Johnny Cash, one of the best known country music artists of all time. If you have never heard country music, listen to country music hits by Mr. Cash. You’ll know why he’s considered the best and maybe you’ll understand why country is popular. Elvis Presley, the King of Rock and Roll, came from a background of country music. The music industry at large has made a lot of money off country music, and this genre’s contribution to music as an art is immense. You’ll find that most country songs are soothing to listen to. And unlike the trashy, senseless words that pass as lyrics in most other genres, country songs talk to you, they tell you a story.