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Examples of alternative country in a Sentence
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The alternative country singer has a whopping 21 nominations across 18 categories, including a bid for top artist.
—Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Nov. 2024
Dwight Yoakam, the alternative country star with numerous hits to his name, will lead the festivities inside the Palomino on Friday night.
—Holly Alvarado, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2024
Bluegrass band Pert Near Sandstone has been doing it since 2015, using the band's premier contacts in the folk, Americana, bluegrass and alternative country worlds to assemble superb lineups for the Blue Ox Music Festival in Eau Claire.
—Journal Sentinel, 30 May 2023
And now the fast-rising alternative country star is ready for the Milwaukee festival's biggest stage.
—Journal Sentinel, 15 Nov. 2022
If your concert-going needs are still not satisfied, Tobias said The Vogue is now booking shows at the Toby Theater in Newfields, with alternative country band Watkins Family Hour set to open the stage in September.
—The Indianapolis Star, 29 Aug. 2022
Miller co-founded Bloodshot Records in 1993 alongside Nan Warshaw and Eric Babcock as a home for artists in the alternative country, country-punk and roots genres.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 19 Oct. 2021
Wilco was forged from the alternative country scene of the working-class Midwest.
—BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2021
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Word History
First Known Use
1985, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of alternative country was
in 1985
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“Alternative country.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alternative%20country. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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