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John Magee wrote:
Who was the first alt.country artist?
Hanspeter Eggenberger wrote:
I think the line begins with Hank Williams.
Christopher M Knaus wrote:
How? He was Nashville, popular, mainstream, did adds for just about anything,
and wrote songs
Jon Weisberger wrote re:
... underlying class
issues. Nashville's upper crust, for instance, prided itself on living in
The Athens Of The South (hence the Parthenon), and by and large disdained
the Opry and the country music bidness into the 1960s, but I don't think
that attitude permeated
Hey there,
Hanspeter responds:
But, Christopher, Hank Williams' work has a greater influence on many
alt.country artists from Rank File to The Waco Brothers than on
Garth Brooks.HP
Well, if influence means "We like Hank because he drank alot, died young
and wrote songs that are fun to play
John Magee wonders:
Who was the first alt.country artist?
Bill Monroe?
Bob Wills?
Johnny Cash?
snip
My vote goes to that kamikaze of the acoustic guitar, Riley Puckett.
While I'm thinking about it, I came up with a solution -- that works for me
-- to dealing with the infernal question "What is Alternative Country?"
For the purposes of the time-line -- although it's also my general
philosophy -- I don't attempt to define "alternative country" at all.
Instead...
Reply to: Re: Time line?
John Magee wrote:
Who was the first alt.country artist?
I think the line begins with Hank Williams. And don't forget Gram Parsons!
HP
Hi Tom,
Tom Smith wrote:
Jamie Hoover wrote:
I'm still trying to figure out the anti-country (any country) backlash in
Gallup and one theory that was presented to me was that it wasn't actually
anti-country but anti-Navajo. --Yikes.
Yikes indeed. Just outta curiosity, if country is
Jamie Hoover wrote:
I'm still trying to figure out the anti-country (any country) backlash in
Gallup ... many people who make a living
off the Indians don't like being reminded that they're in the west. The blatant
paternalism is truly offensive, especially to someone who has only lived in
Hey there,
Hanspeter Eggenberger writes:
Reply to: Re: Time line?
John Magee wrote:
Who was the first alt.country artist?
I think the line begins with Hank Williams.
How?
He was Nashville, popular, mainstream, did adds for just about anything,
and wrote songs for the sole purpose
Jim, smilin', asks:
A while back there was some talk here of putting together an alt.country
timeline. Did that ever happen? if not does anyone know where I might be
able to find such a thing?
Thanks,
Jim, smilin
It hasn't happened... yet.
I've been working on it a little bit. But holy moly,
Wow! Cheryl you are my hero.
I'm still trying to figure out the anti-country (any country) backlash in
Gallup and one theory that was presented to me was that it wasn't actually
anti-country but anti-Navajo. So not only should we discuss how working class
listening to country but also now
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 17-Feb-99 Re: Time line? by
Cheryl [EMAIL PROTECTED]
More on this later,
--Cheryl Cline
Much more, please. I sense a mighty fine thread starting up.
Carl Z.
Jamie Hoover wrote:
I'm still trying to figure out the anti-country (any country) backlash in
Gallup and one theory that was presented to me was that it wasn't actually
anti-country but anti-Navajo. --Yikes.
Yikes indeed. Just outta curiosity, if country is out, what's
"in" instead?
Tom
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