Definitions of *Western music* on the Web:
* Western music is a broad category of music that includes all
musical genres that use a 12-note chromatic scale, including
Western classical music, rock and roll, and many other forms of
popular music. The word Western may be misleading; although much
of this music came from Europe and North America, important
contributions have come from places like Russia and Japan.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_music
<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&start=0&oi=define&q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_music>
* Western Music, directly related to the old English, Scottish, and
Irish folk ballads, was originally composed by and about the
people settling and working in the American West and western
Canada. Mexican music, especially in the American Southwest, also
somewhat influenced its development. Country music had similar
origins but developed in the Appalachians to suit the people of
that region.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Music_(North_America)
<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&start=1&oi=define&q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Music_%28North_America%29>
So, by the first definition, all the "pop" stations are playing
Western music.
By the second, much of the "country" is also western.
I've noticed a distict shift in "country" music lately. It seems
to have become what rock-n-roll in the late 70's was. More twang,
but better to listen to than the crap I've heard lately on the
"rock-n-roll" stations. AND, CMT plays videos, while MTV has
become just another tv station.
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