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This is the jam. Period.

This is rock 'n roll.

In Nick Tosches’ book Country: The Twisted Roots of Rock ‘n Roll, the writer talks about Elvis Presley and how the performer was able to take music created by black folks, re-imagine it and dispense something new that moves beyond color: it’s not white or black, it’s gritty music. And Toches is right, as so often he is. There’s nothing shameful about being into Elvis – you should be. The sides he cut for Sun Records are pretty incredible. But another guy recording for that same Memphis label, Warren Smith, put out a spate of work during the ‘50s that should appeal to any fan of music from the decade regardless of race.

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Yodeling is good for you. It's true. Look it up...

ok wheni was younger i heard this song by a woman and it was about this little boy and as she watched him struggle down her drive way on halloween she she changed i cant remember the songs name or who sang it but someones got to know

It’s hard to convince people that country music – and its related tributaries – aren’t all cow tippin’, sad stories and drinkin’. Well, some of it is, but the best of it can move past all that or even so succinctly relate some downer message as to come off as a creative music. Limited by instrumentation, the genre sometimes winds up falling into itself, unable to create new concepts. And if over produced, the results can be even worse. Luckily, Lee Hazlewood is able to add a buncha surprising instrumentation to his work, while still talking about lost love and a great deal of other genre stuff that could come off as tired. Cowboy In Sweden is many things, but played out is not one of ‘em.

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Sacred harp music is more and less than what it sounds like. At once, any listener is going to be struck by the power put behind every note and breath that’s necessitated by singing this music. But at the same time, it needs to be figured that this is a tradition as opposed to some creative outburst of new ideas. That shouldn’t lessen the enjoyment that anyone is able to have at the altar of I Belong To This Band: Eighty-Five Years Of Sacred Harp Recordings, but being aware of the fact that the artfulness in these works is imbued in the arrangements as opposed to the conception needs to be understood.

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Taylor,,, I hope you happen to see this.  What happened to you is EXACTLY why Country singers should stay within the realm of Country music so far as where they perform and receive awards.  The filthy, nasty and vulgar words of hip hop, rap and the like have NO BUSINESS being on the same stage at the same time as Country music professionals. 

The same thing goes for these so called "cross over" artist's!  It's like having a beautiful Tennessee Walker horse and deliberately breeding it with a pack mule or a jack ass! You get useless trash.

 

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  This is a call for country music fans to SPREAD THE WORD  and email your friends regarding a country songwriter who need help in rating his songs. Please go to www.mynoisyplanet.com/LeonNewton

Please help SPREAD th WORD email your friends to help RATE THE SONGS. You can make it happen by bringing a new songwriter to the public music world. The power to make things happen with one person at a time. Country Music Fans email your friends and give me a chance to be heard. I appreciate your help.  Will send $100.00 to the person who write the best reason why they like the song and will post the winner on this blog. Contact: leonnewt@aol.com

Sincerely,

Songwriter Leon Newton