May 19May 19 Dwight Yoakam. His voice might not be that good or unique, but apart from his own music, I think he brought new attention to the genre and to some classic elements of it. Edited May 19May 19 by TwiceHorn
May 19May 19 Technically not country, but Alison Krauss. She's way the fuck more country than many other "country artists."
May 19May 19 21 minutes ago, Iceman said: Technically not country, but Alison Krauss. She's way the fuck more country than many other "country artists." Bluegrass isn't country? Fairly serious question. 31 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said: Dwight Yoakam. His voice might not be that good or unique, but apart from his own music, I think he brought new attention to the genre and to some classic elements of it. Also, relatedly, Hank Williams.
May 19May 19 Not necessarily my top five, but five I like that don’t get enough love Edited May 19May 19 by Bozo_Casanova
May 19May 19 Not as old school as most of what has been proffered so far, but I always loved Martina at her peak, and this is her peak. Less than 3 weeks after 9/11. Much like the Tom Petty clip that has gone around, you can see she is seething, even if the song wasn't written to directly address the elephant in the room. She was an absolutely monstrous singer in her prime. And, I should note she clearly never relied on auto-tune. Pull up some new live performances and you will hear what I mean. We all get older, she chooses to do it with total integrity.
May 19May 19 8 hours ago, Iceman said: I was pre-emptively cutting off any know-it-alls Except yourself. Impressive.
May 19May 19 33 minutes ago, Kennythetiger said: Except yourself. Impressive. alright fuckstick- Bluegrass music is a genre of American roots music that developed in the 1940s in the Appalachian region of the United States originally from Kentucky.[1] The genre derives its name from the band Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys.[2] Bluegrass has roots in African American genres like blues and jazz and North European genres, such as Irish ballads and dance tunes. Unlike country, it is traditionally played exclusively on acoustic instruments such as the fiddle, mandolin, banjo, guitar and bass fiddle. [3] It was further developed by musicians who played with Monroe, including 5-string banjo player Earl Scruggs and guitarist Lester Flatt. Bill Monroe once described bluegrass music as, "It's a part of Methodist, Holiness and Baptist traditions. It's blues and jazz, and it has a high lonesome sound
May 19May 19 1 hour ago, G650 said: No Don Williams yet? @Brisketexan will be along shortly. For as much shit as we give him, I enjoy his stories of his wife and him listening to Don W. together.
May 19May 19 9 hours ago, jimmyjazz said: Not as old school as most of what has been proffered so far, but I always loved Martina at her peak, and this is her peak. Less than 3 weeks after 9/11. Much like the Tom Petty clip that has gone around, you can see she is seething, even if the song wasn't written to directly address the elephant in the room. She was an absolutely monstrous singer in her prime. And, I should note she clearly never relied on auto-tune. Pull up some new live performances and you will hear what I mean. We all get older, she chooses to do it with total integrity. Very true
May 19May 19 1 hour ago, Iceman said: alright fuckstick- Bluegrass music is a genre of American roots music that developed in the 1940s in the Appalachian region of the United States originally from Kentucky.[1] The genre derives its name from the band Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys.[2] Bluegrass has roots in African American genres like blues and jazz and North European genres, such as Irish ballads and dance tunes. Unlike country, it is traditionally played exclusively on acoustic instruments such as the fiddle, mandolin, banjo, guitar and bass fiddle. [3] It was further developed by musicians who played with Monroe, including 5-string banjo player Earl Scruggs and guitarist Lester Flatt. Bill Monroe once described bluegrass music as, "It's a part of Methodist, Holiness and Baptist traditions. It's blues and jazz, and it has a high lonesome sound Interesting that that credits it to the 40s. A lot of American Music/Femmes from the 19th century pretty strongly resembles bluegrass, to me anyway.
May 19May 19 Ken Burns country doc spent some time on that, and definitely there is one intersection. But bluegrass is a format with some rules and characteristics that are rigid and differ from country music. Old-time string music is a precursor to both. anyways, I don’t care about leaning too modern so I’ll say it - Sturgill. someone said Willie, right?
May 19May 19 Well I would say my other voices would be Chris Stapleton, Charlie Rich and Vern Godsin. Not necessarily my favorite artists other than Stapleton, but voices.
