[Cvengr]

I remember a Rolling Stones survey taken in the late 80s/early 90s inquiring amongst the top 100 to 500 heavy rock and roll musicians what type of music or performer they listened to in their private off time.

Leading the poll were Country Western artists.

Most preferred the ballads of Western music while others admired the ability of Hank Williams Sr to sin in one song, confess in the next, lament over the consequences next, and rejoice in rebirth later.

You don’t hear to many rap ballads, just emotional exercises of the glands without harmony or melody.

[Wissa]

Leading the poll were Country Western artists. Most preferred the ballads of Western music while others admired the ability of Hank Williams Sr to sin in one song, confess in the next, lament over the consequences next, and rejoice in rebirth later.

Sitting here thinking right now, I'm wondering if Western music is about as dead as disco .... although people still use the term "Country Western". I don't know of anybody writing the songs anymore that conjured up the mental images associated with the songs of Marty Robbins, Frankie Laine, or Sons of the Pioneers. Dan Seals had a couple, but that's a long time ago already too.