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Country or rock?

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caveman-97

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If someone turns out a rock record and the lead singer has a thick southern accent, does that make it country?

If someone turns out a rock record and the lyrics are about cowboys, does that make it country?
 
Who cares?

Johnny Cash was basically a folk singer who first recorded at a blues record label, and later became a country superstar. Waylon Jennings was a member of The Crickets. Hank Jr. defies classification, and his son will kill you if you try to put him in a box.

In his biography, "Music Is My Mistress," the great Duke Ellington talked about genres, and if his music was jazz, pop, or classical. He said, "There are only two kinds of music: Good and bad." The Duke was right.
 
So any kind of music belongs on a country station. On our web site I have a questionnaire in which we ask listeners to name recording artists they like. The overwhelming majority of respondents claim to like the Beach Boys. Guess the country stations better start playing "Surfer Girl" and "Good Vibrations" Or maybe country stations should consider Duke Ellington.

My real concern remains that the recording companies are supplying country music stations with stuff that sounds more like 1970s rock.
 
caveman-97 said:
My real concern remains that the recording companies are supplying country music stations with stuff that sounds more like 1970s rock.
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My real concern is that there still is no cure for cancer.
 
caveman-97 said:
If someone turns out a rock record and the lead singer has a thick southern accent, does that make it country?

If someone turns out a rock record and the lyrics are about cowboys, does that make it country?
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I think most of what you are seeing is classic rock fans who also listened or grew up on country music helping push country in what you are hearing...

Currently I find country is a split of rocking country, traditional country, and sappy country pop to appeal to everyone

Just like who would have thought that Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of the rock group Aerosmith would get Royalty checks from country music?

(For the record, it's "The Fever" that Garth Brooks brought to 23 in the country charts)
 
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