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The Real Country Thread

Ingo

Ingo

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What do you consider 'Real Country'. It's obviously extremely relative to each listener.

Everything from Hank Williams Sr. to the "Prime Country Era" of the 80's and early 90's. There's great stuff all along the way. Even in the midst of the Nashville machine of today there's still some good stuff.

I've been enjoying a lot of great old stuff on vinyl lately. Kris Kristofferson, Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Don Williams, ect.

What do you guys like?
 
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I grew up listening stuff you already mentioned and Charlie Rick, John Denver, Emmy Lou, Crystal Gayle and more recently The Dixie Chicks, Toby Keith and much more. My rap lovin' daughter recently turned me onto Rascal Flats and Taylor Swift.

Good stuff!
 
Patsy Cline
Jim Reeves
Hank Snow
Dottie West
Porter Wagoner
early Dolly Parton
for starters!

Tom
 
Johnny Cash
Carter Family
Buddy and Julie Miller (together and separate) for something more recent

I got Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's Will the Circle Be Unbroken Vol. III a couple days ago and have really enjoyed it.
 
All those mentioned earlier.I like a lot of the newer artists as well...

John Anderson
Garth Brooks
Brooks and Dunn
Doug Stone
George Strait
Shania Twain
Leanne Rimes
Reba Macintyre
Alabama
Joe Diffie
Aaronn Tippin
Diamond Rio
Tracy Lawerance
Allen Jackson
to name a few......
 
Sons of the Pioneers
Claude King
Bill Anderson
Franky Lane
Boots Randolph
Johnny Horton
Statler Brothers
Oakridge Boys
 
Nothing past 1978 for me. Now days country seems too poppy and American Idolish. :)

I grew up on the old stuff.
 
I agree with everyone's listings. I'll add some of the early country artists:

Jimmie Rodgers
Charlie Poole and the North Carolina Ramblers
Riley Puckett
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
Eddy Arnold (who passed away recently)
 
I like early Carl Smith a lot (red label Columbia), "Back Up, Buddy" is one of my favorites on my jukebox, followed by "Satisfaction Guaranteed". I also have a couple of Johnny Horton records in the Seeburg, as well as a couple Hank Williams and Bob Wills tunes. I do like some bluegrass, too, so I've got that covered with the Louvin Brothers and Johnny & Jack. Nothing much newer than the Statler Brothers "Flowers on the Wall" for me!

--Bob
 
I'll second Sons of the Pioneers
Water is probably one of the best songs ever recorded.

I'll second Eddy Arnold too

Tennessee Ernie Ford
Jean Shepard
Loretta Lynn
Tex Ritter
Slim Whitman
Marty Robbins

and of course Kenny Rodgers
 
To name just a few....
Vernon Dalhart
Mac (Harry Mac Clintock)
Fiddlin' John Carson
Lester Mc Farland & Robert Gardner
Bud & Joe Billings
Carson Robison
Jimmie Rodgers
The Carter Family
As you can guess, I like the early(pre-1940) stuff.
 
Nitty gritty's dirt band----Will the circle be unbroken. Alblun/Cd has 30 songs of country, blue grass. Doc Watson is one missed, he could sing a strum a mean guitar. Definate plus,Plus
 
Lets see...
Charlie Pride
Buck Owens
Ray Price
Conway Twitty
The Oak Ridge Boys
Eddie Rabbitt
Ronnie Milsap
Glen Campbell
Anne Murray
Linda Ronstadt
A few of these might have been mentioned already but they are some of my favorites that came to mind.
Oh yeah I almost forgot
Willie Nelson and
Freddy Fender.
 
Waylon, Willy, Johnny, Charlie, Buck, etc, plus the early guys already mentioned plus Roger Miller. Of the new guys Dwight Yoakum is my favorite.
 
VinylHanger said:
Waylon, Willy, Johnny, Charlie, Buck, etc, plus the early guys already mentioned plus Roger Miller. Of the new guys Dwight Yoakum is my favorite.
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Vern's droppin' the first names...right on my friend...hope you have a great holiday weekend.

Merle Haggard is the Man...he and Mr. Cash are my guys in the music.
 
VinylHanger said:
Waylon, Willy, Johnny, Charlie, Buck, etc, plus the early guys already mentioned plus Roger Miller. Of the new guys Dwight Yoakum is my favorite.
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Funny you mention Dwight Yoakam as a "new guy" since he's been recording for nearly 25 years. :D

Great stuff though. Roger Miller is one of my absolute favorite songwriters. The guy had a great attitude and never took himself too seriously judging by his music.
 
The Louvin Brothers "Satan Is Real" is great. Hank III does a great sample of the title track in his "Straight to Hell" album.

Dwight Yoakam is about as good as it gets in the mainstream (I call him that even though him and Nashville still don't get along).

Buck Owens the best ever and if you want some new country that sounds classic as hell try Dale Watson.
 
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