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Penny Lane Country Collection

Country music is a blend of traditional and popular musical forms traditionally found in the Southern United States, Appalachians and Atlantic areas of Eastern Canada

As the genre evolved from the early 1920's, the music split into a number of different styles including: Hillbilly Boogie, Bluegrass, Folk and Gospel, Honky Tonk, Rockabilly, The Nashville and Countrypolitan sounds, Country soul, The Bakersfield sound, Country rock, Outlaw country, Country pop, Neocountry, Truck driving country, Neotraditionalist movement, Alternative country - many of which formed the roots of popular music and rock around the world.

Throughout its emergence into multiple sub-genres, country music has produced two of the top selling solo artists of all time. Elvis Presley who was known early on as “the Hillbilly Cat” and was a regular on the radio program Louisiana Hayride, went on to become a defining figure in the emergence of rock and roll while contemporary musician Garth Brooks with 128 million albums sold, is the top-domestic-selling solo U.S. artist in U.S. history.

Penny Lane has an extensive collection of country albums representing artists across many of these genres including Steve Earle, Lucinda Williams, Townes Van Zandt, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Hank Wiliams, Ry Cooder, Tammy Wynette, Patsy Cline and many more.

Here´s our pick of albums or artists you absolutely really, really MUST listen to !

We've compiled a selection of artists and albums from many of the sub genres of Country to give you a sample of what 'country' music is all about. Check out this selection from the choice instore - and remember, if we don't have it in stock we can probably get it for you.

Early Country
Mississippi Delta Blues - Jimmie Rodgers

Bluegrass
High, Lonesome and Blue - Del McCoury

Traditional Country
Ring of Fire - Johnny Cash

Honky Tonk
Lost Highway - Hank Williams

Cowboy and Western
Always Drink Upstream From The Herd - Riders in the Sky

Rockabilly
Elvis - Elvis Presley

Nashville Sound
12 Greatest Hits - Patsy Cline

Country Rock
The Complete Reprise Sessions - Gram Parsons
Redneck Fiddlin' Man - Charlie Daniels Band

Outlaw
Red Headed Stranger - Willie Nelson

Bakersfield Sound
Buck Owens - I've got a Tiger by the Tail

New Traditionalist
The Very Best of Randy Travis - Randy Travis

Alternative Country
Live at the Old Quarter - Townes van Zandt
Guitar Town - Steve Earle

Texas Country
Greatest Hits - Billy Joe Shaver

Contemporary Country
No Fences - Garth Brooks