Various Country Artists.

[readyeddy?]

First off, since I'm the only person initiating threads in this forum, I'm declaring myself KING of the Country Forum. That's right I now reign over all things Country for this forum. This is my Forum and all who have posted in it so far are members of my royal court. You may petition me for your royal titles anon. For all those who have peeked at these threads but have chosen not to respond I will impose a royal tax to be collected by my posse of good ol' boys. I must warn you, every third sentence spoken by them amounts to "You shore got a pretty mouth, boy." All those who respond to these threads are exempt from the tax and have nothing to fear from a visit from my posse. Plus you'll be in line for some kind of royal title of your own.

For now I proclaim Kiwi Girl the Duchess of Kiwi, and Alien Flanders the Wizard of Oz. I'll award more titles as I've had time to consider them.

Now, down to business.

This thread is to discuss different Country artists and what you like about him or her.

I'll begin with Roger Miller. I've liked him since I was a rugrat. He wrote what I consider to be the best slacker song ever in "King of the Road". I also should have brought up "You can't rollerskate in a Buffalo Herd" in the comedy song thread. This guy was great and if I remember correctly was a bit of a mentor for the Byrds.

[AlienFlanders]

Roger Miller is great, his king of the Road is good as well

You Can't Rollerskate in a Buffalo Herd (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj2daexBhgI)

Dang Me (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbwwXu07s00)

[AlienFlanders]

"You can't rollerskate in a Buffalo Herd" in the comedy song thread.

Done and done.

[readyeddy?]

Done and done.
See why I've assigned you the title Wizard of Oz?
Though a link for "King of the Road" would have been nice.

Wait a minute, did you already have that in your signature or did you just add that?

[AlienFlanders]

I added it.

Actually I'm probably closer to 'prentice of Oz, (as in the Disney one) Although in games I am really good at making my team disappear.

Kings of the Road (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZFDDUiM36c)

[readyeddy?]

I added it.

Actually I'm probably closer to 'prentice of Oz, (as in the Disney one) Although in games I am really good at making my team disappear.

Kings of the Road (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZFDDUiM36c)
Well for my new kingdom yer the wizard. I have to go to work in a few for overtime tonight so I'll think about other royal titles while I'm getting stroked by the players on my games. Thanks for the links.

[AlienFlanders]

If I could figure out how to do the 'I am just that good - Cobra' (Lleyton Hewitt tennis reference) in smilies I would.

[Pashmina]

I used to love Faith Hill. Does she count? :P

She's like country crossover or something.

Same with Shania Twain. They were actually quite good.

[theanalogkid]

I like old country. The "country" now sonds like 60's rock with a twang.

[readyeddy?]

I used to love Faith Hill. Does she count? :P

She's like country crossover or something.

Same with Shania Twain. They were actually quite good.
I don't really pay close attention to most of the contemporary country artists (other to note how hot they look, especially Shania Twain). They seem like they're less focused on the country and more focused on fame.
I like the kind older stuff you heard on "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?" or on the "Will the Circle Be Unbroken?" CDs. Or like Analog Kid I like old school country. Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Willie, Waylon, Kris Kristofferson, Patsy Cline, Buck Owens. So what did you like about her? Honestly you don't strike me as someone who would be comfortable with Country Music.


Getting back to assigning my court. I'm assigning Bud Palmer to be court jester.
Velvet Guru9 will be the Earl of Omniscience as he seems to have an extensive knowledge of things relating to music.

T'chaka, I'm still working on your title.

[hail_eris]

Check out Neko Case. When she's not providing vocals for AC Newman's New Pornographers, she's a force of nature in the alt-country scene. Don't let the "alt" fool you - that's just so hipsters can tell themselves that they don't actually like hillbilly music. But you can't fool me - if I hear steel guitars and banjos and murder ballads, I'm going to call that country. Judge for yourself:

Furnace Room Lullaby (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nBt_e9tzdQ)

Hold On, Hold On (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50dzxkJa1NE)

Favorite (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyZJnX-BnPY)

[readyeddy?]

Check out Neko Case. When she's not providing vocals for AC Newman's New Pornographers, she's a force of nature in the alt-country scene. Don't let the "alt" fool you - that's just so hipsters can tell themselves that they don't actually like hillbilly music. But you can't fool me - if I hear steel guitars and banjos and murder ballads, I'm going to call that country. Judge for yourself:

Furnace Room Lullaby (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nBt_e9tzdQ)

Hold On, Hold On (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50dzxkJa1NE)

Favorite (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyZJnX-BnPY)
I checked out a little of her when she was in one of DTM's competitions. You might have nominated her. I'm a convert. I believe I voted for her. I don't really think she sounded very country though.

P.S. I'm still trying to think of a royal title for you too.

[AlienFlanders]

I guess the closest I get to new country (post 1990) is Blake Shelton and Kenny Wayne Shepherd, with some Guy Clark (who I know is old country) but I like Boats to Build (Picasso's Mandolin).

Neko Case sounded pretty Country on those links, I heard a couple of near yodels in there, not enough to get me really interested but I can wait.

[readyeddy?]

Well, the links provided here did sound country but the links provided for DTM's thread sounded more alternative then anything else. Whatever, I'll be keeping an eye out for her CD's. As for Kenny Wayne Shepard, I think of him more as blues rock, carrying on in the tradition of his hero Stevie Ray Vaughn. I'm unfamiliar with those others.

