For you non-country music listeners...

[jakethebake]

Is there one or two country music musicians you'll listen to? I find it interesting that it seems like everyone I know that hates country music seems to have like one act they like. It's usually something older like Johnny Cash, never one of today's crappy pop country bands. Anyway, I go through cycles where I'll listen to a lot of the old (pre-1980s) country music...Waylon, David Allen Coe, George Jones, etc.

[RacersEdge]

There's not any for me. I will watch a Shania Twain video though.

[Los Feliz Slim]

Does Casey Chambers count?

Also Cash and Willie Nelson.

[jakethebake]

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Does Casey Chambers count?

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I have no idea. Who is he/she?

[MrTrik]

I can listen to George Strait, and have on occasion been able to listen to a few female acts. Garth Brooks has some ok stuff. Saw a Dwight Yokum concert once (dragged their by my 1st wife and it sucked). Cheryl Crow warmed up for him though and she was great. More country sounding than she is these days.

Other than that, not much country in my life. Hank Williams Jr. is worth the time, especially when he teams up with other musicians on special projects.

[Los Feliz Slim]

Kasey Chambers (http://www.kaseychambers.com/)

She had a song on the first Soprano's soundtrack, it was good so I bought a couple albums. I think it would be defined as "new" country.

[DarkForceRising]

Casey Chambers is awesome. As are Allison Krauss&Union Station and Jimmy Dale Gilmore. Allison Krauss is almost bluegrass but she's a helluva singer and hot, too.

Gilmore is more western than country. An aquired taste, to be sure.

In terms of the mainstream bands, I love Pam Tillis, Martina McBride and Patty Loveless' voices.

I was gonna get Sirius radio mainly for there alternative country station but I don't see it listed anymore.

[jokerthief]

[standard reply] Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson.[/standard reply]

[SackUp]

Alan Jackson - Chattahoochie (sp?)

Cash has some ok songs. I think most of country is garbage though and will only listen if forced to by the driver of a car and even then I will whine and bitch /images/graemlins/smile.gif

[chuddo]

i hate most modern country music.

but when i wa sa kid i really liked randy travis and dwight yokum.

so they both still get a pass from me.

[lucas9000]

in addition to the old school guys mentioned, i'll add townes van zandt (thanks in some part to whiskeytown).

also i like a lot of bluegrasss stuff.

[jdl22]

I like old Cash. I also on occasion listen to the so called patriotic songs for a laugh.

[gorie]

johnny cash, loretta lynn.. probably a couple others but that's all i can think of that id listen to regularly.

[Brainwalter]

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in addition to the old school guys mentioned, i'll add townes van zandt (thanks in some part to whiskeytown).

also i like a lot of bluegrasss stuff.

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[trying2learn]

obviously the old stuff is good...also, there are many decent, "alt country" bands out there that I find myself digging a lot.

wilco
roger clyne and the peacemakers
old 97's
ryan adams

[Al P]

Anyone who shoots a man in Reno just to watch him die is worth listening to.

That's the only country I'll ever listen to though.

[BWebb]

I fall into the liking only older country music. Cash, Nelson, Jennings, etc. Pop country sucks, IMO.

[Los Feliz Slim]

I forgot Lyle Lovett. Lyle Lovett rules.

[SomethingClever]

Can't stand most country.

I like Johnny Cash, though, as most probably do.

Also, I like a few "alt-country" bands like the Old 97s.

[jesusarenque]

Check out Steve Earle

[DasLeben]

I only like a couple country bands: Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw. And even then, I really don't listen to country much at all.

[trying2learn]

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Check out Steve Earle

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guitar town is a good place to start.

[New001]

Johnny Cash is one of my favorite musicians. I can't stand any other country music, though I really don't go out looking for it.

[zephed]

No Thumb recommended Townes Van Zandt in some music thread. I thought that was pretty good. I can listen to Cash.

I really like the Rolling Stones' country songs.

I can sort of stomach Hank Sr.