right now I am previewing stuff from Jason & the Scorchers on iTunes, I will listen to the 2 you both mentioned next.
Alt/Country is mild enough, but rock and roll enough
the last list of 10 was of the top selling Country/Alt bands
I don't know what I was thinking...
picking from a list like this would be best...
Top 500 Country Music Songs
Here is our list of the Top 500 Country Music songs of all time, as compiled from various sources (see disclaimer below). Included, when possible, are guitar tabs/chords and/or lyrics for each song, plus if we've reviewed the album with the song on it, there is a link to that as well.
http://countrymusic.about.com/library/top500/bltop500.htm