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Original Outlaws: 10 Country Heroes Who Paved The Way For Americana
Udiscovermusic ^ | June 30, 2022 | Martin Chilton

Posted on 07/01/2022 4:02:06 PM PDT by nickcarraway

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1 posted on 07/01/2022 4:02:06 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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I have the “Will the Circle Be Unbroken” album in my vinyl collection.


2 posted on 07/01/2022 4:07:11 PM PDT by OttawaFreeper ("The Gardens was founded by men-sportsmen-who fought for their country" Conn Smythe, 1966 )
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Uncle Charlie and his Dog Teddy is a fantastic album! The songs on it have so many covers it is hard to list. Thanks for the post.


3 posted on 07/01/2022 4:11:05 PM PDT by Fungi
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Patsy Cline and Jim Reeves — two of the greatest voices in country music.

I continue to be surprised at the number of times a Patsy Cline song plays in various recent movies and TV dramas.


4 posted on 07/01/2022 4:20:55 PM PDT by TomGuy
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Woody Guthrie?


5 posted on 07/01/2022 4:21:04 PM PDT by FLNittany
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I was raised on Bob Wills, Grand Ole Opry music, Hank Snow, Hank Williams, and went to sleep as a child listing to it on the radio. Then came years with no C&W music. We got a TV.

In 1968, a friend loaned me some country music and I didn’t care for it, until I hit the Bob Wills record! WOW! It hit! Still a fan of Bob Wills and Spade Cooley and the 1930s and ‘40s music! I still remember seeing the advertisements in THE TULSA WORLD for Bob Wills at Cain’s Ball Room!

Woody Guthrie...He also loaned me his record. I did not care for it. He would sing and play, then when he stopped singing he also stopped playing and the music would just die. No intro, no exit.

Jimmie Rodgers: He loaned me that record. Did not care for the yodeling. Otherwise it was OK.
Got lots of CDs from Bob Wills, Spade Cooley and others from the 1930s-1950s.


6 posted on 07/01/2022 4:28:34 PM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar (“Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms.” – Aristotl)
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Willie Nelson doesn't belong in that company.

I've given Woody Guthrie every chance.. big overrated, imo. But, okay, tastes, fair enough.

But not Nelson. He sucks big time.

7 posted on 07/01/2022 4:30:31 PM PDT by Born in 1950 (Anti left, nothing else.)
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Williams stands head and shoulders above everyone else on the list.

And it left out the other two giants, Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers.

I also think Robert Johnson is there with Williams, Carters and Rodgers.


8 posted on 07/01/2022 4:34:32 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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Although 'folk' and Country roll together in some areas, Woody Guthrie is a long way away from Hank Williams. Same for the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.

My wife and her brothers went to Jordan High in Long Beach, CA at the same time as Bruce Kunkel. Her older brothers, knew him, she just knew who he was. Together my wife and I saw the NGDB at the Golden Bear and the Marina Palace in Seal Beach. Never thought of them as being a "Country Band" per se.

9 posted on 07/01/2022 4:36:41 PM PDT by Michael.SF. (The problem today: people are more concerned about feelings than responsibility.)
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Marty Robbins.


10 posted on 07/01/2022 4:37:10 PM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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Great article! Thanks for posting.


11 posted on 07/01/2022 4:44:12 PM PDT by caver
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One person worthy of being mentioned that most never heard of: George D. Hay .

He was the man responsible for founding the Grand Ol Opry. Without that radio show and the shows at the Ryman, Country Music would not have taken off as it did.

12 posted on 07/01/2022 4:48:51 PM PDT by Michael.SF. (The problem today: people are more concerned about feelings than responsibility.)
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Is it folk, or rock, or country? Seems like everybody knows but us “Partners Brothers and Friends” - NGDB.
13 posted on 07/01/2022 4:55:22 PM PDT by Repeat Offender (While the wicked stand confounded, call me with Thy saints surrounded.)
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I have it on vinyl, cassette, CD, and MP3.


14 posted on 07/01/2022 5:11:32 PM PDT by HartleyMBaldwin
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Asleep at the Wheel


15 posted on 07/01/2022 5:38:47 PM PDT by atc23 (The Matriarchal Society we embrace has led to masks and mandates and the cult of "safety")
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Webb Pierce


16 posted on 07/01/2022 5:40:03 PM PDT by atc23 (The Matriarchal Society we embrace has led to masks and mandates and the cult of "safety")
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Check out Levon Helms - “Dirt Farmer”


17 posted on 07/01/2022 5:43:13 PM PDT by atc23 (The Matriarchal Society we embrace has led to masks and mandates and the cult of "safety")
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Gutheie was a communist, right?


18 posted on 07/01/2022 5:52:30 PM PDT by Captain Jack Aubrey (There's not a moment to lose.)
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Jimmie Osborne belongs in this group.

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19 posted on 07/01/2022 5:54:19 PM PDT by Fiji Hill
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That’s the Carter Family, is it not?

My dad loved them.


20 posted on 07/01/2022 5:55:03 PM PDT by Don W (When blacks riot, neighborhoods and cities burn. When whites riot, nations and continents burn)
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