HTH 68 Posted March 7, 2011 Hey, I'm new to country music and would like to expand my knowledge/enjoyment of the genre. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I linked a few songs that I very much like. Coming Home http://new.music.yahoo.com/videos/Gwyneth+Paltrow/Coming+Home:+Exclusive+Performance--221538029 Country Song http://new.music.yahoo.com/videos/Gwyneth+Paltrow/Country+Strong%3A+Exclusive+Performance--221538027 The Gambler - Kenny Rogers TIA Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sheadtoo 1 Posted March 7, 2011 Hey, I'm new to country music and would like to expand my knowledge/enjoyment of the genre. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I linked a few songs that I very much like. Coming Home http://new.music.yahoo.com/videos/Gwyneth+Paltrow/Coming+Home:+Exclusive+Performance--221538029 Country Song http://new.music.yahoo.com/videos/Gwyneth+Paltrow/Country+Strong%3A+Exclusive+Performance--221538027 The Gambler - Kenny Rogers TIA Wow....sadly those don't really qualify as country. Try some thing like this, it might be your speed. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=si-ja75bFvI&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
star69 5 Posted March 7, 2011 try some keith whitley he is a great vocalist with very catchy songs by the way, he died like 20 yers ago Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Blue 06 195 Posted March 7, 2011 I'm not a huge country fan, but I really like this song. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYdXesvlGyU Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
parrot 789 Posted March 7, 2011 Tough question, lots of different eras and styles. Some of my personal favorites; some classics, some fairly obscure. I walk the line - Johnny Cash He Stopped loving her today - George Jones Blue Eyes Cryin' in the Rain - Willie Nelson Sunday Morning Comin' Down - Johnny Cash Amarillo by Morning - George Strait A Country Boy Can Survive - Hank Williams Jr. Good Hearted Woman - Waylon and Willie The Dance - Garth Brooks Guitar Town - Steve Earle Copperhead Road - Steve Earle Man of Constant Sorrow - Soggy Bottom Boys All you ever do is bring me down - The Mavericks The Road Goes on Forever - Robert Earl Keen Livin in the House of Love - Gary Allan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lickin_starfish 1,518 Posted March 7, 2011 There are some good suggestions on here: http://corner.bigblueinteractive.com/index.php?mode=2&thread=400688 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shovelheadt 62 Posted March 7, 2011 You looking for 'classic' country, or current hits? Anyway, back when I was in Madrid in the Air Force, I was forced to listen Armed Forced Radio every Sunday while at work. And every Sunday it was the top 40 country countdown. This was late 80s, early 90s timeframe. The big boys back then were... Randy Travis - his 'Always and Forever album had 4 number 1 hits on it Clint Black - his 'Killin' Time' album had 4 huge hits..with 3 hitting number 1 Tim McGraw - his 'Not a Moment Too Soon' album had at least 5 hits, a couple of which hit number 1 Kenny Chesney - I have always loved this song For some recent stuff that I like (which is hard to find because it's so watered down with any chump that can carry a tune).... Jadon Aldean and Kelly Clarkson I'm not a true country fan, just some songs I liked. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JackARoot 2 Posted March 7, 2011 I likes me some Gram Parsons: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2LtJ7AKUrc Also, Pancho and Lefty is a classic, lots of covers by different people. I like this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMPydiR4NaQ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bert 1,107 Posted March 7, 2011 You Never Even Call Me By My Name - David Allen Coe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RLLD 3,539 Posted March 7, 2011 Some of my recent favorites: Chicken Fried ~ Zac Brown Band Small Town Southern Man - Alan Jackson Small Town Saturday Night ~ Hal Ketchum Watching Airplanes - Gary Allan Boondocks - Little Big Town Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vikings4ever 496 Posted March 7, 2011 My wife came back to me, my truck started working, and my dog came back to life. Oh, sorry, that's country songs played backward. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Moz 69 Posted March 7, 2011 Old school Hank Jr. , Toby Keith , and Johnny Cash can't go wrong Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TAS 2 Posted March 7, 2011 Jason Aldean has some good stuff (relentless, my kinda party, the truth). Gary Allan as well (get off on the pain, life aint always beautiful). toby Keith connsitently puts out quality music. Kenny Chesney mixes it up with some beach-party stuff as well as some ballads. His newest album (Hemingway's whiskey) gives some great samples of both. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IAMWood 6 Posted March 7, 2011 http://www.fftodayforums.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=356916&st=0&p=4111769&hl=bingham&fromsearch=1entry4111769 I started this thread a while back. No replies. He has won an Academy Award for this, since: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IAMWood 6 Posted March 7, 2011 You guys should see Crazy Heart. Many musicians have lived the main character's life. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TAS 2 Posted March 7, 2011 http://www.fftodayfo...1 I started this thread a while back. No replies. He has won an Academy Award for this, since: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soGNAEg1zps I like it...kind of a mood song but not bad. Bruce Springsteen clone? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bishop82 61 Posted March 7, 2011 Does Johnny Rebel count as country? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Blue 06 195 Posted March 7, 2011 http://www.fftodayforums.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=356916&st=0&p=4111769&hl=bingham&fromsearch=1entry4111769 I started this thread a while back. No replies. He has won an Academy Award for this, since: Not bad, not bad at all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IAMWood 6 Posted March 7, 2011 I like it...kind of a mood song but not bad. Bruce Springsteen clone? By no means his best song. In general,he rocks it more,sometimes with a slide guitar . "Bread and Water" in my original thread is great song. There are more. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TAS 2 Posted March 7, 2011 By no means his best song. In general,he rocks it more,sometimes with a slide guitar . "Bread and Water" in my original thread is great song. There are more. I'll keep an eye/ear out! Thanks bro. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IAMWood 6 Posted March 7, 2011 I'll keep an eye/ear out! Thanks bro. I am taking the kids to see him in a small venue. Can't friggin wait. Bumped the thread and updated link in orginal post. I'd call him a Texas Jack Johnson, totally even in my book with the nod to Bingham,mostly do to home court, but have the kindred spirit of Jack Johnson and feel awesome about that. He actually was a rodeo dude, traveling around competing. Playing guitar during roadtrips and downtime. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IAMWood 6 Posted March 7, 2011 None of them? You don't like any country music? You know you like this one, just a little C.D.B. : <==== this dude likes it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SUXBNME 1,353 Posted March 7, 2011 You don't like any country music? You know you like this one, just a little C.D.B. : <==== this dude likes it. I don't like any of the newer country. Some of the older stuff is just fine with me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IAMWood 6 Posted March 7, 2011 I don't like any of the newer country. Some of the older stuff is just fine with me. Word. Most of what is good in newer country is not on the radio or CMT. But what is good these days is honoring the old school. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IAMWood 6 Posted March 7, 2011 Buck Owens one of the best California. I respect all the Bakersfield Boys, my friends grandma was friends with them . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrvFIwpAzUU Hee Haw chicks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tikigods 76 Posted March 7, 2011 http://www.fftodayforums.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=356916&st=0&p=4111769&hl=bingham&fromsearch=1entry4111769 I started this thread a while back. No replies. He has won an Academy Award for this, since: ...and I'm not even remotely a fan of country music. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CantTouchThis 23 Posted March 7, 2011 Anything by Garth Brooks. No, really, the guy was a damn machine in the 90s. IMO, by FAR the best country solo artist ever, with respect with Johnny Cash. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TAS 2 Posted March 7, 2011 Anything by Garth Brooks. No, really, the guy was a damn machine in the 90s. IMO, by FAR the best country solo artist ever, with respect with Johnny Cash. Check out Chesney's 3-D tour. Ridiculous what the guy puts into a show. Out sold any concert performer ever. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ray Finkle 0 Posted March 7, 2011 Anything by Jamey Johnson is better than anything playing on the radio right now http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpEOmZTYA4A Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Super Cubs 133 Posted March 8, 2011 Empty Glass - Gary Stewart Some Fools Never Learn - Steve Warner Stand By Me - Mickey Gilley Don't Close Your Eyes - Kieth Whitley Cherokee Fiddle - Johnny Lee 4th of July - Shooter Jennings Help Me Hold On - Travis Tritt The Road Goes on Forever - Robert Earl Keen I Can Tell By The Way You Dance - Vern Gosdin My Hometown - Charlie Robison Sangria Wine - Jerry Jeff Walker Luckenbach Texas - Waylon Jennings Nobody In His Right Mind Would Have Left Her - George Strait It Aint Cool to be Crazy About You - George Strait Anything by the Randy Rogers Band, Bellamy Brothers, Aaron Watson, or 80's George Strait. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
granta_05 3 Posted March 8, 2011 Anything by Jamey Johnson is better than anything playing on the radio right now I don't even like country, but I dig this song. It reminds me of my grandpa, chokes me up every time I hear it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXKBUK94cC0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
5-Points 2,773 Posted March 8, 2011 Buck Owens one of the best California. I respect all the Bakersfield Boys, my friends grandma was friends with them . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrvFIwpAzUU Hee Haw chicks. Getcha some Dwight Yoakam. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rholio 339 Posted March 8, 2011 Not a fan of most country music, but Brad Paisley is a good one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZbN_nmxAGk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GettnHuge 1 Posted March 8, 2011 Hrm I had a conversation backstage with this guy at a brad paisley show last year. about 5mins into it he introduced himself "Oh, by the way I'm Brad" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rholio 339 Posted March 8, 2011 One with special meaning for some people here... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UE6iAjEv9dQ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
5-Points 2,773 Posted March 8, 2011 Colorado Coolaide - Johnny Paycheck Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lambert58 56 Posted March 8, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ecE1UML1q8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffHcGlF0xDw&feature=related Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
