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[Ranger]

this part of the board is made for the country music fans that want to have an area to discuss their favorite musicians.

[medonnabe]

Hey,

Just found out Chris Cagle is going to be at our Wal-Mart, here in big old Azle, Texas tomorrow nite at 7:00. May go check this out.

He's a cutie !!!!!!! Got a few good songs out .

I know.....I know. He ain't George. But, then.........nobody EVER will be.

DonnaBe

[Ranger]

You ladies are crazy..

but in a good way!

[gstopfan]

medonnabe said:

Hey,

Just found out Chris Cagle is going to be at our Wal-Mart, here in big old Azle, Texas tomorrow nite at 7:00. May go check this out.

He's a cutie !!!!!!! Got a few good songs out .

I know.....I know. He ain't George. But, then.........nobody EVER will be.

DonnaBe

DoonaBe, you can say THAT again! ;D

[strait2you]

Hey there Donna,
I'm one of those die hards, you know that. You know where all my money goes !
anyway,
Going to a George Strait concert is one big party for a woman!
we stand around and look like this

and immediately afterward we look like this

and then for several days we look like this

we an icon with tears, cause we shed a few when we realize we won't be seeing GS again for a while.

[becki5]

Gosh I 've PSCD really bad! I need some love!

[strait2you]

i know i know the strait withdrawl
we need a crying icon, big old tears cause man, oh man, i hate to cry but i cry when i know it will be while before i see George again

[str8fan12]

Oh heck yeah! I have PSCD and it's really bad. I'm still on
cloud George and cannot find a way to come down.

Seems like I can never get enough. I scour the internet looking
for photos I haven't seen, articles I haven't read, videos I haven't
watched. It's crazy and only another Strait Junkie would
understand!

I NEED MY GEORGE!

[becki5]

ONE WHOLE YEAR to wait. UGH!!!!

But i have my memories to carry me through!!

And my buddies !!! I LOVE YA !!!

[Georgeanne]

It already seems like a long time ago since I've seen George!
PSCD sets in real quick! At least we can go to you tube and enjoy the videos! That's a plus!!


WHOO HOO!

[elle606]

What's the difference between Texas and Nashville country music. I hear it's kind of an ongoing feud of sorts.

[elle606]

Ok, so none of you know the answer to my question posted in November. I'd guess some of you would say GEORGE STRAIT IS TEXAS and Kenny and Taylor are Nashville. This topic was addressed on the CMT site, so I'll swing my tail anyway.

[casims74]

It isn't so much a difference between Texas and Nashville. It is a change in the art of country music. It is a trend that more of a rock sound is being accepted as country, which would lead to the death of true, traditional country music. George Strait can give you the very best answer in his song "Murder on Music Row", which deals with the topic of how country radio and country labels are catering more to the soft rock sound.

You can hear the song at rhapsody.com.

www.rhapsody.com/george-strait/tracks.html?pagestart=300

[elle606]

Dec 7, 2008 15:01:54 GMT -5 casims74 said:

It isn't so much a difference between Texas and Nashville. It is a change in the art of country music. It is a trend that more of a rock sound is being accepted as country, which would lead to the death of true, traditional country music. George Strait can give you the very best answer in his song "Murder on Music Row", which deals with the topic of how country radio and country labels are catering more to the soft rock sound.

You can hear the song at rhapsody.com.

www.rhapsody.com/george-strait/tracks.html?pagestart=300

That's what I got from the posts on CMT, but I thought there was more of a fundamental difference in country-Nashville and country-Texas, even before the crossover/rock/pop sounds that have become part of country music.

[casims74]

The Nashville sound was created by immigrants who settled in the Appalachian mountains. They were mostly German, Irish, and Italian. As the music of these cultures mingled together, they created a sound all their own. It was known as Old-time music or hillbilly music.

As the European immigrants moved into Texas, they reblended with an entirely new set of people with a unique sound all their own. These were Native American, Spanish, and Mexican. As the German and Czech settlers established dance halls in Texas, and people from the different cultures blended, they created a whole new sound.

The first country recording ever done was done in 1922 by a fiddler named AC (Eck) Robertson. It was done by Victor Records. In 1923, Fiddlin' John Carson made a record for Okeh Records. In 1924, Columbia Records began creating records of "hillbilly music".

The steel guitar became part of country music as early as 1922, but I'm not sure exactly when it was first recorded as part of a country record.

In the 1930's, Western music emerged as part of country music. Gene Autry and Roy Rogers pioneered the new Western sound.