[AlienFlanders]

Here are some links

Blake Shelton - Ol Red (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piZ5E_UbJ2g)

Blake Shelton - Austin (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvSCDK7GdXM) Austin is like the B Sharps, great the first time round and gets less funny the more you hear it (I still like it).

Guy Clark - LA Freeway (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2H3_YHnmgA)

Guy Clark - Boats to Build (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNpKzAucP8Y)

Enjoy.

[readyeddy?]

Here are some links

Blake Shelton - Ol Red (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piZ5E_UbJ2g)

Blake Shelton - Austin (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvSCDK7GdXM) Austin is like the B Sharps, great the first time round and gets less funny the more you hear it (I still like it).

Guy Clark - LA Freeway (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2H3_YHnmgA)

Guy Clark - Boats to Build (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNpKzAucP8Y)

Enjoy.

Good stuff, I couldn't resist checking out that duet Guy Clark did with Emmylou Harris while I was there.

[KiwiGirl]

Thanks so much for my title Eddy! Ive changed my signature accordingly!
Hey - what song would you guys choose as your favourite country song ever?

Mine is : Lay Down Beside Me (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRP8gQoDNAg) by Kenny Rogers. Our friend Lurker even made it so that I could down load it on You Tube.
Not to be morbid, but this is the song that I want to be played at my funeral. Ive always liked this song, it was passed on to be my Parents and the best (and kind of surprising) thing is that my son and his friends have grown to love it too!

[readyeddy?]

Thanks so much for my title Eddy! Ive changed my signature accordingly!
Hey - what song would you guys choose as your favourite country song ever?

Mine is : Lay Down Beside Me (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRP8gQoDNAg) by Kenny Rogers. Our friend Lurker even made it so that I could down load it on You Tube.
Not to be morbid, but this is the song that I want to be played at my funeral. Ive always liked this song, it was passed on to be my Parents and the best (and kind of surprising) thing is that my son and his friends have grown to love it too!
Glad you like your title, I was beginning to think only Alien Flanders appreciated my running gag.

Kenny Rogers does have a great voice, I'll have to admit. I remember watching a syndicated variety show he had with the First Edition around the 69-70 time frame. I was in junior high at the time. Can't remember a whole lot though.

[readyeddy?]

Getting back to Roger Miller, I used to get a kick out of his appearances on the old "Daniel Boone" TV series. My stepmother had a best of album of his we used to listen to on a Hi-Fi set she owned when I was ten years old. I don't even think it was stereo. I remember Jimmy Dean appeared on the show as well. I also remember Jimmy Dean's variety show that had the first muppet. Ralph the dog, I think it was. As kids we loved to watch that show just for Ralph. My favorite song by Jimmy Dean was "Big Bad John".

We also listened to "Winchester Cathedral" on that Hi-Fi.

[lurker]

I just learned the secret knock to get into this thread. Nobody else is going to find out I like country, right? Ok then. My parents loved their country/folk music so the house was filled with a lot of Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, Charley Pride, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, John Denver, Neil Diamond and many others I forget at the moment. I think the slower pace of the songs makes them a bit easier to get into & become a part of. Everyone can get something from this music but unfortunate that some can't or don't want to. IMO Country music lyrics are quite quotable (I love Johnny's version of Cotton Fields), everybody knows the classics and (at least locally) you'll still get "The Gambler" and others played between the latest pop hits at the local pub's dancefloor.

[readyeddy?]

A more contemporary artist that I discovered while I was in Saudi Arabia in '96 is Chris LeDoux. There wasn't much to do over there as it was right after the Khobar Towers bombing and we weren't allowed to go off the base unless you had official business. Every Wednesday was country music night. They'd play an excellent cover of Bruce Springsteen's "Tougher then the Rest" by Chris nicely countryed up. So I decided to look into him a little closer and discovered he was a huge rodeo star who happened to do Country music on the side. His music was generally always upbeat and he liked to have fun. Sadly he succumbed to liver cancer in 2004. I've always avoided Garth Brooks for some reason but I may have to pay him some attention after learning how he tried to help Chris make it through that.

[KiwiGirl]

Garth Brooks doesnt do very much for me either Eddy! Hey Eddy does Lurker get a Country title? - then I can send a general email around his work place advising everyone he works with that, in the words of John Denver (slightly changed) "My God, hes a country boy!!"

How long were you in the military Eddy? (At least Im assuming you were....)

[readyeddy?]

Garth Brooks doesnt do very much for me either Eddy! Hey Eddy does Lurker get a Country title? - then I can send a general email around his work place advising everyone he works with that, in the words of John Denver (slightly changed) "My God, hes a country boy!!"

How long were you in the military Eddy? (At least Im assuming you were....)
I've been a little lax in assigning titles to people, though I made Bud Palmer the court jester and he hasn't reacted to it. I also made Velvetguru9 the Earl of Omniscience and he didn't react to that. I gave it to him because he seems to have a fountain of knowledge about the subject of music. Maybe I should just tone it down to the Earl of Information. I'm trying to think of titles that seem clever. I do need some Knights for my roundtable. Between you and me I'm a little proud of the title I gave your son. By the way, he says he likes it.
I spent twenty years tolerating military life before I retired, which is a bit of a feat because I really wasn't the type of person who was meant to be in the military. I'm not much of a brownnose and that's an art form in there. Let's just say there were a lot of people who didn't like my presence there. It was a little fun before I became trapped stateside. That's the price I had to pay when I decided to have a family.

