George Jones is a brilliant singer. Very few performers have his ability to breath real life into a song like he does, absolutely inimitable, and I would say the most influential country artist behind Hank Williams.
"Bartender Blues", "Still Doin' Time", "The Grand Tour" and "If Drinkin' Don't Kill Me (her Memory Will)" are just some of his great tear jerkers.
I don't know if that Plant/Krauss collaboration was ever discussed on the strut, but I think it's an amazing album. I took my girl to see them live for her birthday last fall and found out that T-Bone Burnett was behind the album's entire sound. I've been thinking I should dig through my dad's old cassettes for more of that dude.
But enough thread-jacking. This is more in keeping with the original topic:
Here is a personal favorite. Disturbing, bizzare, sad and funny all at once. Wendall Austin-LSD Made a Wreck of me.. If some one could post Charlie Pride-Pardon Me, I've got someone to Kill, I would be very happy. I think Bassie posted it once in a Country Death song thread. I lost the mp3 and have been missing it.
If some one could post Charlie Pride-Pardon Me, I've got someone to Kill, I would be very happy. I think Bassie posted it once in a Country Death song thread. I lost the mp3 and have been missing it.
How's the rest of that "Heartworn Highways" soundtrack? I wasn't aware of that movie, but after reading the Amazon summary, it sounds pretty facemelt (heartmelt?).
And LaserWolf, Freddy Fender is an icon in Texas. Love his stuff.
Twoply: Kristofferson gets a lot of burn from me these past few years.
I'm listening to John Prine's first album this morning. Some may argue that it's not really country; granted, he does reference Abby Hoffman in the first song, but then again, he's sitting on hay bale on the cover.
At any rate, "Sam Stone," "Far From Me" and "Hello In There" are all very, very sad:
You know that old trees just grow stronger, And old rivers grow wider every day. But old people just grow lonesome Waiting for someone to say, "Hello in there, hello."
Willie Nelson put out a record in the mid-90s called "Spirit" that used to break my heart. Most of the songs were just him and his guitar and (I think his son) on piano. There was something about it that was just so sweet/sad.
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George Jones is a brilliant singer. Very few performers have his ability to breath real life into a song like he does, absolutely inimitable, and I would say the most influential country artist behind Hank Williams.
"Bartender Blues", "Still Doin' Time", "The Grand Tour" and "If Drinkin' Don't Kill Me (her Memory Will)" are just some of his great tear jerkers.
Doug Dillard & GENE CLARK, Through The Morning, Through The Night, nice solitary drinking song,recently covered by R.Plant & Allison Krauss.
But enough thread-jacking. This is more in keeping with the original topic:
But I did think of Freddy Fender.
Here's a version with both:
Wish I had gone.
Why is Dolly wearing a Startrek uniform?
If some one could post Charlie Pride-Pardon Me, I've got someone to Kill, I would be very happy. I think Bassie posted it once in a Country Death song thread. I lost the mp3 and have been missing it.
sure you don't mean Johnny Paycheck?
And LaserWolf, Freddy Fender is an icon in Texas. Love his stuff.
Twoply: Kristofferson gets a lot of burn from me these past few years.
Excellent contributions so far! Here's another:
From http://www.martinsmusic.com/articles/crazy.htm:
classic
from the "Looks Like Rain" LP.
I'm listening to John Prine's first album this morning. Some may argue that it's not really country; granted, he does reference Abby Hoffman in the first song, but then again, he's sitting on hay bale on the cover.
At any rate, "Sam Stone," "Far From Me" and "Hello In There" are all very, very sad:
You know that old trees just grow stronger,
And old rivers grow wider every day.
But old people just grow lonesome
Waiting for someone to say, "Hello in there, hello."