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  • Derka changed the title to Your top 5 favorite country music voices

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 by TwiceHorn

Technically not country, but Alison Krauss.  She's way the fuck more country than many other "country artists."

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.

I was pre-emptively cutting off any know-it-alls

 

 

Not necessarily my top five, but five I like that don’t get enough love

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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.

 

 

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No Don Williams yet?

8 hours ago, Iceman said:

I was pre-emptively cutting off any know-it-alls

Except yourself. Impressive. 

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

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. 

Floydada doesn't count either...

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

"But Daddy left the proof on her cheek"

has great ambiguity.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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. 

Earl Thomas Conley

Don Williams

Keith Whitley

Vern Gosdin

Eddie Rabbit

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.

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I missed the assignment

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

 

 

 

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. 

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

 

Top 5
Alison Krauss
Merle Haggard
Keith Whitley
Don Williams
Dwight Yoakam

I named 4 because I knew I'd forget someone, and indeed I forgot Patsy Cline.

Roy Orbison. While not strictly country, his music was certainly heavily influenced by it. 

Charlie Rich

Charley Pride

Charlie Daniels

Charlie Robison

Charly McClain

 

 

 

 

 

 

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. 

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.

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.

Of those not mentioned, Josh Turner is a good wildcard. 

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 

I am proud of every single one of you.....no neg rep given.  

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?  

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. 

 

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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….  

In the words of Waylon, "if we all sounded like we wanted to, we'd all sound like George Jones"

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