I'm partial to Willie and Waylon; not sure they were ever the *most* influential, but Willie's legendary touring career puts him up there for me.
OT: most influential country artist ever
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Rodgers invented the whole genre. Along with a good influence on later R & B.
Dolly Parton - nobody else has a theme park!
And a d a m n good one too! Ahelluva lot cheaper and easier to manage than 17n Disney. Love Dollywood!
Interviewee Kris Kristofferson: "When i decided to stay in Nashville and not teach at West Point my mother wrote and told me I was an embarrassment to the family and don't come home again"
Interviewer Johnny Cash: " But Kris, ain't it always good to get a letter from home"
Both: Laughed out loud
They weren't the most influential but they were both characters and a big part country music's history and this interview cracks me up every time I think about it
Interviewer Johnny Cash: " But Kris, ain't it always good to get a letter from home"
Both: Laughed out loud
They weren't the most influential but they were both characters and a big part country music's history and this interview cracks me up every time I think about it
Jimmy, not even close as far as influencing country music. everyone else stood on his shoulders as a songwriter, and be honest, how many of us have a Jimmy Rodgers CD?
I heard in a song once Bob Wills is still the king, but if I had to cite which country singer is referenced by name in the most country songs it has to be Hank. When I was young, they referenced Hank Sr., now for the last 20 years they talk about Hank Jr. in the songs.
Ok then, questioning people who weren't around when Rogers and Payne were most popular or even living, if they were the most influential....got it
Rogers
Williams
Cash
Strait
Then it died with the advent of Bro Country.
Williams
Cash
Strait
Then it died with the advent of Bro Country.
We heard him sing about walking hard and we learned a little something about how we wanted to walk. What do we think about when we think about Cox? He's been called the drifter, also the shape shifter, the master chef, the chameleon, the problem child, the hard one, the white Indian, the giant midget.
If Elvis and Buddy Holly are the Kane and Abel of Rock and Roll, Bruce Springsteen is Zachariah, Iggy Pop is Methuselah, of course Neil Young is the wise prophet Ezekiel, what does that make Dewey Cox?
If Elvis and Buddy Holly are the Kane and Abel of Rock and Roll, Bruce Springsteen is Zachariah, Iggy Pop is Methuselah, of course Neil Young is the wise prophet Ezekiel, what does that make Dewey Cox?
