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 The Evolution of Modern Day Country by Trenton Woods 2021 Country music began in 1900 in the rural south of the US. When your average person thinks of country music they think of southern, twangy, cowboys, and the guitar. From about the 1900's to the 1990's country music had held the exact definition of country music. Just like all music, evolutions to the genre are constant to improve and target the popular audience. Country is slowly shifting to more towards modern day pop while still keeping the southern feel that attracts old listeners as well.  You are looking at Alan Jackson, one of the greatest country artist to ever touch a microphone in modern day country. Jackson was born in 1958 and started recording to songs when he was 29. Quickly after recording his first song, Jackson started making country music for Arista Nashville Records in year 1989 and it was all up hill from there. Jackson's single's all reached the country top 40 on the billboard except 6 songs (

 Music Analysis #2 Break My Stride by Mathew Wilder Overview:  The song Break My Stride is was written by Mathew Wilder and Greg Prestopino. The two artist's wrote this song due to a failed relationship Wilder was going through and how he dealt with it. Wilder recored it at the studio owned by Spencer Proffer, using his own funds then submitted it to a label named A&R but heard nothing back. He had then contacted the label company and they replied with "Interesting song but not a hit". He then took the song around and finally got a deal with Private I Records who then published it putting the song at top 5 in the US and UK. If you ask me this relates to the song interpretation and how he never gave up on it which ultimately paid off.  Break My Stride by Mathew Wilder is an upbeat song that gives you confidence and happiness as you listen. I chose this song because of the importance of happiness when things aren't going your way in life. Everyone has to go through