Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Great Country Classics

2014-01-24 Thread Richard Williams
[image: Inline image 1] Two Of A Kind Working On A Full House - Trey Laymon cover http://youtu.be/eX0JcMWgENg On Fri, Jan 24, 2014 at 5:45 PM, Richard Williams wrote: > Garth Brooks > > [image: Inline image 1] > > Two Of A Kind Working On A Full House > http://youtu.be/xIaUxNuO0dY > > "Garth Br

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Great Country Classics

2014-01-24 Thread Richard Williams
Garth Brooks [image: Inline image 1] Two Of A Kind Working On A Full House http://youtu.be/xIaUxNuO0dY "Garth Brooks integrated rock elements into his recordings to produce progressive country music. He is the best-selling recording artist in the United States since 1991 ahead of the Beatles, an

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Great Country Classics

2014-01-18 Thread Richard Williams
Merl Haggard [image: Inline image 2] We saw Merle Haggard and Kris Kristofferson at the Wells Fargo Center, Santa Rosa, CA located at 50 Mark West Springs Road, on Apr 2, 2009. My daughter lives in Santa Rosa and is a big country music fan. He has played Austin on several occasions. Live in Aust

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Great Country Classics

2014-01-18 Thread Richard Williams
Waylon Jennings [image: Inline image 2] Live in Austin, Texas - April 1, 1989 - Austin City Limits http://youtu.be/nZvqQMeOEd8 Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) Live http://youtu.be/3dXR5Dk8YNw [image: Inline image 1] We went to this place - Luckenbach, Texas, USA Good Hearted Wo

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Great Country Classics

2013-12-15 Thread Richard Williams
Patsy Cline "She was one of the most influential, successful and acclaimed female vocalists of the 20th century. Her hits began in 1957 with Donn Hecht's "Walkin' After Midnight", Harlan Howard's "I Fall to Pieces", Hank Cochran's "She's Got You", Willie Nelson's "Crazy" and ended in 1963 with Don

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Great Country Classics

2013-12-15 Thread Richard Williams
Kenny Rogers [image: Inline image 1] Kenny Rogers - The Gambler http://youtu.be/Jj4nJ1YEAp4 Kenny Rogers is a successful cross-over artist having been involved in jazz, folk, and rockabilly genres. "Two of his albums are ranked as in "The 200 Most Influential Country Albums Ever" at About.com. H

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Great Country Classics

2013-12-15 Thread Richard Williams
Dear Ann, the subject of this thread is' Great Country Classics'. If you don't like country just don't listen; at any rate, don't try to bite my ankles. Post your own favorite music. Thanks. On Sat, Dec 14, 2013 at 10:53 PM, wrote: > > > > Oh dear, if there is something I simply can't stomach i

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Great Country Classics

2013-12-15 Thread Richard J. Williams
George Strait probably can't hold a candle to popular music played on the radio up in Iowa these days - Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Brittany, Madonna, and those new fellers, who are all going in One Direction. LoL! On 12/15/2013 5:17 AM, dhamiltony...@yahoo.com wrote: *Thanks, great article for conte

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Great Country Classics

2013-12-15 Thread Richard J. Williams
Wow - I didn't realize you Jimi Hendrix fans had such sophisticated taste in music. LoL! But, don't be sorry. There are many European rock music fans that don't quite get country music. Many don't realize the genesis of rock - it's just uptempo folk and country music, with rockabilly and blues

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Great Country Classics

2013-12-15 Thread Bhairitu
Part of the history of pop music was the ASCAP strike and the rise of BMI. Since radio stations had nothing to play during the strike they went out and found unsigned country and folk artists and formed BMI. Some of the acts weren't that good so gave country music a bad name. On 12/15/2013 0

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Great Country Classics

2013-12-15 Thread emilymaenot
Richard, you got me. I make all of my listening choices based on physical appeal of the musician. Keep it to yourself. Here's a little harmonica for ya. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtRxJDb3vlw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtRxJDb3vlw

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Great Country Classics

2013-12-15 Thread Richard J. Williams
Maybe so, but it's not really about who is "cuter" - it's about the music and the playing. Most of the time I don't even know what the players look like until years later when I see them live, on TV or read about them. Listening to the radio I've no idea what they really look like - I just lik

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Great Country Classics

2013-12-15 Thread Richard J. Williams
This post was sent out to all "country TMers" - why would you be reading a post meant for TMers? Maybe you didn't read the lyrics? And, second, why would you feel compelled to respond? Something tells me there's more to this than you're telling us. Lot's of people really like progressive countr

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Great Country Classics

2013-12-15 Thread Share Long
Can't resist sending this because Brenda Lee is fabulous. The medley of Patsy Cline tunes begins at 4:50 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkfgxThvDxY On Sunday, December 15, 2013 6:00 AM, Share Long wrote:   turq, great list, except it's missing Patsy Cline. Here's one of her lesser known

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Great Country Classics

2013-12-15 Thread Share Long
turq, great list, except it's missing Patsy Cline. Here's one of her lesser known works: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWeCdxZlU5E On Sunday, December 15, 2013 5:17 AM, "dhamiltony...@yahoo.com" wrote:   Thanks, great article for context. But I still won't listen much to radio country