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Most
students in America like popular music. Students carry small radios with
earphones and listen to the music before class, after class and at lunch.
Students with cars buy large speakers and play the music loudly as they drive
on the street.
Adult
drivers listen to the music on the car radio as they drive to work. They also
listen to the news about the sports, the weather and the life of
American
people. Most of the radio programs are about music.
Popular
music singers make much money. They make a CD or tape which radio stations use in
many places. Once the popular singer is heard all over the country, young
people will buy his or her CDs or tapes. Some of the money from them goes to
the singer. Wherever the singer goes, most of the young people want to meet him
or her. Now the singer has become a national star.
There
are other kinds of music that are important to Americans. One is called folk music
which tells stories about the common life of Americans. Another is called
western or country music. It was started by cowboys who would sing at night to
the cows which they were watching. Today, any music about country life and the
love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music.
