genre nine pound hammer
___MASK88___ is a ___MASK45___ and ___MASK9___ form originated by African Americans in the Deep South of the United States around the end of the 19th century . The ___MASK45___ developed from roots in African ___MASK9___ traditions , African - American work songs and European - American folk music . ___MASK88___ incorporated spirituals , work songs , field hollers , shouts , chants , and rhymed simple narrative ballads . The blues form , ubiquitous in jazz , rhythm and blues and rock and roll , is characterized by the call - and - response pattern , the blues scale and specific chord progressions , of which the twelve - bar blues is the most common . Blue notes ( or " worried notes "), usually thirds or fifths flattened in pitch , are also an essential part of the sound . ___MASK88___ shuffles or walking bass reinforce the trance - like rhythm and form a repetitive effect known as the groove . ___MASK28___ ___MASK82___ is a ___MASK45___ of United States ___MASK46___ that originated in the southern United States in the 1920s . It takes its roots from the southeastern ___MASK45___ of United States , such as folk ___MASK82___ ( especially Appalachian folk ___MASK82___ ), and blues ___MASK82___ . Blues modes have been used extensively throughout its recorded ___MASK14___ . ___MASK28___ ___MASK82___ often consists of ballads and dance tunes with generally simple forms and harmonies accompanied by mostly string instruments such as banjos , electric and acoustic guitars , dobros and fiddles as well as harmonicas . According to Lindsey Starnes , the term " country ___MASK82___ " gained popularity in the 1940s in preference to the earlier term " hillbilly ___MASK82___ "; it came to encompass Western ___MASK82___ , which evolved parallel to hillbilly ___MASK82___ from similar roots , in the mid - 20th century . The term " country ___MASK82___ " is used today to describe many styles and subgenres . The origins of country ___MASK82___ are the folk ___MASK82___ of working - class Americans , who blended popular songs , Irish and Celtic fiddle tunes , traditional English ballads , and cowboy songs , and various ___MASK9___ traditions from European immigrant communities . In 2009 country ___MASK82___ was the most listened to rush hour radio ___MASK45___ during the evening commute , and second most popular in the morning commute in the United States . Nashville Pussy is an American ___MASK56___ & roll band from Atlanta , Georgia . Their ___MASK9___ style has been variously described as psychobilly , Southern ___MASK56___ , hard ___MASK56___ and cowpunk , as well as " sleaze ___MASK56___ ". The band ' s lyrical themes mostly revolve around sex , drugs , drinking , fighting , and ___MASK56___ ' n ' roll . Initially called Hell ' s Half - Acre , the band ' s name comes from Ted Nugent ' s introduction to " Wang Dang Sweet Poontang " on the " Double Live Gonzo " album . Recorded ___MASK14___ or written ___MASK14___ is a historical narrative based on a written record or other documented communication . Recorded ___MASK14___ can be contrasted with other narratives of the past , such as mythological , oral or archeological traditions . The banjo is a four -, five - or six - stringed instrument with a thin membrane stretched over a frame or cavity as a resonator , called the head . The membrane , or head , is typically made of plastic , although ___MASK21___ skin is still occasionally but rarely used , and the frame is typically circular . Early forms of the instrument were fashioned by Africans in America , adapted from African instruments of similar ___MASK62___ . Garage ___MASK56___ ( shortened as " garage "; sometimes ' 60s punk " or " ___MASK75___ ") is a raw and energetic style of ___MASK56___ and roll that flourished in the mid - 1960s , most notably in the United States and Canada . The term derives from the perception that groups were often made up of young amateurs who rehearsed in the family garage , although many were professional . The phrase " garage band " is often used to refer to musical acts in this genre . Hillbilly is a term ( often derogatory ) for people who dwell in rural , mountainous areas in the United States , primarily in Appalachia and the Ozarks , Uwharrie Mountains , and Caraway Mountains . Due to its strongly stereotypical connotations , the term can be offensive to those Americans of Appalachian or Ozark heritage . The first known instances of " Hillbilly " in print were in " The Railroad Trainmen ' s Journal " ( vol . ix , July 1892 ), a 1899 photograph of men and women in West Virginia labeled " Camp Hillbilly " andin a 1900 " New York Journal " ___MASK65___ , with the definition : " a Hill - Billie is a free and untrammeled white citizen of Tennessee , who lives in the hills , has no means to speak of , dresses as he can , talks as he pleases , drinks whiskey when he gets it , and fires off his revolver as the fancy takes him ". The stereotype is twofold in that it incorporates both positive and negative traits : " Hillbillies " are often considered independent and self - reliant individuals who resist the modernization of ___MASK72___ , but at the same time they are also defined as backward and violent . Scholars argue this duality is reflective of the split ethnic