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C/W music Audiogon members

Are there ANY Agon members that like SOME country/western music besides me? I have fair collections of J. Cash, Emmylou Harris (not purely C/W I know), G. Jones, Merle Haggard, Don Williams, Linda Ronstadt (early especially), the Judds, Hank Williams Jr., and some others. Some of this music is very well recorded, and the voices great/unique. Also, is it true that if you play a C/W CD backwards that (1) the guy's dog comes back to life (2) he gets his pick-up truck back (3) quits drinking, (4) gets out of prison, and (5) gets his woman back :>) BTW, we won't see Albert Porter on THIS thread. Cheers. Craig.
garfish
garfish OP
1,840 posts
 
Really nice to see some Agon members that like C/W also. For a long time I thought just the mention of it must be taboo here. Albert; I'm sure you know that I was just "baiting" you in jest with my thread comment. Of course what I was thinking of was your story about Steve McCormack actually soldering an anti-C/W device in an amp for you-- love that story, and glad to see you in this thread. Yes, I should have mentioned "the Trio", one of the best C/W albums ever. One that would make my all time top ten-- of any kind of music-- is Emmylou's "Cowgirl's Prayer" from a few years back. Howdy Podners. Craig.
danvetc
527 posts
 
Paulwp, these little subcompartments of music don't hold for very long, do they? You bet, in spite of the name, and among other bands, the Charlie Daniels Band, Marshall Tucker Band, The Outlaws, and early Eagles all defined what we called "Country Rock." These bands were jamming, partying, and playing hard. This was sing along music, (you know, with it turned up so loud even a dog's howling wouldn't ruin it.) Kinda like my voice. [:)] This music is alot(cornfedboy) of fun, especially if you take advantage of some of Dragan's tweaks, (see Best Beer post.)
sugarbrie
3,854 posts
 
Since Danvetc is waiting for a classical music guy like me to put my two cents in here goes. I looked through my old LPs and found an original Johnny Cash Ring of Fire LP. How's that for classic. ----- I also attended a country music show a couple years ago. It was based on Wagner's Ring Cycle (Das Reingold). The show was called "Das Barbecue". (Really !)
danvetc
527 posts
 
Sugarbrie, I may have to make you a Lyle Lovett cd yet.[:)]
whatjd
615 posts
 
Classic country (American original...like Jazz) is nothing
like the Country Music Video Pop.....that many people see
as country music. While great country music has roots and
meaning....as well as heart/class....current pop/country is
the most $$$$ promoted and marketed music in the world...the
"Boyz2Men" of the world cannot, financially, compete with
the money spent on what most people think of as "country
music".... Even Ray Charles (read: Jazz) had country hits..
when country music was about music...not truck pulls.
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