Ep. 2: Countryish Music of the 1970s (Encore)

How and why did artists such as John Denver and Olivia Newton-John upset the country music establishment in the 1970s? Country radio has created the country music sound it has wanted since Elvis and rock and roll began to lure away its customers. This was not pleasing to country music purists in the 1970s. This episode discusses why more people began to listen to "countryish" music in the 70s and why it became difficult to distinguish country from other pop music. [ This episode has been slightly updated since its original publication in November 2018. ]

You can listen to Ep. 2: Countryish Music of the 1970s (Encore) online on Radio and Podcast. Open the player on this page to stream the available audio.

Ep. 2: Countryish Music of the 1970s (Encore) is an episode from For the Record: The 70s by Amy Lively.

This episode is 32:47 long.

This episode was published on Jun 17, 2024.

Yes. Use the heart button on the episode page to add it to your favorite episodes list.

Yes. This page shows related episodes from For the Record: The 70s when more episodes are available from the podcast feed.