Real country singers

[Flieguy]

There's been a lot of people bashing country lately, and I do agree that there's a good percentage of it that's just "bad pop with a fiddle"

however there's some really good recent artists as well:

Dean Brody

Corb Lund

Tim Hus

Add to the list folks, you know what I mean! actual "country" country. not jason aldean

[littlered]

Jamie Johnson

[Tactical Lever]

I like mine aged a little, like Merle Hagard, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, old Kenny Rogers (or should I say young?), Farron Young, etc.

[north american hunter]

I'm a fan of hoyt axton

[doetracks]

Gotta say, I like Dierks Bentley.

[Zip]

Went to see Dwight Yoakam in Leduc on Friday night....Brett Kissel was the opening act...ummm Brett was way better near as i could tell..So Brett is high on my list right now.

[Redfrog]

Gord Bamford

[JimPS]

Originally Posted by north american hunter

I'm a fan of hoyt axton

Dead

[JimPS]

Originally Posted by Tactical Lever

I like mine aged a little, like Merle Hagard, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, old Kenny Rogers (or should I say young?), Farron Young, etc.

Cash, Jennings, Young - all dead

[leeaspell]

Don't forget johnny paycheck and George Jones, and a little Conway for good measure

[Tactical Lever]

Originally Posted by JimPS

Dead

Originally Posted by JimPS

Cash, Jennings, Young - all dead

Does that mean that the music expired too?

Is the classical still ok to listen to?

[JimPS]

Originally Posted by Tactical Lever

Does that mean that the music expired too?

Is the classical still ok to listen to?

A lot of modern music will expire when all the people that listened to it are gone.

Guys like The Old Disc Jockey and Roy Forbes will help keep a lot of music from disappearing.

The good stuff won't expire - just like a lot of classical music hasn't.

Composed music has a lot to do with the longevity of classical music.

[leeaspell]

What I like best about the old singers, is they sounded the same on record/tape/whatever as they did live. Most new stuff sounds great on CD but live they wouldn't even make a good karaoke singer

[Secret coulee]

Originally Posted by JimPS

Cash, Jennings, Young - all dead

Don't wory I'm keepinem alive

[Tactical Lever]

Originally Posted by JimPS

A lot of modern music will expire when all the people that listened to it are gone.

Guys like The Old Disc Jockey and Roy Forbes will help keep a lot of music from disappearing.

The good stuff won't expire - just like a lot of classical music hasn't.

Composed music has a lot to do with the longevity of classical music.

So.. not sure where you were going with the previous comments.

Originally Posted by Secret coulee

Don't wory I'm keepinem alive

Same here; it'll never really disappear. Someone will be crankin' it somewhere!

[leeaspell]

I'm crankin it right now lol a little San Quentin

[Secret coulee]

Originally Posted by leeaspell

I'm crankin it right now lol a little San Quentin

Lol Waylon's ramblin on in the back ground,good thing it's in writing or I'd never hear ya

[Fish along]

To many to list Garth on top,always like glen Campbell George Jones, and Of course Hank senior.

[Ranch11]

Can't forget George Strait, man he keeps coming of with catchy classics. Love to see him in concert.

[leeaspell]

Originally Posted by Ranch11

Can't forget George Strait, man he keeps coming of with catchy classics. Love to see him in concert.

He's done, this is his last tour this year. It's called "the cowboy rides away"

[Mickey]

Check out Livy Jeanne.

Local girl and very talented. May not be up everyones alley, but gotta support Canadian girls.

[glen1971]

There are lots of great artists... Unfortuantely there aren't many in the last 5 years I can name that I can say that I would honestly want to go to a concert to see...Mr. Strait is defiantely in the top! So many pioneers that have done so much for country music - Jones, Haggard, Cline, Snow, Williams to name a few...

Walked by a honky tonk in Nashville when we were there in August and the place was rockin to a pretty good band and a great young lady singing hits by Reba, Trisha, Faith, Jo Dee Messina, and a few others... When we stuck our heads in she had already racked up over $300 in tips!! Great voice and never missed a beat to any of the songs she sung.. I never caught her name, but wish I had.. If she sticks with it, she may turn into a great.. Did I mention she was EIGHT!!!! I was amazed!!

[hayseed]

Originally Posted by leeaspell

He's done, this is his last tour this year. It's called "the cowboy rides away"

No he's not. He's done touring, that's it.

He's signed a contract for 4 or 5 more albums.

[leeaspell]

I didn't say he was done singing. Ranch said he wanted to see him in concert, I said he's done, this is his last tour. o_O

[sureshot]

Chris ledoux, mark chestnut, Alan Jackson, pirates of the Mississippi to name a few.

Andy

[leeaspell]

I heard this on Sirius today, kind of giggled as I hate the song too



Zac Brown is unhappy with some of the more commercial aspects of modern country music, and he’s not afraid to say so in public. In a new interview, the singer-songwriter takes aim at some of the songs currently on country radio, and Luke Bryan‘s latest single in specific.