This may sound odd, but the reality is I'm not very familiar with Garth Brooks' work. I tend to prefer to listen to edgier country as opposed to mainstream country. Garth Brooks being so huge, I figured I'd prefer to avoid his music and I seem to have done a pretty good job of it.

[AlienFlanders]

Here is some Oz country music

Waltzing Matilda No More (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BLZDQ7fNN0) - Slim Dusty
Pub With No Beer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ExTr53-Qo0)

I Still Pray (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4QBTot7ObM) - Kasey Chambers
Runaway Train (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5jWvEwlHfQ)

Boys from the Bush (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7v1rQ7B_EqM) - Lee Kernaghan
High Country (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e26eN_dDPXI)

.

[lensnart]

I am a much bigger fan of the old style Country than the newer stuff, but I do like the Dixie Chicks and Tim Mcgraw and and I am a sucker forcountry ballads like Strawberry Wine and I'm gonna Love you forever.

Most of the real country I know you guys will also know so i am going to post something a little odd. This is Buck 65 he is the Johnny Cash of Canadian Maritimes Hip Hop (which is a very limited genre to say the least) give him a listen, he isn't really country per se but I really think he captures the feeling of the genre.

Pants On Fire (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wn2xrkItzu0)

Wicked and Weird (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wyyVh3uc5Y)

[lensnart]

Also I love that "You can't rollerskate in a Buffalo herd" song, I just played it for my fiance over the phone and it brightened up her work day.

[lensnart]

Sorry to post like a bandit but I keep thinking of things to add.

Here is some stuff from the great Canadian legend Stompin Tom Connors, I don't know how much play he gets in the states but I think it is law here that you must play at least three Stompin Tom songs during any hockey game.

Our unofficial national anthem: The Hockey Song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZWxErEbQkY&mode=related&search=)

Margo's Cargo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEtOs6ofM40&mode=related&search=)

Bud The Spud (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkaa3I_tCZg)

[lensnart]

man do I ever not feel like working, anyway here it is a bit more Canadian stuff for you.

The Weakerthans: I hate Winnipeg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4nDJOW0luY)

Blue Rodeo: Five Days in May (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmqZdPoPTG0)

[readyeddy?]

Whoa, Lensnart, making up for lost time eh? Glad to have you aboard. I hope you looked at the other threads too. I'll have more to say about Emmylou Harris down the road. Thanks to Rock Wars I haven't had a lot of time to listen to other links as there always seems to be something I"m unfamiliar with up for a vote. (And I have thousands of CDs and LPs.) I'm trying to get my votes in before they're closed.
If your game to become a member of my country music royal court I have a title for you. I dub thee "Count Canuck". You have only to accept sir. (I'm still smarting from the fact that I can't get Velvetguru9 to acknowledge his title, much less accept it.)

[lensnart]

I will gladly take the name and my first act will be to disband those jerks in Vancouver that have been sullying it since the 03 playoffs.

[Stuart_Rex]

My dad is a big country fan. He took me to a few concerts when I was younger. I saw Vince Gill, the Mavericks, Trisha Yearwood, Garth twice, Martina McBride. I bought him tickets for Willie Nelson as a christmas present last year. I would have gone with him but I already had tickets for Ben Folds.

[readyeddy?]

I will gladly take the name and my first act will be to disband those jerks in Vancouver that have been sullying it since the 03 playoffs.All right, I now have a Count and an Earl since Velvetguru9 has finally accepted his title. Now when I have time I'll have to study these threads for other posters and assign them some good titles. I'm actually going to need some knights I think, I haven't got a Baron yet, hmmm.

[readyeddy?]

My dad is a big country fan. He took me to a few concerts when I was younger. I saw Vince Gill, the Mavericks, Trisha Yearwood, Garth twice, Martina McBride. I bought him tickets for Willie Nelson as a christmas present last year. I would have gone with him but I already had tickets for Ben Folds.
In order to better help me assign you a royal assignation in my court, you must explain what a Norge is.

[readyeddy?]

Check out Neko Case. When she's not providing vocals for AC Newman's New Pornographers, she's a force of nature in the alt-country scene. Don't let the "alt" fool you - that's just so hipsters can tell themselves that they don't actually like hillbilly music. But you can't fool me - if I hear steel guitars and banjos and murder ballads, I'm going to call that country. Judge for yourself:

Furnace Room Lullaby (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nBt_e9tzdQ)

Hold On, Hold On (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50dzxkJa1NE)

Favorite (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyZJnX-BnPY)
You've sold me on Neko Case, Amigo.

Velvetguru9 says you know even more then he does about music general but he's taken the Earl of Omniscience title rather then the Earl of Information which is a bit humbler. So rather then force you to take a lesser title I'm offering you the title of "Grand August Sage of Information". Let me know if you accept.

[readyeddy?]

I like old country. The "country" now sonds like 60's rock with a twang.
I need a little more feedback from you so I can give you a quality position in my royal court. Help me out if you're interested.

[readyeddy?]

I used to love Faith Hill. Does she count? :P

She's like country crossover or something.

Same with Shania Twain. They were actually quite good.
I'm surprised you even looked twice at anything country. I've got to think long and hard about what I need to assign to you. I'll get back to you on this one.

[readyeddy?]

