February 11, 20179 yr I'm old school when it comes to my country music as well. Some of today's stuff is okay , but I like the old stuff. We've talked quite a bit about rock but who's on your Mt. Rushmore of Country Music? I'll start with the man... Harold Lloyd Jenkins. The man could own a song and make it his own. He sang with so much passion and had his own unique style of delivery. I still miss him!!! Here's a terrific performance from back in the late eighties of one of my favorites from Conway. If there's anyone that could have just dropped the mic after a performance and walked off it , would have been this guy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYBAQ88vEGU
February 11, 20179 yr Top 5 "Wichita Lineman"-Glen Campbell "By The Time I Get To Phoenix"-Glen Campbell "El Paso"-Marty Robbins "For The Good Times"-Ray Price "Help Me Make It Through The Night"-Sammi Smith
February 11, 20179 yr Author Why isn't Gene Watson in the CMHOF? "Farewell Party," "Paper Rosie," "14 Carat Mind," and on and on. [video=youtube;kVOQY9Tvi-M]
February 11, 20179 yr Love me some Randy Travis. I was just listening to Prime Country on Sirius and "Forever and Ever" was on.
February 11, 20179 yr Author Excellent list there, Mack. Wichita Lineman is such a great tune. Has there ever been a better songwriter than Jimmy Webb?
February 11, 20179 yr Author Love me some Randy Travis. I was just listening to Prime Country on Sirius and "Forever and Ever" was on. Randy was the bomb back in the eighties. Great country sound.
February 11, 20179 yr Excellent list there, Mack. Wichita Lineman is such a great tune. Has there ever been a better songwriter than Jimmy Webb? I would be hard pressed to find one.
February 11, 20179 yr Author My dad loves Jerry Wallace. I LOVE this Wallace song. Every time I hear it I think about a series that aired on NBC back in the early seventies and featured stories of horror and the macabre. This song was featured in one of the stories. A jukebox in a ghostly little roadside café plays this tune over and over and over and the record always gets stuck on "words like til death." Remember the series?
February 11, 20179 yr Author Very fond memories of playing this tune over and over in a little diner downtown while playing pinball for hours and hours. I bet I listened to this great tune 1,000 times.
February 11, 20179 yr My dad loves Jerry Wallace. I LOVE this Wallace song. Every time I hear it I think about a series that aired on NBC back in the early seventies and featured stories of horror and the macabre. This song was featured in one of the stories. A jukebox in a ghostly little roadside café plays this tune over and over and over and the record always gets stuck on "words like til death." Remember the series? Was it Night Gallery?
February 11, 20179 yr Look at me throwing out another unpopular opinion on BGP: Old country music sucks. To me country music started with Alan Jackson, George Strait, and Garth. Anyone before them is not all that great. Alright go ahead and hate.
February 11, 20179 yr Author I was a big fan of a group Highway 101 and the beautiful Paulette Carlson. Could listen to her all day. I have a question for you music fans. What female rocker does Paulette Carlson remind you of- her voice, looks, dress...? Listen to her voice. She reminds me of the country version of a female rock icon(that is still active, btw). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqvdXqH9xwM
February 11, 20179 yr Author Look at me throwing out another unpopular opinion on BGP: Old country music sucks. To me country music started with Alan Jackson, George Strait, and Garth. Anyone before them is not all that great. Alright go ahead and hate. Okay. I hate you. Jackson and Strait are legends, however. I'm with you there.
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