Country music refers to the form of music which started becoming popular in early 20th century. It is basically a kind of music that is a combination of all types of southern American music genres. It can be regarded as a combination of rock, pop, jazz etc. Though country music was first recorded early 1920s, it was not only until 1940s that it gained the reputation of a music type. The 1960-1980s can be regarded as the golden period for the country music players. This decade saw the huge increase in the not only the fan following but also upcoming of various contemporary country music singers on the stage. Some of the legends of country music who not only initiated but also gave a definition to country music include Bill Monroe, Bob Wills, Jimmie Rodgers and Hank Williams and many more.



One of the most famous singers who too have sung various country music songs of our times is the lead singer of the band Aerosmith, Steven Tyler. Apart from Steven there are many more contemporary singers of our times who inspite of being pop stars or rock stars have a lot of interest in country music. Country music was popularized through the various TV shows like The Johnny Cash Show, The Good Ole Nashville Music etc. during 1960s to 1980s.

If you want some country then don't worry about the availability and sources. There are hundreds of websites dedicated purely to country music. You can listen to your favorite oldie country music songs, listen to the top songs of the week or listen to the upcoming albums. Not only can you listen to your favorite country music songs but even download those songs. You can order the entire album or just a particular song. The top sites from which you can download country music are:

1. www.countrymusicplanet.com

2. www.ez-tracks.com

3. www.cmt.com

4. www.countrymusic.about.com

5. www.mp3.com

By paying just a small amount of money you can download your favorite classic country music songs.

Apart from these sites that allow you to listen and download country music songs, there are hundreds of other websites where you can find enormous information about country music. Wikipedia, a free online encyclopedia has hundreds of pages containing information about country music's history and the artists who have adopted this music form. Apart from these there are many paid and free e-magazines that periodically come out with new editions with informative articles about country music and the latest happenings in the world of country music.