I just learned the secret knock to get into this thread. Nobody else is going to find out I like country, right? Ok then. My parents loved their country/folk music so the house was filled with a lot of Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, Charley Pride, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, John Denver, Neil Diamond and many others I forget at the moment. I think the slower pace of the songs makes them a bit easier to get into & become a part of. Everyone can get something from this music but unfortunate that some can't or don't want to. IMO Country music lyrics are quite quotable (I love Johnny's version of Cotton Fields), everybody knows the classics and (at least locally) you'll still get "The Gambler" and others played between the latest pop hits at the local pub's dancefloor.
Wait a minute, if I assign you a royal title, I'm thinking a whole handfull of people will learn your dark secret. We'll barely be able to contain it given the heavy traffic I see on these threads. Hmmm. I'm faced with a conundrum. Usually anything that has to do with drums I would ask John Bonham or Keith Moon to help out with but they're permanently indisposed and Ringo Star won't return my calls. Let me study on this some more.

[Stuart_Rex]

In order to better help me assign you a royal assignation in my court, you must explain what a Norge is.


Norge is the Norwegian Language name for the country of Norway.

I am a Norge is a humorous misuse of the word which I took to using on a holiday to Norway last year.
I did realise I was walking round proclaiming that I was a Norway, I just liked the word though.

[readyeddy?]

Norge is the Norwegian Language name for the country of Norway.

I am a Norge is a humorous misuse of the word which I took to using on a holiday to Norway last year.
I did realise I was walking round proclaiming that I was a Norway, I just liked the word though.
Let's try this then, you are the Marquis De Nordique.

[Stuart_Rex]

I'm happy with that!

[readyeddy?]

I'm happy with that!
All right, I now have a Marquis in my court.

[readyeddy?]

Here's a My Space link for my favorite cheatin' song plus a few other good songs by The Amazing Rhythm Aces.

http://www.MySpace.com/theamazingrhythmaces
Third Rate Romance is the one I mean.

[T'Chaka]

Okay. The Black Knight has found the court of country music.

Even though beyond the popular hits, Johnny Cash's prison albums and American Recordings series, the late Byrds stuff, Jerry Reed's 'Eastbound And Down,' and Ween's '12 Golden Country Greats,' I don't really know that much country, I will make a concerted effort to check out the scene!

[readyeddy?]

Okay. The Black Knight has found the court of country music.

Even though beyond the popular hits, Johnny Cash's prison albums and American Recordings series, the late Byrds stuff, Jerry Reed's 'Eastbound And Down,' and Ween's '12 Golden Country Greats,' I don't really know that much country, I will make a concerted effort to check out the scene!
Check "em all out, especially my Gram Parsons and Emmylou threads. I tend toward the edgier country or stuff on the fringes that don't really make it to the standard country music stations. I intend to start threads devoted solely to Hank Williams and Johnny Cash eventually but if you beat me to it I won't mind.

[readyeddy?]

I just learned the secret knock to get into this thread. Nobody else is going to find out I like country, right? Ok then. My parents loved their country/folk music so the house was filled with a lot of Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, Charley Pride, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, John Denver, Neil Diamond and many others I forget at the moment. I think the slower pace of the songs makes them a bit easier to get into & become a part of. Everyone can get something from this music but unfortunate that some can't or don't want to. IMO Country music lyrics are quite quotable (I love Johnny's version of Cotton Fields), everybody knows the classics and (at least locally) you'll still get "The Gambler" and others played between the latest pop hits at the local pub's dancefloor.
Ya know Lurker, if I had a little more information from you in your profile I might be able to think about a title that fits you. I know you're from New Zealand and you're about sixteen years younger then me. Not a lot to work with there especially, since KiwiGirl has a lock on all things Kiwi. Heck DTM gets to be the Duke of Kiwi simply because of association and he apparently hates country. Well I know you have a lot of sheep in your country but I don't want to burden you with a title that reflects that.
I need more Knights. I hope you like Sean Connery cause I'm gonna make you my Green Knight. New Zealand seems like a pretty healthy country environmentally, (If you overlook that hole in the ozone) so I'm gonna make you the Green Knight. The only thing you gotta do is accept. Get back with me.

[readyeddy?]

Whew, now that Rock Wars has finally slowed down and I don't have to look at a bunch of links in order to help decide how I'll vote, I've finally had a chance to look at some of these links that have been providedby other people on this thread.

AlienFlanders, I finally looked at the link you provided for King of the Road. I love how Johnny Cash was in there too. Those Australian Country links were great, especially Kasey Chambers.

Lensnart; interesting stuff, I especially liked that Blue Rodeo link.

[lurker]

I need more Knights. I hope you like Sean Connery cause I'm gonna make you my Green Knight. New Zealand seems like a pretty healthy country environmentally, (If you overlook that hole in the ozone) so I'm gonna make you the Green Knight. The only thing you gotta do is accept. Get back with me.

Green Knight sounds good to me, just like The Green Green Grass Of Home, Brendan Duggan did a good version of that (an NZ artist).

[readyeddy?]

Green Knight sounds good to me, just like The Green Green Grass Of Home, Brendan Duggan did a good version of that (an NZ artist).
What? No Link? Okay good deal, now I have a Green Knight to compliment my Black Knight.

