genre the bittersweets
___MASK27___ is one of the earliest styles of ___MASK39___ and roll music , dating back to the early 1950s in the United States , especially the South . As a genre it blends the sound of ___MASK63___ ___MASK52___ styles such as country with that of rhythm and blues , leading to what is considered " classic " ___MASK39___ and roll . Some have also described it as a blend of bluegrass with ___MASK39___ and roll . The term " rockabilly " itself is a portmanteau of " ___MASK39___ " ( from " ___MASK39___ ' n ' roll ") and " hillbilly ", the latter a reference to the ___MASK13___ ( often called " hillbilly music " in the 1940s and 1950s ) that contributed strongly to the style . Other important influences on rockabilly include western swing , boogie woogie , jump blues , and electric blues . ___MASK49___ ( sometimes alt - country , insurgent country , or ___MASK19___ ) is a loosely defined subgenre of ___MASK13___ , which includes acts that differ significantly in style from mainstream or pop ___MASK13___ . It has been used to describe ___MASK13___ bands and artists that have incorporated influences ranging from ___MASK99___ , bluegrass , rockabilly , honky - tonk , alternative rock , folk rock , and punk rock . Arizona ( O ' odham : " Al onak " [ ai onak ]) is a state in the southwestern region of the United States . It is also part of the ___MASK63___ United States and the Mountain West states . It is the sixth largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states . Its capital and largest city is Phoenix . Arizona is one of the Four Corners states . It has borders with New Mexico , Utah , Nevada , California , and Mexico , and one point in common with the southwestern corner of Colorado . Arizona ' s border with Mexico is 389 miles ( 626 km ) long , on the northern border of the Mexican states of Sonora and Baja California . ___MASK99___ is ___MASK76___ that looks back to rock ' s origins in folk , blues and ___MASK13___ . It is particularly associated with the creation of hybrid subgenres from the later 1960s including country rock and Southern rock , which have been seen as responses to the perceived excesses of dominant psychedelic and developing progressive rock . Because " roots music " ( Americana ) is often used to mean folk and world musical forms , roots rock is sometimes used in a broad sense to describe any ___MASK76___ that incorporates elements of this music . In the 1980s , roots rock enjoyed a revival in response to trends in punk rock , new wave and heavy metal music . Arkansas is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States . Its name is of Siouan derivation from the language of the Osage denoting their related kin , the Quapaw Indians . The state ' s diverse ___MASK6___ ranges from the mountainous regions of the Ozark and the Ouachita Mountains , which make up the U . S . Interior Highlands , to the densely forested land in the south known as the Arkansas Timberlands , to the eastern lowlands along the Mississippi River and the Arkansas Delta . A musician ( or instrumentalist ) is a person who plays a ___MASK52___ instrument or is musically talented . Anyone who composes , conducts , or performs music may also be referred to as a musician . Virginia (, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia ) is a state located in the Mid - Atlantic region of the United States , as well as in the historic Southeast . Virginia is nicknamed the " Old Dominion " due to its status as the first colonial possession established in mainland British America , and " Mother of Presidents " because eight U . S . presidents were born there , more than any other state . The ___MASK6___ and climate of the Commonwealth are shaped by the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Chesapeake Bay , which provide habitat for much of its flora and fauna . The capital of the Commonwealth is Richmond ; Virginia Beach is the most populous city , and Fairfax County is the most populous political subdivision . The Commonwealth ' s estimated population is over 8 . 3 million , which is slightly less than New York City . Mississippi is a state in the southern region of the United States , with part of its southern border formed by the Gulf of Mexico . Its ___MASK63___ border is formed by the Mississippi River . New Mexico is a state located in the southwestern region of the ___MASK41___ . It was admitted to the union as the 47th state on January 6 , 1912 . It is usually considered one of the Mountain States . New Mexico is fifth by area , the 36th - most populous , and the sixth - least densely populated of the 50 United States . Tennessee (" Tanasi ") is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States . Tennessee is the 36th largest and the 16th most populous of the 50 United States . Tennessee is bordered by Kentucky and Virginia to the north , North Carolina to the east , Georgia , Alabama , and Mississippi to the south , and Arkansas and Missouri to the west . The Appalachian Mountains dominate the eastern part of the state , and the Mississippi River forms the state ' s ___MASK63___ border . Tennessee ' s capital and second largest city is Nashville , which has a population of 654 , 610 . Memphis is the state ' s largest city , with a population of 655 , 770 . A honky - tonk ( also called honkatonk , honkey - tonk , or tonk ) is a bar that provides ___MASK13___ for the entertainment of its patrons . The term also refers to styles of music played in such establishments . Bars of this kind are common in the South and Southwest United States . Many eminent ___MASK13___ artists , such as Jimmie Rodgers , Loretta Lynn , Patsy Cline , Ernest Tubb , and Merle Haggard , began their careers as amateur musicians in honky - tonks . The modern - day , honk - tonk atmosphere has continued , with likes of Dwight Yoakam , to name a few . The United States Census Bureau ( USCB ; officially the Bureau of the Census , as defined in Title ) is a principal agency of the U . S . Federal Statistical System , responsible for producing data about the American people and ___MASK68___ . In ___MASK6___ , regions are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics ( physical ___MASK6___ ), human impact characteristics ( human ___MASK6___ ), and the interaction of humanity and the environment ( environmental ___MASK6___ ). Geographic regions