[SpectralJulianIsNotDead]

Because there is tons of good country and we never talk about it.

I like
Hank Williams Sr.
Patsy Cline
Johnny Cash

and some of the Mekons country type stuff is awesome, like their cover of Sin City

[SpectralJulianIsNotDead]

I also saw Calvin Johnson do an excellent cover of Woodie Guthrie's Hard Travelin

[Everyneurotic]

old waylon jennings
old willie nelson
some dolly parton
some mindy smith
later-era earth

if i wasn't so beat i'd mention more.

[silverfreepress (sdasher)]

Webb Pierce

Jimmy Rodgers

[Dead-Air]

All of the early Palace/Will Oldham stuff is great on the post-punk side of things. I'm also a big fan of the Violent Femmes second album Hallowed Ground, which is very country influenced (obviously most especially "Country Death Song") and considerably darker than anything else they did. Of course the first three or so Meat Puppets records are classic cow punk too.

I love old Dolly Parton songs (nothing after the '70s of course.)

Kenny Rogers first band Kenny Rogers and the New Edition were actually an awesome country psych rock band. Suprisingly heavy stuff.

Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys are great country swing from far enough back that it doesn't suck.

Ray Charles did some incredible blues/soul crossover stuff in the '60s.

Chet Atkins is deservedly considered one of the best guitarists in any genre.

[Everyneurotic]

Originally Posted by swa(y)

well...present era earth works better...

that's what i meant, from hex on.

[gmku]

Hank Williams Sr is classic stuff!

How about Sweetheart of the Rodeo by the Byrds? Or something by the Flying Burrito Brothers? Those would have a bit of a rock edge.

[finding nobody]

Lorretta Lynn's Van Lear Rose es muy bein
Old Carter Family is also very good

[Trane]

Here are just a few of my faves:

Butch Hancock
Guy Clark
Townes Van Zandt
Joe Ely
Jerry Jeff Walker
Bill Monroe (early stuff)
Waylon Jennings
John Prine
Doc Watson
George Jones
Richard Dobson (early stuff)

[StevOK]

Originally Posted by Trane

Here are just a few of my faves:

Butch Hancock
Guy Clark
Townes Van Zandt
Joe Ely
Jerry Jeff Walker
Bill Monroe (early stuff)
Waylon Jennings
John Prine
Doc Watson
George Jones
Richard Dobson (early stuff)

Listen to this list!!! Especially Guy Clark. He's fucking awesome.

And, I'd like to plug my dad's music: www.myspace.com/stevenjacob

[fugazifan]

the carter family!!!! beautiful songs from the 30s 40s.
if anything can someone recomend old bluegrass instrumental stuff from the 20s 30s?

[Пятхъдесят Шест]

I'll step in and pretend to be Glice, I know he so loves this girl:

 

Miss Laura Cantrell

[Trane]

Originally Posted by fugazifan

the carter family!!!! beautiful songs from the 30s 40s.
if anything can someone recomend old bluegrass instrumental stuff from the 20s 30s?

Doc Boggs.

[demonrail666]

 

Say what you like. No one does housewife-heartbreak like Reba McEntire.

[fugazifan]

Originally Posted by Trane

Doc Boggs.

thanks.

[atari 2600]

Jimmie Rodgers (some yodeling)
Hank Snow (some yodeling)
Hank Williams, Sr. (some yodeling)
Patsy Cline
Gene Autry
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs (bluegrass & roots...I love them)
The Stanley Bros. (bluegrass)
Johnny Horton
Elvis Presley (at times)
Marty Robbins
Johnny Cash (also with The Carter Family, with Bob Dylan)
Willie Nelson
Dolly Parton
Merle Haggard
Waylon Jennings
John Prine
Gram Parsons
Tammy Wynette
Olivia Newton-John (her first records were straight-up country)
Del McCoury Band (bluegrass)

alt
Alison Krauss & Union Station
Steve Earle
Lucinda Williams
Uncle Tupelo
Son Volt
Whiskytown
Old 97's
Rhett Miller solo

country-tinged swamp boogie/ americana roots music (a few)
loosley now
Elvis Presley (at times)
The Rolling Stones (at times)
The Byrds (at times)
Creedence Clearwater Revival (at times)
Ry Cooder (at times)
ZZTop (loosley at times)
Stevie Ray Vaughan (loosley at times)
Camper Van Beethoven (loosley at times)
mid-Meat Puppets (loosley at times)
Chickasaw Mudd Puppies (at times)

[Pookie]

No mention yet of Wanda Jackson, her first couple of albums had a good mix of country and rockabilly, but this is a great album for the country stuff:

 

[atari 2600]

Well, as you know, it isn't a party until someone mentions Wanda Jackson.

[pokkeherrie]

Originally Posted by SpectralJulianIsNotDead

Recommend some country

When I read that title I thought you were having holiday plans or thinking about emigrating... it's probably just me disliking most country to such an extend that I mentally blocked it out it and don't even associate the word with being a music genre. but i might give it another try sometime.

i've been meaning to check out some of that 20-30's bluegrass though, so i'll second fugazifan's request.

[Dead-Air]

Originally Posted by swa(y)

well...the first meat puppets record was almost completely straight ahead hardcore...the whole dixie-fried punk/country hybrid (i suppose "cow punk" works, even though around here they wouldnt be labled as that) didnt start till the second album, "meat puppets II" < which is an amazing album.

Amazing, you're actually clarifying rather than just contradicting.

Thing is, while the first album was more hardcore than country, and II met both genres half way, the country kernel really was there from the beginning ("Tumblin' Tumbleweeds" being the obvious track) even if it didn't pop quite as loud until later.

And, yeah, they weren't as "cow punk" by definition as say Rank and File, that's probably mostly because they didn't fit very neatly in any genre. Sure they came out of hardcore, but that hardly means they sounded much like the Germs or DOA either.

In the end, all I'm doing is saying that a Sonic Youth fan who wants to check out some country music, has a very probable chance of getting into the early Meat Puppets records - and the first one is likely included in that.