Let Me inventory my court:

1. I have a Duchess of Kiwi who we haven't heard from for a while.

2. A Duke who we'll probably never hear from. (He only gets to be the Duke because he's married to the Duchess)

3.A Dukester who's the son of the Duke and Duchess and hasn't been heard from in a while. (I may have to send my Knights out to find these people)

4. A Wizard (of Oz) who just might have to be additionally dubbed the hardest working wizard in the Realms.

5. An Earl of Omniscience

6. A Court Jester (Who needs to get back here and do some jestering.)

7. A Count Canuck

8. A Marquis De Nordique

9. A Black Knight

!0. A Green Knight

I still need to see if Hail Eris will accept his title and I need to think up something for Pashmina (though I doubt he'll post around here again. Country's probably not his thing.)

[Pashmina]

Random interjection; I got LeAnn Rimes new album.

Does she count as country? She's good.

[readyeddy?]

Random interjection; I got LeAnn Rimes new album.

Does she count as country? She's good.
Well look at you making a liar out of me.

Yes she counts as country. I'll have to set up a link to Blue and Patsy Clines's Walking After Midnight so you can check out certain similarities. I'll do that after I've taken care of a few things.

Now I'll have to rack my brains harder to come up with a cool royal title for you.

[readyeddy?]

Pash, check these out. Leann Rimes was fourteen when she released Blue.

Blue by Leann Rimes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUhgvMoP1UQ

Walkin' After Midnight by Patsy Cline
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkkM7K6smQA

Notice any similarities?

[Pashmina]

Wow! Yeah I do. Both of those songs were great! I knew Leann did something before "How Do I Live", but that blew me away.

And Patsy Cline (who i'd never heard) was excellent. Really great voice, and the style of the song (both actually) were great.

[readyeddy?]

Well, both songs were written by the same man. He meant Blue to be a Patsy Cline song but Patsy Cline died tragically in a plane crash before she could record it. he had to wait for Leann Rimes before he found someone he was comfortable with performing that song.

If you want me to come up with a royal title I need you to give me something I can work with. Most of the others had something that related to their lives somehow. Alien Flanders is Australian so he gets to be the Wizard of Oz for example.

[Pashmina]

Hmm, I'm from the Uk..

And i'm regarded as crazed /annoying.

Court Jester? I dunno.

[neutralmarkhot]

I thought I'd throw these on here for the heck of it. I made this mix for my wife's grandfather's 75th birthday party. There's a volume 2, I'll see if I can track it down

1. bill monroe and his bluegrass boys - ya’ll come
2. johnny cash - hey porter
3. harry mcclintock - big rock candy mountain
4. hank williams - hey good lookin’
5. doc watson - keep on the sunnyside
6. don reno & red smiley - tennessee cut-up breakdown
7. gene autry - dixie cannonball
8. papa too sweet and harry jones - (honey) it’s tight like that
9. merle haggard - train whistle blues
10.vassar clements - crossing the catskills
11.herschel brown and his happy five - liberty
12.molly o’day and the cumberland mountain folks - heaven’s radio
13.the anglin twins - just inside the pearly gates
14.daniels-deason sacred heart singers - hallelujah
15.the humbard family - i’ll fly away
16.sherman tedder - untitled
17.adolf hofner and his san antonians - cotton eyed joe
18.jimmie rodgers - waiting for a train
19.buck owens - act naturally
20..howard seratt - make room in the lifeboat for me

And I made this mix for a friend of mine who likes...um, this type of music - an amalgam of americana/alt-country/cowpunk. a fair amount of cover songs too

01. m. ward - you still believe in me
02. mark kozelek - up to my neck in you
03. uncle tupelo - still be around
04. willy mason - when the river moves on
05. loretta lynn - high on a mountaintop
06. bad livers - counting the crossties
07. bob egan - virginia
08. kristin hersh - jesus christ
09. gomez - tanglin
10. neko case - tightly
11. squirrel nut zippers - st. louis cemetary blues
12. willie nelson & beck - driving nails in my coffin
13. thelonious monster - lena horne still sings stormy weather
14. ween - piss up a rope
15. john harrison and his down'n'outs - 15 year old luxury car
16. belmont playbots - stringbuster
17. dean schlabowske - gary gilmore's eyes
18. the blasters - american music
19. mark bilyeu - don't need so much
20. the verlaines - hurricane
21. meat puppets - comin' down/(lake of fire)

[readyeddy?]

Hmm, I'm from the Uk..

And i'm regarded as crazed /annoying.

Court Jester? I dunno.
Bud Palmer has the Court Jester position locked up. I haven't got a Baron yet. What is there about you that I should know that would enable me to assign you a barony? or I could make you a Knight. I already have a Black Knight and a Green Knight, we could call you the Mad Knight.

[readyeddy?]

I thought I'd throw these on here for the heck of it. I made this mix for my wife's grandfather's 75th birthday party. There's a volume 2, I'll see if I can track it down

1. bill monroe and his bluegrass boys - ya’ll come
2. johnny cash - hey porter
3. harry mcclintock - big rock candy mountain
4. hank williams - hey good lookin’
5. doc watson - keep on the sunnyside
6. don reno & red smiley - tennessee cut-up breakdown
7. gene autry - dixie cannonball
8. papa too sweet and harry jones - (honey) it’s tight like that
9. merle haggard - train whistle blues
10.vassar clements - crossing the catskills
11.herschel brown and his happy five - liberty
12.molly o’day and the cumberland mountain folks - heaven’s radio
13.the anglin twins - just inside the pearly gates
14.daniels-deason sacred heart singers - hallelujah
15.the humbard family - i’ll fly away
16.sherman tedder - untitled
17.adolf hofner and his san antonians - cotton eyed joe
18.jimmie rodgers - waiting for a train
19.buck owens - act naturally
20..howard seratt - make room in the lifeboat for me

