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Nashville sound

Nashville sound proper noun: a subgenre of country music that became popular in the 1950s and 1960s, containing elements of popular music and characterized by electronic string sections, background vocals, and orchestras.

Proper noun

the Nashville sound

  1. A subgenre of country music that became popular in the 1950s and 1960s, containing elements of popular music and characterized by electronic string sections, background vocals, and orchestras.

Questions about Nashville sound

What does Nashville sound mean?
Nashville sound means a subgenre of country music that became popular in the 1950s and 1960s, containing elements of popular music and characterized by electronic string sections, background vocals, and orchestras.
What part of speech is Nashville sound?
Nashville sound is a proper noun.

Words near Nashville sound in the dictionary

  1. nashos
  2. Nashua
  3. Nashuan
  4. Nashville
  5. Nashville hot chicken
  6. Nashville sound
  7. Nashville tuning
  8. Nashville warbler
  9. Nashville warblers
  10. Nashvillean
  11. Nashvilleans

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