and sub - regions are mostly described by their imprecisely defined , and sometimes transitory boundaries , except in human ___MASK6___ , where jurisdiction areas such as national borders are defined in ___MASK100___ . Alternative ___MASK39___ ( also called alternative music , alt - ___MASK39___ or simply alternative ) is a genre of ___MASK76___ that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s and 2000s . In this instance , the word " alternative " refers to the genre ' s distinction from mainstream ___MASK76___ . The term ' s original meaning was broader , referring to a generation of musicians unified by their collective debt to either the ___MASK52___ style or simply the independent , D . I . Y . ethos of punk ___MASK39___ , which in the late 1970s laid the groundwork for alternative music . At times , " alternative " has been used as a catch - all description for music from underground ___MASK39___ artists that receives mainstream recognition , or for any music , whether ___MASK39___ or not , that is seen to be descended from punk ___MASK39___ ( including some examples of punk itself , as well as ___MASK33___ , and post - punk ). ___MASK13___ is a genre of United States popular music that originated in the southern United States in the 1920s . It takes its roots from the southeastern genre of United States , such as folk music ( especially Appalachian folk music ), and blues music . Blues modes have been used extensively throughout its recorded history . ___MASK13___ 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 " ___MASK13___ " gained popularity in the 1940s in preference to the earlier term " hillbilly music "; it came to encompass Western music , which evolved parallel to hillbilly music from similar roots , in the mid - 20th century . The term " ___MASK13___ " is used today to describe many styles and subgenres . The origins of ___MASK13___ are the folk music of working - class Americans , who blended popular songs , Irish and Celtic fiddle tunes , traditional English ballads , and cowboy songs , and various musical traditions from European immigrant communities . In 2009 ___MASK13___ was the most listened to rush hour radio genre during the evening commute , and second most popular in the morning commute in the United States . Singer - songwriters are musicians who write , compose , and perform their own ___MASK52___ material , including lyrics and melodies . Missouri ( see pronunciations ) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States , achieving statehood in 1821 . With over six million residents , it is the eighteenth most populous state and host to the mean center of United States population . The largest ___MASK92___ areas are St . Louis , Kansas City , Springfield , and Columbia . The capitol is in Jefferson City on the Missouri River . The state is the twenty - first most extensive by area and is geographically diverse . The Northern Plains were once covered by glaciers , then tallgrass prairie , and now the deep soils yield great agricultural ___MASK72___ . In the South are the Ozarks , a forested highland , providing timber , minerals , and recreation . The Mississippi River forms the eastern border of the state , eventually flowing into the swampy Missouri Bootheel . The Southern United States , commonly referred to as the American South , Dixie , or simply the South , is a region of the ___MASK41___ . 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 ___MASK55___ , 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 . The Appalachian Mountains , often called the Appalachians , are a system of mountains in eastern North America . The Appalachians first formed roughly 480 million years ago during the Ordovician Period . It once reached elevations similar to those of the Alps and the Rocky Mountains before naturally occurring erosion . The Appalachian chain is a barrier to east - west ___MASK14___ , as it forms a series of alternating ridgelines and valleys oriented in opposition to most roads running east or west . Punk ___MASK39___ ( or simply " punk ") is a ___MASK76___ genre that developed in the early to mid 1970s in the United States , United Kingdom , and Australia . Rooted in 1960s garage ___MASK39___ and other forms of what is now known as " proto - punk " music , punk ___MASK39___ bands rejected perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s ___MASK39___ . 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 . Lyrics are words that make up a ___MASK36___ usually consisting of verses and choruses . The writer of lyrics is a lyricist . The words to an extended ___MASK52___ composition such as an opera are , however , usually known as a " ___MASK24___ " and their writer , as a " librettist ". The meaning of lyrics can either be explicit or implicit . Some lyrics are abstract , almost unintelligible , and , in such cases , their explication emphasizes form , articulation , meter , and symmetry of expression . Rappers can also create lyrics with a variation of rhyming words or words that create and tell a story or ___MASK36___ . Folk ___MASK39___ is a ___MASK52___ genre combining elements of folk music and ___MASK39___ music . In its earliest and narrowest sense , the term referred to a genre that arose in the United States and the United Kingdom around the mid - 1960s . The genre was pioneered by the Los Angeles band the Byrds , who began playing traditional folk music and songs by Bob Dylan with ___MASK39___ instrumentation . The term " folk ___MASK39___ " was coined by the U . S . music press to describe the Byrds ' music in June 1965 , the month in which the band ' s debut album was issued . The Bittersweets are an ___MASK49___ duo from Nashville , Tennessee , founded by singer - songwriter Chris Meyers ( guitar , keyboards , vocals ) and Hannah Prater ( vocals , guitar ) in 2005 . They frequently tour venues and festivals in the Southern United States . DIXIE is an obsolete protocol for accessing X . 500 directory services . DIXIE was intended to provide a lightweight means for clients to access X . 500 directory services . DIXIE allowed TCP / IP clients to connect a DIXIE - to - DAP gateway which would provide access to the X . 500 Directory Service . This ___MASK15___ allows the client to access the directory without requiring it to support the cumbersome Open Systems Interconnection protocol stack .