And I made this mix for a friend of mine who likes...um, this type of music - an amalgam of americana/alt-country/cowpunk. a fair amount of cover songs too

01. m. ward - you still believe in me
02. mark kozelek - up to my neck in you
03. uncle tupelo - still be around
04. willy mason - when the river moves on
05. loretta lynn - high on a mountaintop
06. bad livers - counting the crossties
07. bob egan - virginia
08. kristin hersh - jesus christ
09. gomez - tanglin
10. neko case - tightly
11. squirrel nut zippers - st. louis cemetary blues
12. willie nelson & beck - driving nails in my coffin
13. thelonious monster - lena horne still sings stormy weather
14. ween - piss up a rope
15. john harrison and his down'n'outs - 15 year old luxury car
16. belmont playbots - stringbuster
17. dean schlabowske - gary gilmore's eyes
18. the blasters - american music
19. mark bilyeu - don't need so much
20. the verlaines - hurricane
21. meat puppets - comin' down/(lake of fire)

Wow, Loretta Lynn hanging with the Meat Puppets and the Squirrel Nut Zippers! Who'd have ever thought?

Hmmm, got some new blood here. What can I come up with for Syracuse, New York? I'll have to think about this.

[Pashmina]

Bud Palmer has the Court Jester position locked up. I haven't got a Baron yet. What is there about you that I should know that would enable me to assign you a barony? or I could make you a Knight. I already have a Black Knight and a Green Knight, we could call you the Mad Knight.

My uncle is Laird of Hutton, and lives in Hutton castle. It'll be passed down to me eventually..?

[AlienFlanders]

A real live laird in waiting.:laugh:

How many in line before you?

[readyeddy?]

My uncle is Laird of Hutton, and lives in Hutton castle. It'll be passed down to me eventually..?Your country music title would have to be different then any real life titles as this is just a goof and I wouldn't want to besmirch anything somebody would take seriously. So the Mad Knight doesn't appeal to you?

[AlienFlanders]

You can't call him the Good Knight either.:laugh:

[KiwiGirl]

What? No Link? Okay good deal, now I have a Green Knight to compliment my Black Knight.

Let Me inventory my court:

1. I have a Duchess of Kiwi who we haven't heard from for a while.

2. A Duke who we'll probably never hear from. (He only gets to be the Duke because he's married to the Duchess)

3.A Dukester who's the son of the Duke and Duchess and hasn't been heard from in a while. (I may have to send my Knights out to find these people)

Hey Im still here!! Between work, Rock Wars and the fact that we have one pc between 3 pc inclined people means that there is another war that goes on in our house and its called PC War! :p
I took no prisoners this morning though - its first up first on (and considering I love my sleep its usually not me...:) )

[Pashmina]

Your country music title would have to be different then any real life titles as this is just a goof and I wouldn't want to besmirch anything somebody would take seriously. So the Mad Knight doesn't appeal to you?

I hardly take it seriously. It's a laugh.

Mad Knight's fun though.

[readyeddy?]

I hardly take it seriously. It's a laugh.

Mad Knight's fun though.

There you go, we have a Mad Knight now. Though I was trying to think of what I could come up with for Laird as I certainly haven't got one of them in my court yet.

[readyeddy?]

Hey Pash, you clearly have a soft spot for lady musicians. I've introduced you to Patsy Cline and showed you Leann Rimes' roots, here's one for ya.

Jeannie C. Riley- Harper Valley PTA.
http:www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExFO3reFQ5Q

Also take a look at my Emmylou Harris thread and give me your feedback. She's my favorite woman in Country.

[AlienFlanders]

I found this one Heartworn Highway (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0405963/)

Guy Clark, (a 20 year unsigned) Steve Earle and some guy called Townes Van Zandt (:laugh: ) it is apparently a remastered release from a documentary 30 years ago. I don't know what it sounds like but the review I read got me interested, it should arrive after christmas.

Townes Van Zandt (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTGKzWDakK8)

[readyeddy?]

Your links aren't working.

[AlienFlanders]

They should now.

[readyeddy?]

Nice links. I've heard the name Townes Van Zandt before but I can't think where.

[AlienFlanders]

Gus's brother?

[readyeddy?]

Well I looked him up on Wikipedia and now I know where I heard of him from. He wrote Pancho and Lefty and other songs that have been covered by various stars. Apparently he was manic depressive which made him difficult to work with resulting in his failure to become as big as he should have been. He passed away in '97. Steve Earle claims he's the greatest songwriter that ever lived. He definitely sounds like someone I should look more closely into.
No mention of Gus, but his family has a Texas county named for them.

[AlienFlanders]

A little research give Gus van Sant - movie director, I don't think they are related.

[readyeddy?]

One thing we know, they each have Dutch ancestors, as do I.

[readyeddy?]