May 19May 19 39 minutes ago, G650 said: Well I would say my other voices would be Chris Stapleton, Charlie Rich and Vern Godsin. Not necessarily my favorite artists other than Stapleton, but voices. I love Stapleton's voice. I'll add a wild card, not technically perfect but incredibly iconic: Lyle Lovett.
May 19May 19 45 minutes ago, G650 said: Well I would say my other voices would be Chris Stapleton, Charlie Rich and Vern Godsin. Not necessarily my favorite artists other than Stapleton, but voices. Cause every night I run a needle through Walkin’ the Floor.
May 19May 19 Not necessarily one of my favorites but I’d throw Vince Gill’s name in the ring for top voices. My top 5 favorites are George, Alan, Stapleton, Whitley and Travis. Edited May 19May 19 by pacmanmakesitrain I missed the assignment
May 19May 19 Top 5 for me... Hmmmm... tougher than I thought. Got to see Conway Twitty, Merle Haggard and George Jones at the H.O.T Colosseum in Waco 30+ years ago. As far as C&W concerts I've been to, that is good as it gets... that being said... Conway Twitty Johnny Cash Vince Gill (dude can play a guitar too.) Dwight Yoakum Randy Travis Outstanding names listed in previous posts too. What the hell... Women... Patsy Cline Loretta Lynn Dolly Martina McBride Winona
May 19May 19 3 hours ago, Scranton said: Earl Thomas Conley Don Williams Keith Whitley Vern Gosdin Eddie Rabbit “What I’d Say” is my idea of the perfect country music song.
May 19May 19 Yeah for sure Patsy. there’s a weeping willow hanging over the pond near my house and I was trying to explain to my wife why I loved that tree so much, and it took me a second to realize that it was 1000% because Patsy and that song when I was a little kid. Ray Price
May 19May 19 Roy Orbison. While not strictly country, his music was certainly heavily influenced by it.
May 19May 19 41 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said: Natalie Merchant is so damn weird. Indeed. I've seen her twice - once opening for REM at South Park Meadows in '95 and she promptly made everyone contemplate seppuku. The other in '99 at the Backyard and she was fun and great.
May 19May 19 7 minutes ago, smuggs said: Indeed. I've seen her twice - once opening for REM at South Park Meadows in '95 and she promptly made everyone contemplate seppuku. The other in '99 at the Backyard and she was fun and great. I'd still put her album "Tigerlily" in the on deck circle for my desert island discs, but man, she would be a beating to be involved with.
May 20May 20 23 hours ago, Iceman said: Technically not country, but Alison Krauss. She's way the fuck more country than many other "country artists." Was actually going to post that. We saw her over the weekend and forgot how good she was along with the band. We've seen her many times before but it's been awhile. It's one of the most distinct voices in all of music.
May 20May 20 Jamey Johnson is another guy that stays in my rotation pretty consistently. The Guitar Song album is one of my favorite albums.
May 20May 20 I have opened this and immediately skipped to the bottom to reply with.... If any of you dumb stupid motherfuckers have said Morgan Wallen I will be giving you my first neg rep ever on this site so congrats you shitty music hearing fucker
May 20May 20 16 minutes ago, Scraps said: I have opened this and immediately skipped to the bottom to reply with.... If any of you dumb stupid motherfuckers have said Morgan Wallen I will be giving you my first neg rep ever on this site so congrats you shitty music hearing fucker You’re the only one who even thought about him- something you want to get off your chest?
May 20May 20 Waylon Jennings Patsy Cline Don Williams Kenny Rogers Raul Malo Chris Stapleton *Alison Krauss has an angelic voice - my favorite of all genres. I just consider bluegrass different from country. Edited May 20May 20 by Jerry Callo
May 20May 20 20 minutes ago, Jerry Callo said: Waylon Jennings Patsy Cline Don Williams Kenny Rogers Raul Malo Chris Stapleton *Alison Krauss has an angelic voice - my favorite of all genres. I just consider bluegrass different from country. I feel the same about Emmylou. I don’t think of her as country but my god….
May 20May 20 In the words of Waylon, "if we all sounded like we wanted to, we'd all sound like George Jones"
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