And I know Buffett isn't really country. I just wanted to add that title to your thread.
My favorites are Patsy Cline, Hank Williams, Merle Haggard and Johnny Cash.
I abso-frickin-lutely despise new country.
AMEN!!! New country sucks. The only one even appealing at all is Toby Keith, but his Ford commercials suck. And he did those crappy 10-10 commercials with Terry Bradshaw a while back. And to bring everything back around again, didn't Terry Bradshaw release a country album?
Ahhh,
Come on hun,
Doncha just LOVE 'country' singer Shania...
(hrmpt, if 'she's country, I'm Queen Mother of Planet Sorbet)
Most of it has gone strictly to the formula, but there are a few that still make good country music.
Toby Keith, Alan Jackson, George Strait are still making good songs. I like Gretchen Wilson and Trick Pony, too.