I thought I'd throw these on here for the heck of it. I made this mix for my wife's grandfather's 75th birthday party. There's a volume 2, I'll see if I can track it down

1. bill monroe and his bluegrass boys - ya’ll come
2. johnny cash - hey porter
3. harry mcclintock - big rock candy mountain
4. hank williams - hey good lookin’
5. doc watson - keep on the sunnyside
6. don reno & red smiley - tennessee cut-up breakdown
7. gene autry - dixie cannonball
8. papa too sweet and harry jones - (honey) it’s tight like that
9. merle haggard - train whistle blues
10.vassar clements - crossing the catskills
11.herschel brown and his happy five - liberty
12.molly o’day and the cumberland mountain folks - heaven’s radio
13.the anglin twins - just inside the pearly gates
14.daniels-deason sacred heart singers - hallelujah
15.the humbard family - i’ll fly away
16.sherman tedder - untitled
17.adolf hofner and his san antonians - cotton eyed joe
18.jimmie rodgers - waiting for a train
19.buck owens - act naturally
20..howard seratt - make room in the lifeboat for me

And I made this mix for a friend of mine who likes...um, this type of music - an amalgam of americana/alt-country/cowpunk. a fair amount of cover songs too

01. m. ward - you still believe in me
02. mark kozelek - up to my neck in you
03. uncle tupelo - still be around
04. willy mason - when the river moves on
05. loretta lynn - high on a mountaintop
06. bad livers - counting the crossties
07. bob egan - virginia
08. kristin hersh - jesus christ
09. gomez - tanglin
10. neko case - tightly
11. squirrel nut zippers - st. louis cemetary blues
12. willie nelson & beck - driving nails in my coffin
13. thelonious monster - lena horne still sings stormy weather
14. ween - piss up a rope
15. john harrison and his down'n'outs - 15 year old luxury car
16. belmont playbots - stringbuster
17. dean schlabowske - gary gilmore's eyes
18. the blasters - american music
19. mark bilyeu - don't need so much
20. the verlaines - hurricane
21. meat puppets - comin' down/(lake of fire)
It occurs to me that I have not offered you a position in my court. I have to think about your court title a bit. I see your from New York so I have to ask "DO YOU GET YOUR SALSA FROM NEW YORK CITY? I'm thinkin' you don't, but if you do it really doesn't matter because anybody who posts on the here "Country threads are offered a position in the court. I would have gotten to you earlier but I had to cope with a setback or two including my hard drive suffering a premature death. So here's the deal; I still need a Baron and it occurs to me I need a Lord. Plus I need more Knights. I could use a little more information about you because if it"s possible I'd like to give you as cool a Country Court title as I can think up. Don't get your expectations too high though, because my originality does have it's limitations. I'm proudest of naming my Australian member the Wizard of Oz and my Canadian member Count Canuck. I don't believe anybody has been called Count Canuck before. Anyway I'll attempt to wrack my brain on this issue and you could help me out considerably by giving me something to work with.

[readyeddy?]

The song "Nothin'" on Raising Sand was written by Townes Van Zandt and the song AlienFlanders likes "Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On) is an Everly Brothers song.

[neutralmarkhot]

The song "Nothin'" on Raising Sand was written by Townes Van Zandt and the song AlienFlanders likes "Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On) is an Everly Brothers song.

"Gone Gone Gone" was also covered by Lois (Maffeo) under the title "Long Time Gone"

[readyeddy?]

"Gone Gone Gone" was also covered by Lois (Maffeo) under the title "Long Time Gone"
Can you come up with a link for it?

[neutralmarkhot]

Can you come up with a link for it?

there may be some confusion on one or both our parts here. the robert plant "Gone Gone Gone" i'm listening to does not sound like the Lois version nor the original Everly Brothers version that i'm familiar with. maybe there's another Everly Brothers track out there with a similar title that i'm not aware of. i'll see what mp3s i can pull together.

[neutralmarkhot]

and...yep - my bad.

Everly Brothers did "Long Time Gone" which Lois covered

Everly Brothers did a different song called "Gone Gone Gone" which Plant covered.

i can hook you up with all of it if requested.

[readyeddy?]

Just that song by Lois to see how she sounds.

[neutralmarkhot]

whats the best way to get it to you?

[readyeddy?]

whats the best way to get it to you?
If you can't find a Youtube link or something similar, don't worry about it. I was just curious.
By the way, how about some key info about yourself that would help me induct you into my court? Preferably something that would help me think of a cool title for you. For instance AlienFlanders is an Aussie so I dubbed him the Wizard of Oz. That's probably my best one but I'll try to think of something cool for you as well.

[neutralmarkhot]

hmm, well i do have the best taste in music ever, so there's that.

[readyeddy?]

hmm, well i do have the best taste in music ever, so there's that.
Yeah, that's not gonna be much help, I think. I see you're from Syracuse. Let me do a little research about your home town and see what I can come up with from that.

How about I dub you Lord of the Orange?

[AlienFlanders]

Here is an Australian singer Peter Denahy, he has been a musician for Sara Storer and has recently put out an album, a couple of tracks follow.

Sort of Dunno Nothin (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_veIGGP1Uh4) Peter Denahy
The Bloke who Serves the Beer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et4-AmYhzuc)
The Ringing of the Steel (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2j6IviKZ-w)

[bagman04]

Only two names you need to know

Cash and Williams (Sr.)

[AlienFlanders]

Only two names you need to know

Cash and Williams (Sr.)

They get their own threads, this thread is for everybody but Cash and Williams.:laugh:

[readyeddy?]

They get their own threads, this thread is for everybody but Cash and Williams.:laugh:
Absolutely, I don't know why I haven't initiated threads for either one, yet. (Other then lack of time.)

Willie Nelson is another who should have his own thread.

[MaxFortune]

Well I looked him up on Wikipedia and now I know where I heard of him from. He wrote Pancho and Lefty and other songs that have been covered by various stars. Apparently he was manic depressive which made him difficult to work with resulting in his failure to become as big as he should have been. He passed away in '97. Steve Earle claims he's the greatest songwriter that ever lived. He definitely sounds like someone I should look more closely into.
No mention of Gus, but his family has a Texas county named for them.

