hillbilly music

English

Noun

hillbilly music (uncountable)

  1. (historical, to the 1930s, US) A mix of Appalachian, Southern and western music, performed by rural white people in a range of styles for commercial recording in the early United States popular music industry; the precursor to country music.
    Hypernym: music
    Coordinate terms: bluegrass, old-time country; rockabilly
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