstream. And their record-breaking hits rooted it in pop culture. Brooks, whose signature hits include "Friends in Low Places," "The Dance" and "If Tomorrow Never Comes," is the top-selling solo artist in U.S. history.
This is some songs that have helped Nashville country evolve over the years.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0_der_5hRM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMk8YWV7te8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fY07-DCQ4EI