Personally I grew up on so much Waylon, I could probably recite, without his baritone voice, every song he ever did. Everybody has their opinions on classic country.
Jones, Haggard or Waylon?
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Waylon hands down, but Haggard is a solid choice too!
Jones just didn’t do my kind of music even though I’d say his voice is one of the best to ever sing country music.
Jones just didn’t do my kind of music even though I’d say his voice is one of the best to ever sing country music.
Haggard by a country mile in my book
Waylon is the best to ever do it.
Waylon, Merle & George Jones but could listen to any of them and be just fine.
The Hag, by a close margin over George. Saw him in a small venue in the mid-60s in Indiana before he hit big.
Agreed with this. I love Waylon too, but in this debate he’s a distant third behind Merle and George.
Dad was such a fan of Waylon that me and my brother used to call Sunday mornings, gravy biscuits and Waylon. Mom would cook breakfast and dad would put Waylon on. Grew up with all the classics, Waylon has always stood out.
It's Haggard for me. As well as being a great vocalist, he was one hell of a songwriter. The total package.
I’m a huge fan of all three, but I would rank them Waylon, Possum, Haggard.
Huge fan of all three but I will take Waylon, Merle, then George. Waylon because of the fact he told Nashville to kiss his backside and with Willie and Tompall Glaser, they started the outlaw movement turning their backs on the corporate Nashville BS. His song,"Are you sure Hank done it this away", is a classic and was recently covered by the Mavericks, where they added horns to it and then blended in "Feelin Alright: into the song. I had a black lab named Waylon. His autobiography is a good read.
Like trying to pick my favorite Zeppelin song, can't do it.
Depending on mood it could be either, plus I will add willie and conway....
I could create a hell of a playlist with those five.
Depending on mood it could be either, plus I will add willie and conway....
I could create a hell of a playlist with those five.
George, only because my dad loved him and I could recite his greatest hits by heart by the time I was 6.
Waylon IMO had as good a voice as any male singer I've ever heard. Could sing the phone book and sound good. Merle comes in second and George way back.
I'll go with Merle Haggard. His songwriting skill far exceeds the other two. George Jones was the greatest vocalist in country music history, but didn't measure up to Haggard as a writer. Billy Joe Shaver wrote many of Waylon's biggest hits.