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Old 09-16-2008, 03:44 PM   #64 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Janszoon View Post
Definitely do yourself a favor and check out Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, Willie Nelson or Loretta Lynn if you get the chance. Those were some of the real movers and shakers in country and for good reason.
I agree. I don't really think what is marketed as "country" these days is country. Country was a form of American folk, really, with narratives. The music currently labeled country just strikes me as twang-pop...pretty much identical to any mainstream radio pop, but with Southern accents.
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