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My knowledge of country music is limited, but this thread is fascinating.
I'm gonna try to incorporate ALL of the above comments into this post. My goal, really, is to get a recommendation as to the one country artist I should definitely check out before I die.
I love Willie Nelson, Ray Charles, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Allman Brothers, and the Eagles.
I like John Prine, Alison Krauss, Johnny Cash, Alabama, 38 Special, Marshall Tucker Band, Charlie Daniels, and Blackfoot.
I know, but have never listened to, Hank Williams, George Jones, George Strait, Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings, Vince Gill, Brad Paisley, Alan Jackson, Garth Brooks, Eric Church and Luke Bryan.
I have never heard of Tracy Lawrence, Tyler Childers, Sturgil Simpson, Chris Stapleton, Whiskey Myers, Cody Jinks, **** Morgan, Colter Wall, The Steel Woods, Ward Davis, and Chris Knight.
With that said, I've played music my whole life, sang and performed in front of a thousand people. I love all types of music, and I have more than 10,000 songs in my library. Just didn't grow up with country music.
So, if you have a recommendation, please let me know.
I was there too. Good concert.
Ryan Bingham and John Moreland are others to look into
I meant "Blues" not "Jazz" regarding Blackfoot
Especially when he did it live at George Jones' memorial...with Martina Mcbride?
ok.
you missed his point. several people have said they don't listen to country after *insert year here* or *all new country su.cks*
his point was that is entirely untrue
of course the radio is not playing authentic music. they play music for the masses. the best rap is not on the radio. the best rock is not on the radio. I don't go to yahoo for the best cowboy boots or cnn for the news. do you?
if the radio is your measurement for whether or not good music is being made then that is a you issue
there is more quality music being made right now, in almost every genre, then at any other single point in the world. it just is not being spoon fed to you on 97.5
but it also does not take much work to find them. I will miss a bunch, and I am sure everyone I mention has already been listed on this thread but:
Chris Knight
Chris Stapleton
Colter Wall
Drive by Truckers (southern rock)
Hank III
Jason Isbell
Maren Morris
Margo Price
Parker Millsap
Steeldrivers (Stapleton's old band)
Shooter Jennings
Sturgill Simpson
Tyler Childers
Wailin' Jennys
White Buffalo
**** Morgan
And that is just a handful of the people out making great music today.
good list, make sure yall check out whiskey myers.... hands down my favorite right now
I only know a few songs by them
Stone is fantastic and how I first heard of them. I love broken window serenade too. Virginia and ballad of a southern man are solid as well
Pandora is awesome for learning new music
I listen to music 50+ hours a week. I have headphones on most of my working hours. at home I rarely watch tv and instead have music playing. when exercising or driving I aim for podcasts and audiobooks but music is mixed in too
I listen to oldies like Dion and Del Shannon. I like a bunch of 80s, I grew up in the 90s and early 2000s, I like rock (nothing heavy), blues, jazz, reggae, and rap. I probably list to as much, if not more, rap than anyone on this forum
I genuinely think across most active genres there is so much good music being made it is overwhelming. I am constantly at my pandora station limit and having to delete channels. my youtube has no idea what to suggest to me lol
from gangstagrass to charles bradley to gary clark jr to billie eilish to jessie reyez and a hundred more. it is insane how much good music is out there today
check out Reckoning as well. Stone and Reckoning are my two favorites
Went to many, many rock concerts but I must say seeing Doug Stone and Mark Chestnut at a club in Chatt is hard to beat. Something about the bar/ club setting and country music
So I'm still looking for help here. If you're shipwrecked on an island and can only have access to one country artist, who's it gonna be? (If that's too hard of a choice, how about top three?)
I had that played at my mother's funeral back in November.
I'm going to have to go newer and older here:
1) George Strait
2) Alan Jackson
3) Cody Jinks
4) Whiskey Myers