#1 Granddaughter, the Mooselette, told me over the weekend that she like country music better than anything. That's odd, because I don't think either her father or mother listen to it. She just found it on her own.
We were out in the truck, riding into Falmouth for plumbing parts when she made the announcement. Right away I switched playlists-- Man of Constant Sorrow was the first to come on. She has a definite preference: Bluegrass tops Texas Swing and Zydeco and Contemporary Country. We didn't get too far into Classic Country or Cowboy.
Go figure. #1 son got turned on to Rockabilly and Little Richard. #2 found Led Zep and Pink Floyd. #3 -- bagpipes and Bluegrass.
I was wondering why you clumped Zydeco with Contemporary Country, but realized I don't know what Texas Swing is. It might clear it up if I find out it's something that is also foreign to Country Music.
Texas swing is very much country music. Does Bob Wills ring a bell?
Also, no country music is not dead but it ain't what it used to be. Some of it just down right sucks. It no longer has the heart and soul it once did. It went a little astray in the late 70s and early 80s but singers like Patty lovelace, Marty Stewart, Travis Tritt, Alan Jackson, Clint Black, and Randy Travis and some more brought it back. I called that period the revival and enjoyed it very much. But the old guard is fading again. It needs an old guard type to make a big hit and get it back on track. This crap is mostly rockabilly noise now days. Yeah there's a few exceptions but the majority sucks!
Also, my parents weren't country music fans as such either. And certainly not my sister. Our family, coming from humble southern beginnings wanted to sort of disassociate themselves from that station in life. They wanted to "Improve" their status in life. We moved from Texas City, below Houston, to the "COW PASTURE" in 1955 when I was 7 years old. Seadrift Texas was a small Fishing and Ranching town here in Calhoun County Texas in the middle of the Texas Coast. It's population then was about what it is now, give or take a few, at about 1000 people. It was "Small Town USA" and still is. And most of its citizens were, back then lets just say, "In To Country Music." I grew up loving that sound, and still do. Every social gathering had a local country band with a singer or two that could mimic a few big time country stars. George Jones, Ray Price, and Hank Williams(even though he was already dead) all had big followings. As for women, Kitty Wells, Skeeter Davis and Patsy Cline started in the 50s and were big in small Texas towns back then. I got hooked at a young age.
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Dad used to say the Germans taught the hillbillies to play Country. Of course, Dad was big on telling everyone the Germans invented or discovered everything.
I have to say, the Midwestern Hayride crowd partied a lot at Retshulte's in Northern KY-- it was a German restaurant. Country and German went together at lot around Cincinnati.
Dad used to say the Germans taught the hillbillies to play Country. Of course, Dad was big on telling everyone the Germans invented theor discovered everything.
I have to say, the Midwestern Hayride crowd partied a lot at Retshulte's in Northern KY-- it was a German restaurant. Country and German went together at lot around Cincinnati.
fr Actually, I think Scotch Irish Immigrants more brought country music along. Blue Grass came from the mountains with singers of scotch Irish heritage and mimiced the sound of bag pipes. But to bolster your dad's opinion I will say German Americans from Bar Rooms and Dance Halls all over Texas communities of German and Czech descent were full of people dancing to country songs. And Polka fit right in too. So maybe you could say Country Music was a European thang, LOL!
But again. singers like Johnny Rodriguez, Charlie Pride and musicians like Flacko Jimenez blow that theory too. So just call it AMERICAN music.
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Country Music is only dead if you insist on listening to the Pop shiznit played on the high-traffic radio stations. There's lots of original type stuff that gets no airtime. Some of it is pretty traditional too, if that's your thing.
Country Music is only dead if you insist on listening to the Pop shiznit played on the high-traffic radio stations. There's lots of original type stuff that gets no airtime. Some of it is pretty traditional too, if that's your thing.
NO sir that Pop shiznit crap ain't my thang ! Even from Hot Springs--- L R the so-called Current Country stations playing the 'new' country DON'T get listened to by me.
I have 2 Classic Country stations that I ONLY listen to when I'm in a vehicle. Most all of their songs are from 70-90 or so. Occasionally they'll play something from the 50s or 60s.
This "new" country is either Country Rock or Country (c)Rap !
**** I saw Chris Jansen *** on the 50 yr Anniversary Dolly Parton TV special **** He Did a GREAT job. He played guitar and harmonica, that I remember, but HE is the BEST young Country singer I've heard. PERIOD
I''d heard the song "Buy Me A Boat" but I didn't know who he was. You can find Chris and his music on Itunes.
I'm saying.... We NEED MORE like Chris Jansen today.
