C/W music Audiogon members

Count me in - more on the bluegrass and pre-70's stuff though. I have a large 78 rpm record collection, so I get to listen to original pressings of guys like Spade Cooley and Jimmy Wakely and Wiley Walker. I guess that's really Western Swing, but ...hey, it's what Dad played when I was a kid, ok? Current faves include Dwight Yoakam and a new kid I just found named Kasey Chambers - the odd part being she's straight outa the south alright - Australia! But if you can imagine Allison Krause crossed with Tammy Wynette, she's what it would sound like. Gotta agree with Whatjd about most of what I hear on the local so called "country" stations, though. Gimme Little Jimmy Dickens anytime!

chas

ok, i was saving this for a thread on "guilty pleasures" but i've gotta admit that i'm a big fan of willie nelson (favorite album "reheaded stranger"), johnnny cash, emmylou harris and especially lyle lovett. lyle and his large band play fairly frequently in colo. saw him in vail last year. awsome concert. just to let you know my tastes are eclectic, tho, i'm gonna see phil lesh & friends at the fillmore (denver) tomorrow nite. yep, old deadhead, too.

oops, that shouldda said "redheaded stranger."

True confessions at the Agon Corral. Actually what it says to me is that the folks mentioned time and time again are artists. Their work has brought pleasure to a diverse group from around the US and if we can get Redkiwi and Ben and others to chime in, maybe from around the world. Great is great and me should all be thankful to have them to listen to. And shame on me for not mentioning Tracy Nelson. Have a 2 or 3 LPs and 2 CDs. Like the music on the LPs better. Now I might have to swap out the BAT for the SP9 MK2 and plug the TT back in and listen to some real "soul" music.

.....gotta agree with some of the recent comments above. Ray Charles recent release (well, a year ago) of a 4 CD set on Rhino label "Ray Charles Greatest Country and Western Hits" is one of my favorite "finds" of all time. IMO, not really country, but country soul, country swing, country jazz, and my favorites-- the country ballads. This is a dynamite set in either Soul or C/W categories-- and very well recorded. Cheers. Craig