Townes was awesome. Check the "Used" section of your local FYE or other mall store; you can usually find a couple of his CDs for cheap.

They've also reissued a lot of his work as "double-album CDs": two albums on a single CD. I have a stack of them. The guy was simply amazing -- one of those songwriters you can go back to over and over and always hear some new lyrical nuance you missed before.

And, for my money, "Pancho and Lefty" is the greatest "story song" ever. That was the song that turned me from a hardcore rock'n'roller into a country fan, because it's not what the song says -- it what it doesn't say that really sinks the hook in you.

[MaxFortune]

Only two names you need to know

Cash and Williams (Sr.)

I count three -- Waylon Jennings makes my list. :cool:

[readyeddy?]

I count three -- Waylon Jennings makes my list. :cool:
Bagman04 was a little confused there. He seems to have forgotten Willie Nelson, the late great Roger Miller, Buck Owens, we could go on and on.
I understand Porter Wagoner's final album was supposed to be great. Hoyt Axton's another guy who might just deserve a little respect.

[readyeddy?]

Townes was awesome. Check the "Used" section of your local FYE or other mall store; you can usually find a couple of his CDs for cheap.

They've also reissued a lot of his work as "double-album CDs": two albums on a single CD. I have a stack of them. The guy was simply amazing -- one of those songwriters you can go back to over and over and always hear some new lyrical nuance you missed before.

And, for my money, "Pancho and Lefty" is the greatest "story song" ever. That was the song that turned me from a hardcore rock'n'roller into a country fan, because it's not what the song says -- it what it doesn't say that really sinks the hook in you.
I've bought two Townes Van Zandt CDs since I've posted. At My Window and Rear View Mirror. I've discovered the stores are putting him under folk which they are also doing to Gillian Welch.

So there will be more Townes Van Zandt in my future. Interesting how so many people consider him to be the apple to Bob Dylan's orange.

Did you see the video clip for Pancho & Lefty by Willie and Merle? Townes has a role in it as a Federale. I thought that was kind of cool. Later on I'll put a link up for it. I nominated it for the current Rock Wars. It won by one vote so it will be competing in the second round. Sadly my Emmylou Harris nomination for Rose Of Cimarron lost by one vote.

[MaxFortune]

Did you see the video clip for Pancho & Lefty by Willie and Merle? Townes has a role in it as a Federale. I thought that was kind of cool. Later on I'll put a link up for it. I nominated it for the current Rock Wars. It won by one vote so it will be competing in the second round. Sadly my Emmylou Harris nomination for Rose Of Cimarron lost by one vote.

Please do put up a link when you get the chance. I've not seen that vid since Nashville Network* ran it back in the 80's, and back then I'd not have known Townes if he'd run up and punched me in the eye.

* Which later mutated into the National Network and is now known as Spike TV. Heh.

[readyeddy?]

Please do put up a link when you get the chance. I've not seen that vid since Nashville Network* ran it back in the 80's, and back then I'd not have known Townes if he'd run up and punched me in the eye.

* Which later mutated into the National Network and is now known as Spike TV. Heh.

Pancho & Lefty - Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxzJAF1BxP4

[MaxFortune]

Pancho & Lefty - Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxzJAF1BxP4

Thank you, sir!!!!!!!

[MaxFortune]

Did you see the video clip for Pancho & Lefty by Willie and Merle? Townes has a role in it as a Federale.

I just watched the vid and noticed a ton of interesting stuff. Some "Pancho & Lefty" trivia for you that I noticed in the vid:

1) The first face you see in the second scene (in the Mexican cantina) is indeed Townes van Zandt. He appears in numerous scenes in the vid; his last appearance is as the accoustic guitar player in the final scene (in the present-day diner).

2) The photo in Pancho's pocke####ch is an actual picture of young Willie Nelson (I've seen it in one of his books); I don't remember whether the woman is his mother or grandmother.

3) The photo of Pancho on the reward poster is Willie's photo from the cover of Wanted! The Outlaws, the first platinum-selling album in country music history (1976, seven years prior to this vid).

4) The diner patrons in the final scene are members of Willie's "Family Band", including legendary harp player Mickey Raphael (the guy with the "honky fro" next to the window).

There's probably more, but that's all I spotted on the first viewing. :)

[MaxFortune]

2) The photo in Pancho's pocke####ch is an actual picture of young Willie Nelson (I've seen it in one of his books); I don't remember whether the woman is his mother or grandmother.

HCRealms' swear filter. Now that's funny! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[readyeddy?]

Well, that's interesting.

[AlienFlanders]

I see from the back of Cthulhu Tales 3 that David Allan Coe has released another CD called Penitentiary Blues.

Might have to track down a copy.

For those who might have missed it, he appears in the Heartworn Highways Documentary, track it down and have a listen.

[MaxFortune]

I see from the back of Cthulhu Tales 3 that David Allan Coe has released another CD called Penitentiary Blues.

Might have to track down a copy.

For those who might have missed it, he appears in the Heartworn Highways Documentary, track it down and have a listen.

I like Coe, but his stuff's kind of hit or miss; in general, any particular one of his albums'll either totally blow you away or leave you wondering why you spent the money. Also, usually Coe's not for the fainthearted; the words "political correctness" don't exist in his vocabulary. ;)