Torch & Twang

Early George Jones was amazing:





Later stuff is nothing special. He's the BB King of country music. They both lost part of their voice, and were also cursed by the ubiquitous synthesized violins of the era.

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Originally Posted by I Skied Bandini Mountain

That was a sad day. I grew up listening to KLAC, that was Buck's country radio station out of Bakersfield, my dad would play it on the car radio.

https://tksmith.net/2011/07/09/when-country-was-king/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakersfield_sound

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KLAC? I think you mean KUZZ

One more

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Originally Posted by old goat

We posted Crazy yet? I like Willie's version best, but Patsy's is just fine.



A lot more harmonically sophisticated than your average country song. Willie picked up a lot of swing somewhere along the way. Hard to tell where from his bio.

Neither of them is pretty enough to make it in country music today.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcE1avXFJb4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7CTMAa4m6M

BTT:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AE6X4NVSLgM

How about some good 'ol southern rock & roll?

Call me the breeze
I keep blowin' down the road
Well now they call me the breeze
I keep blowin' down the road
I ain't got me nobody
I don't carry me no load


https://youtu.be/EsIqEq9OFxE?si=829u7vPRDUbScCZL

If you didn't you really wana to check out KD Lang

a queer / buddhist/ musician ( which really plays well in from bumfcuk alberta) who claims its all been performance art

her pipes really remind me a lot of Patsy Cline

I'm a hudge Skynyrd fan, those guys rocked.

OG Southern Rock

Whatever else you think of Gregg Allman, truly one of the great voices of rock, and Whipping Post is his Nessun Dorma.

My old band played the tune and I have to say our singer did a creditable job. Not many people have the balls to cover it.

Back to some twang
Silverada (formerly Mike and the Moonpies) ode to Mike’s father

Something gets in my eye every time I hear this