Country Music Didn't "Die"...

[Ridgerunner]

These two gentlemen we are discussing I first heard in the early 70's... Neither one was ever really famous, more niche musicians that fit my lifestyle like a pocket on a shirt... Hope you enjoy...

 

[CremeBrulee]

Ohio River Valley coal country shit

Yee haw... I have done my fair share of swimming in the strip pits in western Indiana...

I am genuinely surprised I hadn't heard this.

If I may ask you a question... How old are you? Your age may have something to do with not hearing these musical genius's...

Yep. Have done my share of swimming in those same mines. 42. I would say it's due to music that was listened to in my house growing up. It was country from decades earlier. Trends didn't travel so fast for people of my parents generation in Indiana.

I need to preface this with the fact that I really like Blues. I find Leon Russel one of those musicians that straddles a very fine line between genres. For instance I was liking this among other things:

 

[Ridgerunner]

Who doesn't like the blues? Used to go see Duke Tomatoe and the Allstar Frogs and Corky Siegal, Jim Schwall, Siegal Schwall Band... Both bands played around with the Blues in the 70's in the Bars in Indy... Both bands from Chicago...

 

[CremeBrulee]

These two gentlemen we are discussing I first heard in the early 70's... Neither one was ever really famous, more niche musicians that fit my lifestyle like a pocket on a shirt... Hope you enjoy...

It's weird. While they are under the "banner" of country there are certainly some songs that may not necessarily fit the idea of country you, I, or anyone else has but there it is. Chris Stapleton's hit does that for me. I'm like, this is freakin blues, but whatever.

As an aside, in case you ever make it Jeopardy and this is an answer, but that is his wife singing backup, which somehow makes it even better to me.The fact it is Austin City Limits doesn't hurt.

 

[Ridgerunner]

Leon was an accomplished Piano player... In the early 60's he played for Sinatra for a short time in Vegas... He has a helluva history...

 

[Ridgerunner]

First time I heard Stapleton, I immediately wanted to go buy a 12 pk and listen all night long... And I don't even drink anymore...

 

[Persistence Of Memory]

The old stuff is better

 

[Persistence Of Memory]

HEY!!!!!!! Did you happen to see.............

 

[Persistence Of Memory]

This monster cross over numero uno smash came out of nowhere for him. It was at a time when he really needed it at a dark time. Boy! Tonya Tucker pussy whipped this ole hillbilly boy a big time.


The banjo was so well mixed in this song

 

[Persistence Of Memory]

The mystic feeling of this vid is incredible. This was shortly before he died.

This is an incredible performance!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.That Velvet Voice.

 

[Persistence Of Memory]

I fell for you like a child..................WOOOOOO.........But the fire went wild.

 

[Ridgerunner]

I need to preface this with the fact that I really like Blues.

IMHO one of the best Blues Bands to ever come from England... Use a rainy afternoon and explore early Fleetwood mac from 1967 through 1970...

 

[CremeBrulee]

The old stuff is better

This guy had his finger in a lot of pies, especially as a writer, where I think he really shined.

 

[CremeBrulee]

HEY!!!!!!! Did you happen to see.............

More of a Behind Closed Doors kind of guy when it comes to the Silver Fox.

 

[CremeBrulee]

This monster cross over numero uno smash came out of nowhere for him. It was at a time when he really needed it at a dark time. Boy! Tonya Tucker pussy whipped this ole hillbilly boy a big time.


The banjo was so well mixed in this song

I don't know...Kind of think it's a poor use of Jerry Reed's guitar ability but Country's a pretty big tent.

 

[Ridgerunner]

Junior Brown

 

[CremeBrulee]

I need to preface this with the fact that I really like Blues.

IMHO one of the best Blues Bands to ever come from England... Use a rainy afternoon and explore early Fleetwood mac from 1967 through 1970...

Are you sure you aren't gong through my post history? I freaking hate Fleetwood Mac. The bartender at a speakeasy I was at happened to be playing these songs through his phone and I made him show me the screen on his phone, twice, to make sure it WAS Fleetwood Mac. Yeah, the Peter Green FM is great. Thanks!

 

[Picaro]

I have been listening to Country Music for damn neart 60 years... Taste is very subjective when it comes to music... Good Country music is a lot like porn, I know it when I hear it...

Very true. Granted I don't have 60 years under my hat, but I also think it's a misnomer to claim the genre "dead" because it's heavily commercialized these days. If that's the standard than almost all music is dead. I saw some comments to that effect in another thread that made me create this one. Was trying to show that just because Taylor Swift, Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, Kane Brown, etc are popular doesn't mean everybody has sold out. In fact, there are some pretty great songs about sellouts lol. I'd love for you or anyone else for that matter to provide some of examples of good country music (that phrase will definitely lead to some absolute dog shit) "current" or otherwise. I have a pretty good handle on the genre but there is always something out there you forget about or haven't heard.

It has always been commercialized. Define 'selling out', at least, since Swift, Georgia Line, etc. are much better than the average fare was in the past; don't be misled by all those compilations of one hit wonders covering a decade or so that there were all kinds of 'Greats' out there; just looking at Billboard's Top 500 for any given year in pop, rock, and country will quickly result in a 'Fail' to that fantasy; the target market for all three genres was toward parting adolescent teeny bopper girls from their allowances since records became cheap.

All of them are driven by good producers, i.e. 'corporate' execs like Terry Melcher, who created many of the best groups on their own, most 'talent' not being very good until coached and trained, most barely decent garage bands. The Beatles would have been nothing without George Martin, for instance.

 

[AquaAthena]

RIP Charlie Daniels. You were great and will be remembered and missed forever.

 

[JOSweetHeart]

^^^ I love the continuation of that song!

The old stuff is better

To me, the best ever rendition of that song is at the 7:40 mark of this clip here.



God bless you two and that beautiful precious always!!!

Holly