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This is Marty Stuart and the band's tribute to Johny Cash, the Tennessee Three, and in particular, to rhythm guitarist Luther Perkins. I know I've posted about Perkins and his "strange" style of guitar before, but it caused him to come up with a unique way of picking the guitar that really was a signature sound for Johnny and the Tennessee Two. There was a problem with Luther's guitar to where he couldn't play it properly for fear of breaking it, and he couldn't afford to repair or replace it, so he adapted his playing to not cause further damage to the guitar. Probably a bridge, but I'd have to look it up to get reminded of exactly what it was. Anyway, Johnny wrote a song about Luther and his style, and Marty and the band do an excellent job of capturing that song, with embellishments.

 
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So I'm sitting here in the wee hours watching TimeLife pitches for the Golden Age of Country (hosted by Mickey Gilley and some chick), and it's like a trip down memory lane. So much good country music from the days of AM radio. Highly unlikely I'll buy it unless I see it in a thrift store...too easy to youtube or internet radio. Besides, all that stuff is from the charts, and I'm getting more and more off the charts, music-wise. If I spend my money, it's not going to be on the mainstream stuff. Still, it's fun to listen to hits I haven't heard in a long time, in some cases.

This is one of the earliest country songs I can remember. Having said that, country was probably one of the few genres that we didn't listen to in our house growing up. I'm not sure why...it wasn't that we had anything against it, it just wasn't a thing in our house. Still, you were bound to hear at least some of the most popular songs at least once in a while.

George Hamilton IV sings "Abilene." There's another video on youtube of him singing a duet with his son, George Hamilton V. Not sure the year, but clearly George IV is well on in years, but he still has the voice; or he did at the time. In fact, at his age, he's a better singer than his son.

 
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This is a song from 1971, the year before I went in the Navy. I'm not sure how big a hit it was, because by that time, I REALLY wasn't into country music.

 
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I remember this song, but only vaguely, as in, I remember it being out there, being referred to, but I dont' recall ever actually hearing it.

Don Gibson "Sea of Heartbreak."

 
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I guess it's guitar-pickin' night here in the BOP household.

A very old and probably rare video of young Roy Clark playing the 12th Street Rag. The sound is pretty muted, so turn it up, and don't forget to turn it down again.

 
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This is Ian and Sylvia singing his hit song "Someday Soon" with the songstress who made it famous, Judy Collins.

 
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Another one from husband and wife duet, Ian and Sylvia. He had such a great voice, and wrote some of the best songs. I first heard this one back in the '80s, and fell in love with it. Sylvia's voice isn't as strong in this one as it is in some, but still a good song.

Pour vous, sha

"Four Strong Winds"




Edit: it was actually written in the '60s, and picked up by a number of folk singers like the Kingston Trio and others.
 
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Paul Overstreet's my age, and he's been around the music scene a while, writing for the likes of Kenny Chesney, Randy Travis, Alison Krauss, and others.

Paul Overstreet, "When Mama Ain't Happy," from about 2000, which is probably the last time I heard this.

 
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From Kaplan, Vermillion Parish, LA, Doug and Rusty Kershaw's 3rd cousin, Sammy Kershaw.

"Don't go near the Water."



"Third Rate Romance."

 
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Old Time Country

Specifically, Western Swing, which is closely related to Cajun. This is Bob Wills, the King of Western Swing, with "Five Fiddle Favorites 1938-1940." This is a great compilation, especially for those of us who love the genre.

 
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Speaking of Western Swing and Cajun country, this is Bob Wills, and one of the pioneers...no, THE pioneer of Cajun, Harry Choates. I'm not sure if they ever played together or not (if they did, I'll find it!), but this is a song called "Rubber Dolly" - don't ask me why - played first by the Texas Playboys, and second by Harry Choates and his band.

I'd be curious as to who emulated who in their presentation style.

 
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I'm not familiar with this group, having stumbled across them on youtube via the Junior Brown mix. This is BR549 (a No Prize to whoever gets the reference!) doing a remake of "Cherokee Boogie," which is at least as old as Johnnie Horton ("North to Alaska," "Battle of New Orleans," ect.). Maybe older.

 
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Remember the John Anderson song "Swingin'?"

This is LeAnn Rimes' version, and it's a pretty good one.

 
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I wanna say I had this album, but I spent more time on ships during the '70s than I did on land, I think.

Jerry Jeff Walker, and the Lost Gonzo Band, with Gary P. Nunn, "London Homesick Blues," from ¡Viva Terlingua!, live in Luckenbach, TX.

 
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