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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Amy Haugesag
Sent: Monday, January 25, 1999 8:02 PM
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Subject: RE: 2 queries
typical rock crit wouldn't necessarily know individual Mekons other than
Jon Langford,
Given
In a message dated 1/26/99 1:22:31 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I'm sure that's all true. But I was thinking, too, that it was more than
just the
pickiness and accepted standards of writers and editors at play here. I was
thinking it was, you know, like, the law. . . .
Part of learning about country music is learning where songs come from, and
my sense is that that's true with various kinds of roots music - blues,
Cajun and so forth, but I guess it's not so big a thing across the board.
Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED]
: Jon Weisberger [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, January 25, 1999 9:33 PM
To: passenger side
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y'all are gettin' pretty het up, here. SOME of us are forgetting
that one of the things this whole "whatever it is" does is introduce
peopl
re Tera;
For
the younger generation who has never heard of a particular artist before
but
possibly has been curious enough to explore someone they've read about who
has been an influence on a current "stars" career (or whatever else may
stimulate their interest), I believe
Leaping to defend the honor of his hometown musical community, Matt says:
What are you talking about? My cd has *all* the songwriters credited.
Course, mine is the original OKRA release, so what, do you have the
re-release?
and goes on, in another post:
[Matt Benz] And if you ever find
Dallas Clemmons wrote:
I often
wondered about this as a DJ, when frustrated by the lack of songwriting
credits, and so I'll ask now: Why isn't this required?
And does it have any bearing on royalties for airplay? I
thought it did, assuming a record got enough spins for BMI
or ASCAP to
I started to think maybe they didn't
have the songwriters on the All Stars disc, but I realize that I
wouldn't have known who wrote "14 Karat Mine" (Or is that Mind?
Whatever) any other way cos I've never heard it elsewhere.
Run, don't walk, to find a copy of the Gene Watson's Greatest Hits
On Mon, 25 Jan 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Second, do you suppose that the persistent misattribution of "Wild And
Blue" is an effort to cover up the fact that writer John Scott Sherrill
gets cuts with the likes of Brooks Dunn?
I think they're more afraid that someone will
Jon Weisberger wrote: .Second, do you suppose that the persistent misattribution
of "Wild And Blue"
is an effort to cover up the fact that writer John Scott Sherrill gets cuts
with the likes of Brooks Dunn?
Damn. Jon's onto the conspiracy. OK. ..Plan B
On Mon, 25 Jan 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Ya know, both of these records have an edge that is missing for a lot of
country (that's why it's Alt.) that may explain their appeal to people
who favor rock over the slicker stuff.
Or maybe it's "alt" simply because it's more poorly
Don writes: Or maybe it's "alt" simply because it's more poorly
executed.g
Is this the beginning of a taste vs. chops thread? g
I think they're executed just fine.
Jim, smilin'
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From: Don Yates [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Still, I just don't consider John Anderson to be terribly
obscure. Along with Ricky Skaggs and George Strait, he was one of the
folks who paved the way for the New Traditionalist movement of the
'80s.
[Matt
Jeez, Neal, you've never heard "Swingin'?"
I pretty much agree with Don in this regard - and my "theory" was just a way
of poking a little fun at the idea that there's a Sony-driven effort to
erase history when it comes to the Dixie Chicks - and more to the point, if
a critic is going to go out
Sez bill f-w:
but linda, "wild and blue" was a HUGE hit for john anderson, and saying so
ain't snooty. and as much as i love the meke's version, it's not
irk-worthy,
either. rather, it's analagous to pointing out that nirvana, not tori amos,
first gave us "smells like teen spirit." bill f-w
I think it's safe to guess that the critic
in question probably just assumed that Mr. "Sherry" was a member of the
Mekons
It does surprise me, though, that a writer would hear a fairly
traditional-sounding country tune like "Wild and Blue" (even as done by a
rock-influenced band like
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