Country music recommendations?

[jaytee32]

I have a real soft spot for country from the mid to late 80's to mid nineties. Somebody already mentioned Dwight Yoakam and Steve Earle - the thing that got me listening to country (again) was a Stereo Review double "Album of the Month" in 1985 that went to "Guitars Cadillacs etc etc" (Dwight)" and "Guitar Town" (Steve Earle). Other artists from that period that are worth listening to are Patty Loveless, Vince Gill, George Strait, Kim Richey, Lyle Lovett, Robert Earl Keen.
One guy who had one heck of a band (the Overtones) and two great albums was Kevin Welch, he never made it "big" though:



And like somebody else already mentioned: Marty Stuart!!

 

[kctelegas]

This has to be one of the greatest overall performances.

 

[frank a]

Sturgill Simpson!

 

[jaytee32]

and since we're on a telecaster forum talking about old country with Rock influences, can't leave this gem out!

 

[Telecaster88]

For country with rock swagger, I'd look to the 70s outlaws...Waylon and David Allan Coe, for starters. Also, Gram Parsons work with the Byrds, Burritos, and solo.

 

[EllroyJames]

 

[bottlenecker]

Some old country I like

Some new country I like

 

[Mouth]

And maybe more along the lines you were talking about:

 

[bottlenecker]

Some new country I like

Some more newer country I like

 

[blowtorch]

oh hey, I opened for these guys - VOLK
they are awesome!

 

[Elmore]

This is one of my favorites.

 

[bottlenecker]

Some more newer country I like

And some more older country I like

 

[kctelegas]

And some more older country I like

I first heard this song performed by John Doe on Terry Gross's "Fresh Air."

Always On My Mind: John Doe Goes Country

Best known as founder and frontman for the Los Angeles punk band X, musician John Doe has always had a weakness for country music — and X's sound, in fact, sometimes had a twang to it. After that band's dissolution, Doe explored his countrified yearnings further, and in recent years he's turned...

freshairarchive.org

 

[boop]

love 50's and 60s pop country