Bob Wills mingled a little jazz into his country to form the Texas or Western Swing. He also was the first to include the electric guitar and the drums into his band, the Texas Playboys, as early as the 1930's. They were not accepted and had to play backstage in many places. They were certainly not accepted by the Grand Ole Opry once the Grand Ole Opry came along until the 1960's. Although they were allowed to play, the drummer always had to stay backstage as the drums were considered "impure".

www.bobwills.com/



www.texasplayboys.net/

Before the end of World War II, Bill Monroe, Roy Acuff, Lester Flatt, and Earl Scruggs began to play bluegrass and the Grand Ole Opry was born. By 1949, "hillbilly music" had become "country music" and Nashville was at the heart of it with the Grand Ole Opry, which was a radio show.

In the 1950's, Patsy Cline and Jim Reeves were added to the list of great country artists.

During the 1950's and 1960's, Outlaw Country also emerged. Outlaw country was the sound of such artists as Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Jessi Colter, and the list goes on.

As early as the 1970's, soft rock and pop music began to infiltrate country music. Charlie Rich was to present the Entertainer of the Year Award at the CMA's in 1975, because then the Entertainer of the Year would pass the award down to the next winner. When he read the name, which was John Denver, he set fire to the envelope in protest because of the rock and pop music filtering into country music. The battle has waged ever since trying to keep country music traditional at its roots. No one has fought that battle any harder than George Strait, and now it is more critical than ever, as the music labels are leaning in favor of the pop rock sound.

Hope this helps.

[elle606]

Thanks, Casims. I think a lot of music styles are blending, not just country. It's not as easy to categorize all of it anymore. But these articles give me a better idea of what they're talking about when they make reference to the different styles of country.

When winter sets in and I go into semi-hibernation mode here, I have time to get curious and do some research. I have been listening to a lot of country music that doesn't sound all that country to me. I suppose that's good, since I never used to like country music, but now that I started listening because of the many crossover artists and songs, I'm hearing and liking the more traditional also. I used to automatically hit the button if something came on that sounded too "twangy" to me. I don't do that anymore. Now I switch to country if it's too hip hop or hard rock for me. Ironically, I'll pull up a soft rock station and hear country songs. That's why I say that the lines are blurring, not just in the songs and music but apparently music fans are broadening their taste in music. To purists of any music genre, that would be bad, but for the industry and fans, I'm not so sure some compromises aren't a good thing. On the other hand, I'd hate to see traditional country, jazz, blues or anything else disappear or change to something unrecognizable.

[casims74]

I was by no means exhaustive as there are so many artists who have made contributions to country music and what country music is, but there is one more that I really should mention as he is one of the most significant artists in country music history. He has also left us one of the greatest legacies, and that's Hank Williams Sr.

I can't figure out how to post YouTube videos, so I'll leave you some links.

This is Roy Acuff singing the Wabash Cannonball Live.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ggvZJRx4G0

This is Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys singing Take Me Back to Tulsa. If you look, You'll see the drums in the background. You'll also notice a steel guitar and an electric guitar, but look and listen to how it's played. It's played very different than it is by most people now.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrjBXrvBdiU

This is Hank Williams Sr. singing I Saw the Light

www.youtube.com/watch?v=fffBggrvq1Q

This is Hank Williams Sr. singing Hey, Good Lookin.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxB1t2EEK0M

This is George Strait singing The Man in Love with You (OMG!!!)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HHW3heYWrA

You'll see why we say that George sings real country music.

[casims74]

Let's try to embed these again.

Roy Acuff: Wabash Cannonball



Bob Wills and Texas Playboys: Take Me Back to Tulsa



Hank Williams Sr.: Hey Good Lookin'



Hank Williams Sr.: I Saw the Light: Hank Williams Sr. wrote this song.



You can't embed The Man in Love with You, but this is the perfect song for this topic, so I thought I'd share this. It became a pivotal influence in the preservation of country music.

George Strait and Alan Jackson: Murder on Music Row



::)Woo Hoo! You go George! Go get 'em, Alan!

[casims74]

Thought I'd add just one more just for George Strait, cause I know this is one his favorite artists.

George Jones: He Stopped Loving Her Today

[elle606]

Great stuff, Casims. I listened to George Strait and Kenny Chesney each singing Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven back-to-back last night. Same song, big difference. Loved the George Jones song and was glad to hear Hank Sr. singing what I've heard Buffet sing so many times.