Antedating of "Country and Western" (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Jonathan Lighter]

In theory there were, at least as I always (mis)understood it.  "Country"
music was "old-time" style (like Fiddlin' John Carson)  and "western" was
"western swing" of the Bob Wills variety.

JL

On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 5:47 PM, Joel S. Berson <Berson at att.net> wrote:

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> At 12/10/2012 03:56 PM, Mullins, Bill AMRDEC wrote:
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> >I can't help but think of the line from the move "The Blues Brothers":
> >"We play both kinds of music -- Country AND Western."
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> Were there once, separately, both "country" and "western"?  That
> would make me wonder about Fred's quote as being not "country and western".
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> Joel
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> > > country and western (OED 1959)
> > >
> > > 1942 _Billboard_ 25 Apr. 73/2 (Entertainment Industry Magazine
> >Archive)
> > > Wi= th spring and summer coming on, personal appearance tours of
> > > country and We= stern bands at fairs and other outdoor locations will
> > > be on the increase.
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> > > Fred Shapiro
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