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Thread #119734 Message #2599635
Posted By: Mavis Enderby
29-Mar-09 - 03:40 AM
Thread Name: when country was country & western was western
Subject: RE: when country was country & western was western
For me Hank Williams with the Drifting Cowboys were pure class. Hank's songs were amongst the best country songs ever written and I just love the simplicity of the backing - seemed to make a perfect combination.
I'd say for modern stuff Gillan Welch / David Rawlings are my favourite - but I don't know how well they fit in to the "Country" genre. Having said that I'm not sure how well the father of country music, Jimmie Rodgers, fitted in either....
Pete.