Oversyn over sjangrar innan countrymusikk:

• Ameripolitan
• Appalachian folk
• Australsk country
  • Bush Band
• Bakersfield sound
• Bluegrass
  • Old-time bluegrass/Appalachian bluegrass
  • Tradisjonell bluegrass/Neo-Traditional bluegrass
  • Progressiv bluegrass/Nu-grass
  • Bluegrass-gospel
• Bro-country
• Cajun
• Kanadisk country
• Kristen country
• Klassisk country
  • Swamp rock
• Country-blues
• Country-folk
• Country-pop/Cosmopolitan country
• Country-rap
  • Alternativ country
    • Americana
    • Cowpunk/Country-punk
  • Lubbock sound
  • Rockabilly/Neo-Rockabilly
    • Psychobilly/Punkabilly
      • Gothabilly/Hellbilly
• Roots-rock
  • Folk-rock
  • Heartland-rock
  • Country-rock
  • Southern rock
  • Tulsa Sound
• Cowboy/Western music
• Dansbandmusikk
• Franco-country
• Gulf and western
• Hokum
• Honky tonk music
• Instrumental-country
• Nashville sound
  • Countrypolitan
• Neotraditional country
  • New country
• Old-time music/Hillbilly music
• Outlaw country
• Red Dirt
• Regional Mexican
  • Mariachi
  • Bandamusikk
  • Norteñomusikk
  • Duranguense
• Sertanejo
• Southern soul
• Techno-country (Eurodance-country, gjort populær av Rednex)
• Texas-country
  • Progressiv country
• Talking blues
• Tex-Mex/Tejano
• Tradisjonell country
• Truck-driving country
• Western swing
• White power country
• Zydeco

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