Used to walk a ways out of the hollow to the county bus stop. Instead of puttin a smoke in my mouth, like the others, I played this little harmonica. That is how I learned to play the harmonica.
Jimmie Rodgers, Hank Williams Sr., Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Charlie Rich are all really good country artists. Stay away from Chet Atkins and the schmaltz he produced.
...but know that Atkins (or his associates) produced Rich, Jennings and Nelson at one point. While they too got the sappy Nashville treatment, several of their sides in this vein are really good despite the string sections and choruses.
I agree some of the tracks are still decent, mainly because they are great artists, but they all hit their peak when they broke free of the Atkins sound and did their own thing. Digging into the work those artist did with Atkins should be saved for after checking out the real shit, IMHO
Jimmie Rodgers, Hank Williams Sr., Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Charlie Rich are all really good country artists. Stay away from Chet Atkins and the schmaltz he produced.
...but know that Atkins (or his associates) produced Rich, Jennings and Nelson at one point. While they too got the sappy Nashville treatment, several of their sides in this vein are really good despite the string sections and choruses.
I agree some of the tracks are still decent, mainly because they are great artists, but they all hit their peak when they broke free of the Atkins sound and did their own thing. Digging into the work those artist did with Atkins should be saved for after checking out the real shit, IMHO
There's a Willie Nelson CD that came out about 2 or 3 years ago called Naked Willie, which collected a grip of his RCA/Chet Atkins sides with the strings 'n' things removed...
Jimmie Rodgers, Hank Williams Sr., Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Charlie Rich are all really good country artists. Stay away from Chet Atkins and the schmaltz he produced.
...but know that Atkins (or his associates) produced Rich, Jennings and Nelson at one point. While they too got the sappy Nashville treatment, several of their sides in this vein are really good despite the string sections and choruses.
I agree some of the tracks are still decent, mainly because they are great artists, but they all hit their peak when they broke free of the Atkins sound and did their own thing. Digging into the work those artist did with Atkins should be saved for after checking out the real shit, IMHO
There's a Willie Nelson CD that came out about 2 or 3 years ago called Naked Willie, which collected a grip of his RCA/Chet Atkins sides with the strings 'n' things removed...
The people who hungout around those jukeboxes could be getting back into the nostalgic saloon sound as A form of feedback, perhaps, by parents who's kids are into techno.
In rural areas, like eastern Kentucky. Shoot, where I am from we never progressed in to disco.
Where I am, the few leftover C&W bars from the sixties have already switched to digital jukes that play Lady Antebellum. So I'd say you got a good thing going out there...
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Got to be the strangest attempt at a convo on country that I've ever witnessed
Yeah, it's a bit of a vague description at best. Not something I'd ever use to describe an artist.
I agree some of the tracks are still decent, mainly because they are great artists, but they all hit their peak when they broke free of the Atkins sound and did their own thing. Digging into the work those artist did with Atkins should be saved for after checking out the real shit, IMHO
There's a Willie Nelson CD that came out about 2 or 3 years ago called Naked Willie, which collected a grip of his RCA/Chet Atkins sides with the strings 'n' things removed...
Now that sounds good.
Chet Atkins Merle Travis duo record that came out in the 70s.
Atkins recorded a grip of guitar lps in the 70s that would fit right in with what OP seems to be looking for.
As a producer, Atkins is one of the worse things that ever happened to Nashville.
As a guitarist he is great.
His own records can be just as schlocky as the people he produced, but every now and then he'd cut through all the syrup.
That Chester & Lester album he did with Les Paul was a good one...
Are people starting to get back into country, western, and bluegrass 45's?
Yeah, just like there's a lot of good rock & roll and rhythm & blues on 45 RPM. And?
Never knew it was a trend in the first place.
The people who hungout around those jukeboxes could be getting back into the nostalgic saloon sound as A form of feedback, perhaps, by parents who's kids are into techno.
Thanks for sharing Rock. I wish I knew a little more about the vocalists that sing together. I think they talk my language a little bit better.
Where I am, the few leftover C&W bars from the sixties have already switched to digital jukes that play Lady Antebellum. So I'd say you got a good thing going out there...
:-)