“There’s not a lot of the country format that I really enjoy listening to,” Brown tells Vancouver’s 93.7 JRfm. “If I hear one more tailgate in the moonlight, daisy duke song, I’m gonna throw up. There’s songs out there on the radio right now that make me ashamed to be even in the same format as some other artists.”

He calls out Luke Bryan’s recently released single, ‘That’s My Kind of Night,’ as a case in point.

“I love Luke Bryan, and he’s had some great songs, but this new song is the worst song I’ve ever*heard,” Brown says. “I see it being giant commercially, successful within what is called country music these days, but I also feel like that the people deserve something better than that.”

He adds, “I’m opinionated because I care so much about the music and the songs.”

[huntmaster83]

Originally Posted by hayseed

No he's not. He's done touring, that's it.

He's signed a contract for 4 or 5 more albums.

Not done yet still a stop or two left to catch him.
http://www.georgestrait.com/2005Site...?pkArticle=485

The Cowboy Rides Away Tour 2014 dates are as follows:
January 9, 2014 CenturyLink│Bossier City, La.
January 10, 2014 Frank Erwin Center│Austin, Texas
January 17, 2014 CenturyLink Center│Omaha, Neb.
January 18, 2014 Sprint Center│Kansas City, Mo.
January 30, 2014 SAP Center│San Jose, Calif.
January 31, 2014 Valley View Casino Center│San Diego, Calif.
February 1, 2014 MGM Grand Arena│Las Vegas, Nev.
February 7, 2014 US Airways Center│Phoenix, Ariz.
February 8, 2014 Staples Center│Los Angeles, Calif.
February 14, 2014 The Palace of Auburn Hills │Auburn Hills, Mich.
February 15, 2014 Nationwide Arena│Columbus, Ohio
February 28, 2014 Wells Fargo Arena│Philadelphia, Pa.
March 1, 2014 Prudential Center│Newark, N.J.
March 7, 2014 KFC Yum! Arena│Louisville, Ky.
March 8, 2014 Allstate Arena│Chicago, Ill.
March 21, 2014 Bridgestone Arena│Nashville, Tenn.
March 22, 2014 Philips Arena│Atlanta, Ga.
April 4, 2014 Intrust Bank Arena│ Wichita, Kan.
April 5, 2014 Pepsi Center│Denver, Colo.
April 11, 2014 The Moda Center│Portland, Ore.
April 12, 2014 Tacoma Dome│Tacoma, Wash.
April 18, 2014 Wells Fargo Arena│Des Moines, Iowa
April 19, 2014 BOK Arena│Tulsa, Okla.
May 23, 2014 LSU Tiger Stadium Bayou Country Superfest │Baton Rouge, La.
May 31, 2014 Gillette Stadium │ Foxborough, Mass.
TBD AT&T Stadium │Dallas, Texas

[hayseed]

Originally Posted by huntmaster83

Not done yet still a stop or two left to catch him.
http://www.georgestrait.com/2005Site...?pkArticle=485

The Cowboy Rides Away Tour 2014 dates are as follows:
January 9, 2014 CenturyLink│Bossier City, La.
January 10, 2014 Frank Erwin Center│Austin, Texas
January 17, 2014 CenturyLink Center│Omaha, Neb.
January 18, 2014 Sprint Center│Kansas City, Mo.
January 30, 2014 SAP Center│San Jose, Calif.
January 31, 2014 Valley View Casino Center│San Diego, Calif.
February 1, 2014 MGM Grand Arena│Las Vegas, Nev.
February 7, 2014 US Airways Center│Phoenix, Ariz.
February 8, 2014 Staples Center│Los Angeles, Calif.
February 14, 2014 The Palace of Auburn Hills │Auburn Hills, Mich.
February 15, 2014 Nationwide Arena│Columbus, Ohio
February 28, 2014 Wells Fargo Arena│Philadelphia, Pa.
March 1, 2014 Prudential Center│Newark, N.J.
March 7, 2014 KFC Yum! Arena│Louisville, Ky.
March 8, 2014 Allstate Arena│Chicago, Ill.
March 21, 2014 Bridgestone Arena│Nashville, Tenn.
March 22, 2014 Philips Arena│Atlanta, Ga.
April 4, 2014 Intrust Bank Arena│ Wichita, Kan.
April 5, 2014 Pepsi Center│Denver, Colo.
April 11, 2014 The Moda Center│Portland, Ore.
April 12, 2014 Tacoma Dome│Tacoma, Wash.
April 18, 2014 Wells Fargo Arena│Des Moines, Iowa
April 19, 2014 BOK Arena│Tulsa, Okla.
May 23, 2014 LSU Tiger Stadium Bayou Country Superfest │Baton Rouge, La.
May 31, 2014 Gillette Stadium │ Foxborough, Mass.
TBD AT&T Stadium │Dallas, Texas

Wow good diggin!!! Could you imagine??

I've seen King George twice, worth it!!

[ETOWNCANUCK]

Brad Paisley

Carrie Underwood

The Band Perry

[wally338]

James McMurtry, Delbert McClinton, listening to Hank Jr sing O.D'd in Denver this very minute