identities in white America . ___MASK40___ ethic refers to the ethic of self - sufficiency through completing tasks without the aid of a paid expert . Literally meaning " do it yourself ," the ___MASK40___ ethic promotes the idea that anyone is capable of performing a ___MASK90___ of tasks rather than relying on paid specialists . The ___MASK40___ ethic requires that the adherent seeks out the knowledge required to complete a given task . The term can refer to a ___MASK90___ of disciplines , including home improvement , first aid or creative works . Mainstream is current thought that is widespread . It includes all popular ___MASK93___ and media ___MASK93___ , typically disseminated by ___MASK23___ media . It is to be distinguished from subcultures and countercultures , and at the opposite extreme are ___MASK25___ followings and fringe theories . Nine Pound Hammer is an American cowpunk band formed in 1985 by vocalist Scott Luallen and guitarist Blaine Cartwright ( later of Nashville Pussy ) in their hometown of Owensboro , Kentucky . Though not recorded until 1988 , the band was one of the initial wave of acts to combine the roots sound of ___MASK28___ ___MASK82___ with punk ___MASK56___ , and became a forerunner to subsequent roots - punk artists . The Southern United States , commonly referred to as the American South , Dixie , or simply the South , is a region of the ___MASK52___ . The South does not exactly match the geographic south , but is predominantly located in the southeastern corner ; Arizona and New Mexico , which are geographically in the southern part of the country , are rarely considered part of the Southern United States , while West Virginia , which separated from Virginia in 1863 , commonly is . Some scholars have proposed definitions of the South that do not coincide neatly with state boundaries . While the states of Delaware and Maryland , as well as the District of Columbia permitted slavery prior to the start of the Civil War , they remained with the Union . Since the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s , they became more culturally , economically , and politically aligned with the industrial Northern states , and are often identified as part of the Mid - Atlantic and / or Northeast by many residents , businesses , public institutions , and private organizations . However , the United States Census Bureau puts them in the South . Southern ___MASK56___ is a subgenre of ___MASK30___ and a genre of Americana . It developed in the Southern United States from ___MASK56___ and roll , country music , and blues , and is focused generally on electric guitar and vocals . Although the origin of the term Southern ___MASK56___ is unknown , " many people feel that these important contributors to the development of ___MASK56___ and roll have been minimized in ___MASK56___ ' s history ." Fiddle is another name for the bowed string ___MASK9___ instrument more often called a violin . It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres , including classical music . Fiddle playing , or fiddling , refers to various styles of music . Fiddle is also a common term among musicians who ___MASK31___ folk music on the violin . The fiddle is part of many traditional ( folk ) styles of music which are aural traditions , taught ' by ear ' rather than via written music . Fiddle is normally the term used for Irish Traditional Music . Roots ___MASK56___ is ___MASK30___ that looks back to ___MASK56___ ' s origins in folk , blues and country music . It is particularly associated with the creation of hybrid subgenres from the later 1960s including country ___MASK56___ and Southern ___MASK56___ , which have been seen as responses to the perceived excesses of dominant psychedelic and developing progressive ___MASK56___ . Because " roots music " ( Americana ) is often used to mean folk and world ___MASK9___ forms , roots ___MASK56___ is sometimes used in a broad sense to describe any ___MASK30___ that incorporates elements of this music . In the 1980s , roots ___MASK56___ enjoyed a revival in response to trends in punk ___MASK56___ , new wave and heavy metal music . ___MASK30___ is a genre of popular music that originated as " rock and roll " in the United States in the 1950s , and developed into a range of different styles in the 1960s and later , particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States . It has its roots in 1940s ' and 1950s ' rock and roll , itself heavily influenced by blues , rhythm and blues and country music . ___MASK30___ also drew strongly on a number of other genres such as electric blues and folk , and incorporated influences from jazz , classical and other ___MASK9___ sources . ___MASK78___ ( sometimes alt - country , insurgent country , or Americana ) is a loosely defined subgenre of country music , which includes acts that differ significantly in style from mainstream or pop country music . It has been used to describe country music bands and artists that have incorporated influences ranging from roots rock , bluegrass , rockabilly , honky - tonk , alternative rock , folk rock , and punk rock . Hard ___MASK56___ is a loosely defined subgenre of ___MASK30___ that began in the mid - 1960s , with the garage , psychedelic and blues ___MASK56___ movements . It is typified by a heavy use of aggressive vocals , distorted electric guitars , bass guitar , drums , and often accompanied with pianos and keyboards . ___MASK45___ ( or ; from French " ___MASK45___ " , " kind " or " sort ", from Latin " genus " ( stem " gener -"), Greek  , " gés ") An anti - establishment view or belief is one which stands in opposition to the conventional social , political , and economic principles of a ___MASK72___ . The term was first used in the modern sense in 1958 , by the British magazine " New Statesman " to refer to its political and social agenda . Cowpunk ( or ___MASK28___ punk ) is a subgenre of punk ___MASK56___ that began in the UK and California in the late 1970s and early 1980s . It combines punk ___MASK56___ or new wave with ___MASK28___ music , folk music , and blues in sound , subject matter , attitude , and style . Many of the musicians in this scene have now become associated with ___MASK78___ or roots ___MASK56___ . The harmonica , also known as a French harp or mouth organ , is a free reed wind instrument used worldwide in many ___MASK9___ genres , notably in blues , American folk music , classical music , jazz , country , and rock and roll . There are many types of harmonica , including diatonic , chromatic , tremolo , octave , orchestral , and bass versions . A harmonica is played by using the mouth ( lips and tongue ) to direct air into or out of one or more holes along a mouthpiece . Behind each hole is a chamber containing at least one reed . A harmonica reed is a flat elongated spring typically made of brass , stainless steel , or bronze , which is secured at one end over a slot that serves as an airway . When the free end is made to vibrate by the player ' s air , it alternately blocks and unblocks the airway to produce sound . ___MASK77___ is a ___MASK39___ genre of ___MASK30___ that mixes elements of punk rock , rock and roll , rockabilly , and rhythm and blues . It is one of several subgenres of rockabilly which also include thrashabilly , punkabilly , surfabilly and gothabilly . Merriam - Webster defines it as " music that blends punk rock and rockabilly "; another dictionary defines it as " loud frantic rockabilly music ." About . com defines psychobilly as " tak [ ing ] the traditional countrified rock style known as rockabilly , ramp [ ing ] up its speed to a sweaty pace , and combin [ ing ] it with punk rock and imagery lifted from ___MASK67___ films and late - night sci - fi schlock ...[ creating a ] gritty honky tonk punk rock ." ___MASK77___ , " while rooted in the twang of rockabilly , owes just as much to the sound of straight up three - chord punk , often with a dose of thrash metal ." ___MASK77___ is often characterized by lyrical references to science fiction , ___MASK67___ and exploitation films , violence , lurid sexuality , and other topics generally considered taboo , though often presented in a comedic or tongue - in - cheek fashion . ___MASK77___ bands and lyrics usually take an apolitical stance , a reaction to the right - and left - wing political attitudes which divided other British youth cultures . It is often played with an upright double bass , instead of the electric bass which is more common in modern ___MASK30___ , and the hollowbody electric guitar , rather than the solid - bodied electric guitars that predominate in rock . Many psychobilly bands are trios of electric guitar , upright bass and drums , with one of the instrumentalists doubling as vocalist . Punk ___MASK56___ ( or simply " punk ") is a ___MASK30___ genre that developed in the early to mid 1970s in the United States , United Kingdom , and Australia . Rooted in 1960s garage ___MASK56___ and other forms of what is now known as " proto - punk " music , punk ___MASK56___ bands rejected perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s ___MASK56___ . Punk bands typically use short or fast - paced songs , with hard - edged melodies and singing styles , stripped - down instrumentation , and often political , anti - establishment lyrics . Punk embraces a DIY ethic ; many bands self - produce recordings and distribute them through informal channels . Proto - punk ( or " ___MASK49___ ") is the ___MASK30___ played by garage bands < ref name =" Bangs ( RS - 2nd ed ./ Garage )"></ ref > from the 1960s and early 1970s that presaged the punk rock movement . A retroactive label , the musicians involved were not originally associated with each other , coming from a variety of backgrounds and styles , but together they anticipated many of punk ' s ___MASK9___ and thematic attributes . The word Dobro is , in popular usage , the generic term for a wood - bodied , single cone resonator guitar . It is also an American brand of resonator guitar , currently owned by the Gibson Guitar Corporation . The Dobro was originally made by the Dopyera brothers when they formed the Dobro Manufacturing Company . Their ___MASK62___ , with a single inverted resonator , was introduced in competition to the patented Tricone and biscuit designs produced by the National String Instrument Corporation . The Dobro name appeared on other instruments , notably electric lap steel guitars and solid body electric guitars and on other resonator instruments such as Safari resonator mandolins .