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There's truth there. I was never a big classic country fan growing up. My family watched Midwestern Hayride as well as the Porter Wagoner show, but that was because it gave Dad a chance to point at the screen and say, "I used to drink with him." "I dated her!" "I had them for tenants!"

Hee Haw came on, and it was similar-- I can remember Kenny Price living in one of our 1-bedroom apartments. If anything, that was were I started I started to like the music more.

The other day, my phone was acting up and I couldn't get Pandora to work. My fallback was to turn on WOBO out of Batavia and listen to it on the ride back in from the farm. It was the Classic Country show, and it was all stuff that you'd had to be hardcore Country to remember. Every song played on the 90 minutes I listened to was

. . . about some guy who'd been a dumbass
. . . about some woman who'd made bad life decisions
. . . about some really nasty disaster
. . . there was one about a dead dog.

I finally turned it over to WLW to listen to the Reds lose. I realized that David Allen Coe really did have it right when he wrote "You Never Call Me by My Name."

I was reminded of a discussion I'd had with Angus when he was much younger. We were listening to WOBO on the way back to town. WOBO is a grab bag public station. You never know what's going to be on: Big Band, Country, Polish, German, Bluegrass (that show is aces) -- it's all over the road. We were listening to the Polish show, just to have something on, and I like listening to really different things.

There was a tune that was probably from the 1950's-- some really insipid love ballad (and in Polish), and Angus said to me. "Dad, how could anyone listen to that?"

"Son," I said. "Just remember that somewhere, out there is a Polish couple getting all teary-eyed, because this was their favorite song when they were in love. You just can't figure your tastes are like everyone else's."

Yes many are quite old, and many have left the stage of life.....but, at least the “Opry” still has real, true country music performers! I’d much rather listen to someone that is loosing what was once a great gift.....than the crap they call country music today! memtb

We had a radio station here, that called itself Old Classic Country and Western Music...

They'd play stuff back to the 1920s...

I use to listen to it in the garage at night, before Coast to Coast came on...

They would play old time stuff, the original of some of modern music. Example, Like George Thorogood's "Move it on Over", one of his Signature Songs... and then play the original version by The Brothers Maddox and Sister Rose, from 1936....

They would go back and play the originals of a Lot of what is considered Rock & Roll later in time, but was originally a Country or Western Song back in the 30s and 40s
and there was a lot of songs, that had their roots back to that time period, as Country & Western songs.

They also played a lot of early Bob Wills....

Family owned, but one of the owners passed away, the station closed down, and the kids sold it to another local radio station...

they still play country, but not the old type they were famous for...

I sure miss old KRRM....

Stop the Presses!!!

I was talking to KYHillChick just now. She just got back from a trip to the KY/TN border to meet up with distant relatives. One woman was from SD another from Kansas City, MO. There next stop after visiting the old homestead was. . .(drum roll)

The Grand Ole Opry to see Jeanie Seely!

KYHillChick came home, but she's in touch with the two women. Both thought Jeanie Seely was wonderful. They were so happy they'd come all that way for the show.


Go figure!!!

I'm not saying anyone here is right or wrong. It's a diverse world out there, guys

I leave you with this. I originally heard this on WOBO a while back: Polish Country




Whodathunk!

A lot of the “Country stars” are now woke azzholes!

Ron

I find it a little sad but somewhat predictable that someone would take such pride in their ignorance.

That YOU have never heard of this lady, or that YOU were not listening to the Grand Old Opry 50 years ago is of no importance.

What is important is the fact that this lady has been a member of the Grand Old Opry for 50 years and that they were honoring her legacy. They have my greatest respect for that.

And if she can't sing well anymore, it isn't the point.

Just listen and be polite, and let her have her moment in the sun while she is still alive.

Things change over time. Sometimes for the better, sometimes not. Cars are much better today than they were in 1950. The fact that the Grand Ole Opry still exists is a tribute to its tenacity. I read George Strait turned down an invitation to join the Grand Ole Opry. Dont know anymore than that.

Terry Bradshaw is one of the all time great quarterbacks. I remember him throwing touchdown passes to Lynn Swann, and winning the Super Bowl, time and again.
Forty years later, he is an old guy, kind of fat and bald, he is a sports announcer.
If Terry were to put on the pads, and go out onto the field today and try to play quarterback, he would make a fool out of himself. He is too old to play any more, and he knows it.


I turn on Willie's Road House several times a week and, unfortunately, once or twice per month there is the antique singer Jeannie, live, croaking out her songs. She is a regular guest at the Grand Ol Opry. She ought to take a lesson from Terry Bradshaw and quit while she is ahead.

I bet she could porn Star it up really good

I miss the old stuff. Nothing to replace it with now.

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