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rangerdave
I started off with Stones-connected artists like the Flying Burrito Brothers and Gram Parsons. Try 'Hot Burritos! Anthology 1969-1972' which features the first 3 Burritos albums in their entirety, plus outtakes etc. Both Gram Parsons' albums ('GP' and Grievous Angel')are available as a twofer, or you could spend a little more on Rhino's deluxe 'Complete Reprise Sessions'. In a similar vein are The Byrds 'Sweetheart Of The Rodeo' and The International Submarine Band's 'Safe At Home'.....
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Rollin' Stoner
lol...all those old country singers...no matter what they looked like, dressed up like there was no tommorowQuote
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Rollin' Stoner
ray's great. and with a mug like that, you better be....
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Silver Dagger
I just love Carlene Carter's quote - "I put the c unt in country!"
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bob r
You cant go wrong with any of these:
1) Any Johnny Cash Greatest Hits collection
2) Merle Haggard's greatest hits collection "Hag"
3) Any George Jones Greatest Hits collection
4) Anything by Willie Nelson, especially "Red Headed Stranger"
5) The Byrds 'Sweetheart of the Rodeo"
6) Loretta Lynns Greatest Hits
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StonesTod
it's better to start at the beginning and work your way forward, doncha think? it gets very confusing otherwise...and some of these songs will start to sound really silly or something...or something....
I would start with country-rock. Byrds. Flying Burrito Brothers. Poco. Then I would work my way backwards from there into real country music. If you start off by listening to something from the 1920s or 1930s, it's too much of a culture shock. Same with blues. I would listen to 1950s Muddy Waters before trying to get into Robert Johnson.
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StonesTod
it's better to start at the beginning and work your way forward, doncha think? it gets very confusing otherwise...and some of these songs will start to sound really silly or something...or something....
I would start with country-rock. Byrds. Flying Burrito Brothers. Poco. Then I would work my way backwards from there into real country music. If you start off by listening to something from the 1920s or 1930s, it's too much of a culture shock. Same with blues. I would listen to 1950s Muddy Waters before trying to get into Robert Johnson.
I think Tatters is right on this, I didn't start with Robert Johnson or Willy Dixon first, I started with The Stones, Animals and Them and then I try to figure out where this music came from (although I didn't know this music had roots in '67), so if you want to know what country is start with the popular things from the radio and work your way back to the roots.