C/W music Audiogon members

I have a large collection of old (from Left Frizzell, Bob Wills, Patsy Cline up to Merle Haggard), progressive (70s -Willie Nelson to Rodney Crowell, Rosanne Cash) and bluegrass (Alison Krauss of course, Doc Watson and the Rice brothers, the McCarters, Dolly Parton), really too numerous to list, and mostly on lps, which Im not playing right now because Im waiting for a new Zerostat.

None of the current crop of Nashville-approved C/W stylists is worth listening to unless you like Muzak, but there are some great recent albums; anything by Alison Krauss of course, the new Merle Haggard cd, anything by Iris Dement (Merle's favorite singer), the two recent Johnny Cash cds, Lucinda Williams and Gillian Welch.

My favorites are two Merle Haggard lps, available on cd: A Tribute to the Best Damn Fiddle Player The World Has Ever Known (title is close to that but I may not have it exact) and Okie from Muskogee, which except for "Green Green Grass" inserted to appease the record company, may be the best C/W record ever.

I for one like CW,have seen Em'lu 5x in person.I love acoustic guitar.I loved the older pedal steel ,Don Williams,Willie Nelson. Hank Sr,and Willie; two of the greatest song writers period. Kris Kristoferson- also a great song writer.Don't lets forget the other CW-babes, Mary Chapin C /Kathy Matea/Nanci Griffith and at least 40 more. EEEhaaw!!!

It's "A Tribute to the Best Damn Fiddle Player in the World (or my salute to Bob Wills)"

Kathy Mattea is one of the best, her Untasted Honey album is a classic. Too many women to mention, but after Dolly Parton the obvious is Reba McEntire, and one of my other favorites, with a perfect C/W name, Patty Loveless.

Paul, Avguy; glad to see there really are some others who appreciate good C/W. I do agree/think that the last several years (10-20?), that what is called C/W has evolved into a kind of country pop that I really don't care for either. In fact there seems to be a kind of fusion of Country and Pop. I still like the "classic" C/W singers though and would love to see Emmylou..... going to have to find Merle Haggards latest. Cheers, Craig.