Country music thread

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#328
Country Dan Dixon from the XM station America e-mailed me back. Thom Sheperd wrote both "Riding with Private Malone" and the other song "Last Letter Home". Evidently he wrote "Last Letter Home" after "Riding With Private Malone". Shepherd claims he received so much attention and got lots of letters telling them how much "Riding.." meant to them that he wanted to give something more about Private Malone. He knew he couldn't go anywhere with Malone after the crash, so he had to go back to the war. The song is available on iTunes and I'd recommend giving it a listen.
 
#329
#329
volfanbill said:
Country Dan Dixon from the XM station America e-mailed me back. Thom Sheperd wrote both "Riding with Private Malone" and the other song "Last Letter Home". Evidently he wrote "Last Letter Home" after "Riding With Private Malone". Shepherd claims he received so much attention and got lots of letters telling them how much "Riding.." meant to them that he wanted to give something more about Private Malone. He knew he couldn't go anywhere with Malone after the crash, so he had to go back to the war. The song is available on iTunes and I'd recommend giving it a listen.
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Thanks for passing the info along.
 
#331
#331
also, on another note, I'm not sure if it was this thread or another that someone told me about suing over the song "you're the reason God made oklahoma", but it's still one of my favorite songs
 
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volfanbill said:
also, on another note, I'm not sure if it was this thread or another that someone told me about suing over the song "you're the reason God made oklahoma", but it's still one of my favorite songs
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Great song, i never get sick of hearing it.
 
#334
#334
Sugarland/Little Big Town/Jake Owen's version of "Life in a Northern Town is very, very good.

It's very promising to know that there is a lot new country that is just that, country. It seems every so often country gets too pop-ish, but a lot of the new people are going back to the old school sounds, and I'm very happy to know that. Last year I was listening to my iPod anywhere I went in my car when I wanted to hear country. Now I can put on the XM country stations and know I'll be in good shape.
 
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volfanbill said:
Sugarland/Little Big Town/Jake Owen's version of "Life in a Northern Town is very, very good.

It's very promising to know that there is a lot new country that is just that, country. It seems every so often country gets too pop-ish, but a lot of the new people are going back to the old school sounds, and I'm very happy to know that. Last year I was listening to my iPod anywhere I went in my car when I wanted to hear country. Now I can put on the XM country stations and know I'll be in good shape.
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Agreed. I had to stop listening to the new country station completely for a while. My radio didn't leave the "Prime Country" channel for several months. There is still a bunch of crap new stuff but the overall quallity is getting better.
 
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vols kick balls said:
Agreed. I had to stop listening to the new country station completely for a while. My radio didn't leave the "Prime Country" channel for several months. There is still a bunch of crap new stuff but the overall quallity is getting better.
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i think i've said this in another thread, but Carrie Underwood even sounds hot. I'm not sure how it's possible, but she does. That being said, I think the "Don't even know my last name" song is pretty dumb.

XM had a channel dedicated solely to George Strait the past two months. I'm going to miss that channel Sunday.
 
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volfanbill said:
i think i've said this in another thread, but Carrie Underwood even sounds hot. I'm not sure how it's possible, but she does. That being said, I think the "Don't even know my last name" song is pretty dumb.

XM had a channel dedicated solely to George Strait the past two months. I'm going to miss that channel Sunday.
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I haven't even heard the "Dont even know my last name" song. I don't listen to new country near as often as I used to before I got serius because it was the only option. I prefer the 1980s-1990s stuff to this new crap (not all is crap). But hey, I'm just a redneck what the hell do I know.

I would love an all George Strait channel. I like his new stuff more than any other new artist going right now. I bought his new CD a couple weeks ago and really like it.
 
#338
#338
My list would be comprised of......

John Anderson
George Strait
Dwight Yoakam
Patty Loveless
Waylon Jennings
Johnny Cash
George Jones
Merle Haggard
Alabama
Hank Jr.
Keith Whitley
Loretta Lynn
Travis Tritt
Charlie Daniels
Exile
Buck Owens

That's just a few, I could go on though. I'm just really not into all this new fangled bubble gum pop country music that is out these days.
 
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#340
RockyTopVol said:
My list would be comprised of......

John Anderson
George Strait
Dwight Yoakam
Patty Loveless
Waylon Jennings
Johnny Cash
George Jones
Merle Haggard
Alabama
Hank Jr.
Keith Whitley
Loretta Lynn
Travis Tritt
Charlie Daniels
Exile
Buck Owens

That's just a few, I could go on though. I'm just really not into all this new fangled bubble gum pop country music that is out these days.
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That is a good list. No Randy Travis of Joe Diffie?
 
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#344
volfanbill said:
or alan jackson, willie nelson,tracy lawrence, mark chestnutt or chris ledoux
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I know I left some off. I actually saw Mark Chestnutt 3 years ago at Gilley's in Dallas. He put on a great show and got to meet him backstage. He was very cool and very short.

I rode the bull but, I found it more entertaining to watch the drunk women trying to tame the bull. :popcorn:
 
#345
#345
Eric Church is one of my favorites "Guys Like Me" is the story of my life. He is also a UT man so that moved him up my list.I saw him in Knoxville last year and he was wearing a personalized TN jersey. Me and my buddies talked to him after a show in Chattanooga and he wanted to know where I got my UT hat. The guy that co-wrote "Guys Like Me," Trent Willmon, is #1 on my list, he's just too country to get any airplay. He wrote "Back When I Knew It All" for Montgomery Gentry and a couple Brad Paisley songs.
 
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#346
tkemo said:
Eric Church is one of my favorites "Guys Like Me" is the story of my life. He is also a UT man so that moved him up my list.I saw him in Knoxville last year and he was wearing a personalized TN jersey. Me and my buddies talked to him after a show in Chattanooga and he wanted to know where I got my UT hat. The guy that co-wrote "Guys Like Me," Trent Willmon, is #1 on my list, he's just too country to get any airplay. He wrote "Back When I Knew It All" for Montgomery Gentry and a couple Brad Paisley songs.
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Eric Church is pretty good.

I love me some Trent Willmon. I saw him in a Bar in Nashville last year. He killed it. Beer Man is one of my favorite songs.
 
#348
#348
This thread has been off the board for a long time, so it's back.

A while back i was telling some of you guys about some Texas Country/Red Dirt music, this site is the BEST!!!

RadioFreeTexas.Org

You can request songs, and really broaden your listening horizons, quite a variety of Red Dirt, as well as old favorites from the Outlaw group.
 
#349
#349
I really do NOT like most country music (even though I grew up in a rural town and was always surrounded by it.... that might be the problem). I used to like Garth, Nitty Gritty, and Randy Travis back in the day, but they're long gone now.

I got lots of respect for Johnny Cash, George Jones and Hank Williams.... very little for Kenny Chesney, Tobe Keith, and the countless other "neo-country" types. It just all seems re-hashed to me.

A good friend of mine drug me to a Brad Paisley concert about a year ago. Even though I went kickin' and scremin', I must admit, that guy is pretty awesome. We had a blast that night. "Alcohol" is my favorite song of his.
 
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#350
I've seen Brad a few times, and he is, if nothing else, a showman. He also plays alot of songs with a gospel/grass pitch that don't make it to radio, but are well worth a listen. That, and he's about the only radio country guy who picks his own guitar on stage. I've seen Kenny C a few times, both times slamming away chords without moving his hand on the neck at all.
 
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