Listen to the sweet sounds of this Japanese country western band.

 

I'm a little bit older than you, born 1955, and I grew up in Liverpool so grew up surrounded by The Beatles. Country (and Irish folk music) was the music of my parents generation, and for most of my youth, I thought it was intolerable. Horrible, corny old fogey music.

My first love was classic 60's rock -- Stones, Bowie, Hendrix, Cream, Velvets, etc. But by about 72 or 73, it mostly turned to shit. (Did the Stones have another decent album after Exile on Main Street? I haven't heard one.) so I started listening exclusively to soul music.

76, I saw the Sex Pistols at Erics and for a few years it was all about punk. I had a particular affection for Elvis Costello, so when Almost Blue came out it was transformative for me. These were great songs. Like soul music, they were songs that took the concerns of the common man, and sold them with an empathy that really spoke to me. So although my music tastes continued to develop (today, I make mostly Techno and Tech House), country music has been and will always be an abiding love for me.

 

This (give it a listen, if you are unfamiliar with Bill McClintock, he is awesome) and the O’Brother Where Art Thou soundtrack for me

 

Nashville is a magic place. I was lucky to live there for a few years.

 

Johnny Paycheck

BR548 - I frequented their shows 1994-5

 

Bryan White - Gotta Have My Java

Luke Bryan - All My Friends Say

 

Here's one I like. Not 100% sure what particular taste this song files under, but to me sounds like Country alright.
George Harrison, 1970(?)

 

Lovely post!

 

Amazing!

 

If Bluegrass is allowed..

I've been an absolute addict to Bela Fleck for more than decade..
must have listened his entire Discography hundreds of times lol

It's so uniquely Creative and nice.. highly recommended

(I would link it all here, but makes no sense, it's all so awesome.. obligatory )

 

Lee Clayton (born October 29, 1942) is an American rock and country musician and composer.

Lee Clayton - I Ride Alone

Waylon Jennings - Ladies Love Outlaws

Livestream Concert For The Coach House - August 29, 2020 (Full Show) l Tommy Emmanuel

 

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Beatles Medley (Live) | Tommy Emmanuel

Live from Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival (full set) - July 20, 2019 l Tommy Emmanuel

 

Country Rock - Scottish style

Peat and Diesel - Country Boy

 

Beatles were covering country from the very start of their careers:

 

Bluegrass is best country:

Though that Buck Owens song reminds me how much I love the Bakersfield sound.

 

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So cool...bet your woman's up in bed, with old Panama Red.

 

I swear I saw the New Riders of the Purple Sage once -- supporting the Grateful Dead. I can only remember two things about the event. a.) Between the two of them, they seemed to play for about eight hours. (Though that might have been a function of the Operation Julie pink microdot I was high on at the time.) and b.)

Still prefer Ricky Nelson's original though: