Someone once gave me a copy of the NME 'Tape With No Name' which is a pretty good collection of country material. My problem is that I have very little idea of the name of the artists and songs. I have tracked down Roseanne Cash 'This is the way to make a broken heart', and her dad Johnny Cash 'The night Hank Williams came to town', but I wish I could find the track listings and artists names...seriously some are pretty good. Have you checked out our own SE London hero:
Someone once gave me a copy of the NME 'Tape With No Name' which is a pretty good collection of country material. My problem is that I have very little idea of the name of the artists and songs.
Try using shazam. That should give you all the details you require. (in case you don't know what it is, it's a app that records part of the song and finds the information for you).
Anything by the man in black. Been a huge fan of his since my teens.
Check out Merle Haggard guys and girls, absolutely my favourite. I'm afraid the titles which started this thread are more pop than country. Amongst the girls, Riba McIntyre floats my boat.
From the current crop, Lady Antebellum is a good band; the album Paper Airplane by Alison Krauss* & Union Station is an interesting mix of styles. Jace Everett's album Red Revelations is worth a listen. It includes the track Bad Things which is the opening music to the True Blood TV series. * She became well known - in this country anyway - for her collaboration with Robert Plant on Raising Sand
Many years ago I saw John Denver live at Wembley and it was one of the best live performances I have seen. I also feel he and Kris Kristfferson are very underrated as songwriters.
Patsy Kline, Johnny Cash and Faron Young are favourites from the old school, from the newer artists, Dwight Yoakum, The O'Kanes, K D Laing. Also enjoy bluegrass - Flatt and Scruggs in particular.
Hank Williams .. his life makes people like Hendrix and Bonham look like choirboys .. also he was a super song writer, a real good 'ol boy from the backend of nowhere
Check out Merle Haggard guys and girls, absolutely my favourite. I'm afraid the titles which started this thread are more pop than country. Amongst the girls, Riba McIntyre floats my boat.
Reba .. she is terrific .. WHAT a voice and whoever writes her songs deserves grammy after grammy ...
I think country music is a bit like having a fart. It's sort of enjoyable but more than one is a bit of a worry and it's not something you feel particularly comfortable with doing around other people.
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I have tracked down Roseanne Cash 'This is the way to make a broken heart', and her dad Johnny Cash 'The night Hank Williams came to town', but I wish I could find the track listings and artists names...seriously some are pretty good.
Have you checked out our own SE London hero:
2- Crazy - Patsy Cline
3- Galveston - Glen Campbell
El Paso - Marty Robbins
Sunshine on My Shoulders - John Denver
Canadian Pacific - George Hamitlon IV
City of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie
and
Glen Campbell
In the present I love Caitlin Rose and she drifts into the alternative rock /indie/ 6 music scene quite easily.
I like the song Tempted - speaks to me, don't tell the wife!
Rhinestone Cowboy
By the time I get to Phoenix
A boy named Sue
Lady
Crystal Gayle
Joe South
and Jace Everett (sang the True Blood theme)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vx5JFKx1yJc
Seen her a couple of times at the Windmill in Brixton, her band and her rock, good to see if you haven't.
http://www.bear-family.de/cd-dvd-series/country-western-hit-parade/?lang=1
Anything by the man in black. Been a huge fan of his since my teens.
Lucinda Williams is the best out there at the moment IMHO
the devil came down to georgia - charlie daniels band
duelling banjos
* She became well known - in this country anyway - for her collaboration with Robert Plant on Raising Sand
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