Instrumental Beats Hip Hop

It's just as popular today as it was in the beginning even though there are many other types of music to listen to such as rock and roll, pop, hip-hop and so forth. Many new country singers are springing up every year who model themselves after one of the original singers who helped get things started so many years ago.

Classic country music began evolving in the 20s and Jimmie Rodgers was given the title "Father of Country Music" because it's believed that this type of music began with both Rodgers and the Carter family. Of course, many more great musicians have made a significant impact over the years and they still hold the interest of music lovers today.

In fact, so many country artists have made an impact on the music industry that it's difficult to narrow down the list to just a few but here are 10 of the top classic country artist of all time:

1. Johnny Cash

2. George Jones

3. Conway Twitty

4. Charlie Pride

5. Buck Owens

6. Patsy cline

7. Merle Haggard

8. Hank Williams

9. Dolly Parton

10. Waylon Jennings

These names will always be remembered as some of the greatest singers and in some cases, songwriters of the 20th century. Their music is played over the airways and collectors everywhere seek out albums created by these artists to add to their collection. Some of them are worth a lot of money especially when they are in mint condition.

Many singers have dabbled in different types of music throughout their careers. Jimmy Buffett was one of these who seemed to add a county song or two to his albums even though he was better known for his pop and folk music. Others like Elvis Presley began their career as a country singer but then moved on to sing rock and roll music. He will always be remembered for his amazing style of music in both genres.

Country music has come a long way since those well-known artists began their career and in some ways, it has even changed. This is why remembering the classic country artists of yesteryear are so important for music lovers everywhere.

Many people are under the false impression that the internet has actually ruined music in a way. There are countless amount of artists in the major industry that are trying their hardest to make sure that things like cyber pirating are stopped by any means. This is because artists tend to believe that the declining record sales for major labels is due to the fact that communication has become so easy and fast with the online community. Songs are being spread virally by fans through email attachments and file transfers, so there's an illusion created.

If you'd like to read the truth, here it is... Even with cyber pirating hitting the market as hard as it has, most music experts agree that only about 20% of sales are lost due to pirating or illegal downloading. That means that a huge 80% of music lovers are still buying music as they come across artists they like.

It's my personal belief that records will always sell, for all of eternity, for as long as there are fans to buy the music. Why? Well I say this because those who buy music don't buy it just because they want to listen to it... In fact, in today's industry it's much more likely that they have access to those same songs for free... The reason they buy is because they want to support the artists which they look up to so much.

Today's industry is literally at the best point it's ever been, for independents anyway. Yes, the major labels are seeing less sales and they're not acquainting themselves to the new digital era very well... But independents are doing great! Majors are simply using the same old business plan and it's starting to become quickly obsolete. They put huge amounts of money into each artist they promote and most of the time they don't even come out with a profit. The major's business model is basically to promote everybody with the same amount of mega dollars spent and drop the artists from the label who don't do as well. But 9/10 artists on a major label won't make anything for the company! That's because of those stupidly spent dollars, which don't turn profit easily. The few mega famous artists who the companies represent bring in enough success for the majors to continue on.

Independents run on a completely different business model. It cannot be assumed that all of the music industry is doing badly when that simply isn't the case. Last year, in 2009, Billboard magazine predicted that 50% of all album and single sales were made by independents... That's some serious selling power! It's because websites such as Facebook, YouTube and Twitter have made it possible to promote on a wide scale without the need for a big budget.

On top of free promotion, distribution has also (finally) become affordable. Tunecore, an online company, allows artists to get distributed on all the major mp3 retailers such as iTunes and Rhapsody for an extremely affordable rate. Anybody can afford their rate, it's the kind of thing you can pay for with a 9-5 job and the risk is so low it's ridiculous. The first thing you have to do, though, before you can start promoting yourself and making money from your music, is to buy beats so you have the right to sell your songs. You need a proper license to your music if you expect to come up. Again, the internet has helped in this respect. A company called Beats4Legends provides instrumentals to independents who are working on a small budget. Click the links in the paragraph below to visit Beats4Legends today and purchase instrumentals online easily.