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I grew up listening to 40s-50s-60s Country at home... my Dad's favorite was Hank Williams (Hank Williams performing "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry", my vote for saddest song ever).

I like Hank, too...got a bunch of his stuff. They're among my favorite albums to put on in the car and sing along with, yodeling included. ;-) And as a guitarist, I love the fact that most of his songs are just three or four chords...and how much he could put into a song that musically is fairly simple.

I have a weird variety of stuff...everything from big band jazz, crooners from the 40s and 50s and Hank...all the way to Scottish rock (Wolfstone), traditional Irish music and opera. Don't have really any rock, though, and I know very little about 70s and 80s music (except a few country songs). That's probably the biggest hole in my knowledge of popular music.

I love the fact that most of his songs are just three or four chords...and how much he could put into a song that musically is fairly simple.

Yep, all of the magic was in his lyrics, and in the way he sang them, imho.