I've just released an album of show tunes played on my ukulele. -----Original Message----- From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Freeman Fisher Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 1:35 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] OT The State Of Country Music (Sorry, Diana and Morrie)
And in other music news today, Kirby McDaniel will be releasing his latest collection of vintage German Polkas recorded on the sidewalk on 6th Street in Austin. The cover art will be his favorite barstool made of bull horns and deer antlers. On Jun 12, 2012, at 10:22 AM, Helmut Hamm wrote: > I'm a HUGE country music fan, and if you look outside of Nashville, > there's still a fair number of absolutely outstanding acts to be > discovered... > > Here's an album I recorded and released on my (meanwhile retired) > record label in 2007: > > http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/billydonburns > > The recordings were made in my living room, and that's my sofa on the > cover. Billy Don Burns is an outlaw, a rebel, an addict and utterly crazy, but it's guys like him who still keep the spirit of REAL country alive. > > If you look into his biography, Billy Don has been all over the place, > Willie Nelson recorded one of this songs, his co-operation with Hank > Cochran actually kicked Johnny Cash's UNCHAINED off the #1 position in > Gavin's Americana album charts in 1996, and today he COULD be one of > the great names in country music, yet he managed to screw it all up, > and as it is, hardly anybody outside the professional crowd even > remembers his name. > > To quote another one of my country music heroes, David Allan Coe: 'If > that ain't country, you can kiss my ass!' > > Helmut > > > > Am 09.06.2012 um 18:36 schrieb Rix Posterz: > >> Being a songwriter (lyricist) myself---and having written dozens of country songs, mostly in the early 90's---the use of imperfect rhymes in every contemporary Country song is a true pet peeve of mine. The current Country music songwriters go out of their way to make every single rhyme an imperfect one---ie: rhyming "back" with "that" or "pit" with "this". Hey, if this occurred occasionally or even semi-frequently, it wouldn't bother me so much...but nowadays it's always the case...always. And I'm not alone in feeling the way I do. Years ago, the legendary lyricist Sammy Cahn said it was his personal pet peeve as well...and that was decades before contemporary Country music started thoroughly dumbing-down the songwriting process. A few years ago, I met the great songwriter Paul Williams at a friend's Christmas party and we got into a long conversation about this subject...and he agreed with me completely. >> In Country music as well as Pop music, these days more often than not songs are "cloned"---somebody has a monster hit, causing songwriters to scramble in an effort to write a song that's just close enough to the hit where they won't get their asses sued for plagiarism. I'm sure this same type of practice takes place all the time in the TV and movie industries as well. I think Country music had a renaissance of sorts in the late 80's and early 90's and has gone downhill ever since. Just my two cents, whatever that's worth... >> Rick >> >> In a message dated 6/9/2012 8:57:27 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, >> ki...@movieart.net writes: The greatest moment in the history of >> country music was when Johnny Cash's stepdaughter, Carlene Carter, >> said that she was "going to put the cunt back in country."* It's >> been all downhill after that. >> >> >> *In 1979, during a concert at New York's Bottom Line, Carlene Carter >> introduced a song about mate-swapping called Swap-Meat Rag by >> stating, "If this song don't put the cunt back in country, I don't >> know what will." >> >> Yours sincerely, >> Pat Boone >> >> >> On Jun 9, 2012, at 9:27 AM, Diana and/or Morris Everett Jr wrote: >> >>> We are indeed! And the boots I would be scootin' in are custom made >>> Paul Bonds with my initials inlaid front and back! We're serious >>> about this stuff, by golly! You should have seen the show tonight. >>> Blake Shelton and Jake Owen made me swoon, Carrie Underwood who is >>> sheer perfection in every way certainly had Mo's attention, and the >>> National Anthem was sung to perfection by The Oak Ridge Boys. >>> That's what I'm talking' about: Yee Haw! >>> >>> As for the "porn" you sent Morrie, Kirby you nut, those were some >>> great shots of movie poster stuff from back in the day. Mo is >>> hanging his head for not getting back to you the moment he watched >>> it. I really enjoyed seeing Mo bidding in that auction. He says >>> THANK YOU!! >>> >>> Okay, so I have no input as to how to get great - or even good- >>> tickets to next year's CMA event. Bummer, dudes. >>> >>> 'Night- By the way, here is my favorite, hands down, no question >>> about it, FOREVER AND EVER favorite country music video. Mo loves it >>> too. We both wish we could have participated!! Watch it standing up >>> and HAVE A GOOD TIME!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSROm-vgVRk >>> >>> From: Kirby McDaniel <ki...@movieart.net> >>> To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU >>> Sent: Friday, June 8, 2012 2:33 PM >>> Subject: Re: [MOPO] Off topic: but oh boy would I love a favor..... >>> >>> They're boot-scooters! They should move to Texas. Like Stephen >>> McNally and the Indians in APACHE DRUMS, we are surrounded by those >>> people. Yee hah. >>> >>> K. >>> On Jun 8, 2012, at 12:11 PM, Richard Halegua Posters + Comic Art >>> wrote: >>> >>>> At 07:03 AM 6/8/2012, Diana and/or Morris Everett Jr wrote: >>>> >>>>> I am a huge ( okay, bigger than huge) country music fan, and Mo >>>>> has been a willing convert. >>>> >>>> >>>> Poor Morrie >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >>>> ___________________________________________________________________ >>>> How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List >>>> Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the >>>> BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this >>>> message is solely responsible for its content. >>>> >>> >>> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >>> ___________________________________________________________________ >>> How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List >>> Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the >>> BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message >>> is solely responsible for its content. >>> >>> >> >> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >> ___________________________________________________________________ >> How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List >> Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the >> BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message >> is solely responsible for its content. 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