Have you ever wondered what the world would be like if country music hadn't evolved and changed since its inception? Country music is constantly evolving. It all started over 100 years ago in Appalachia, in the 1890s. At first it was called Old Time Music, Folk Music or even Mountain Music. At the time, there was no way to record and replay the old songs that the mountain people wrote and performed; all this was transmitted vocally and from person to person. A group of people would sit at home and play violin and/or guitar and others would just sit and listen, then they would do the same thing with other people and soon a giant group of people would come and listen music playing. plays. In the mountains, these people often wrote their own music and played their instruments all the time. They relied on their instruments because people wouldn't start singing while they played because no one really knew how to put music into words and make it sound good (Green 8). Due to the simplicity of early country music, it had a lot of room for improvement, and over the years it has changed dramatically from the old twangy, wordless music of the past to that of today. The transition from old country to new country began in the late 1910s and early 1920s and continued into the 1970s and 1980s. By the 1930s, recording and playback methods electric music has been perfected. In the 1940s and 1950s, new sounds and variations of the original musical form were created. During this period, many different styles of country music emerged. A few of them are the Nashville Sound, the Bakersfield Sound and the Rockabilly. The Nashville Sound was a mix... middle of paper ...... appeared on the Grand Ole Opry and a similar show known as Louisiana Hayride, where he was placed in the cast for a year and a half. . Presley's first single sold quite well in Memphis, and Phillips booked him on the country circuit with Opry stars such as Faron Young and the Carter Sisters. However, when Presley took the stage, his shaky delivery, impossibly long sideburns and bad-boy attitude traumatized parents and made teenage girls swoon. (Kallen 66). Elvis was a big hit during this time, his attitude and appearance on stage really helped make him popular, as did his voice. His voice was very different from that of other artists of that era. He enjoyed even greater success with teenage girls in the 1960s. Elvis was signed after his record producer heard him sing only once, and he was among the biggest when he appeared on Grand Ole Opry..