The first of these reminds me of the fake-English-language tour-de-force by the Italian Adriano Celanyano.
country tunes with a funk groove
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The first of these reminds me of the fake-English-language tour-de-force by the Italian Adriano Celanyano.
EllroyJames
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Charlie Bernstein
Doctor of Teleocity
Yup. You can always count on Luke.
buster poser
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That seems fair, and related to your original question, there's not a lot of modern stuff I'm familiar with that's very dancey at its core. This song is terrible, but it at least recognizes that.
I'm very partial to the 'western' in C&W; the titular western swing, shuffles, two-steps, waltzes, stuff you can push-dance to. Four on the floor dancehall music is at least as much a part of the genre as fiddle music from the holler.
421JAM
Tele-Afflicted
Tulsa Turnaround
Mr. St. Paul
Tele-Afflicted
Back to Jerry Reed...a little palate cleanser for the Luke Bryan song:
Charlie Bernstein
Doctor of Teleocity
Big difference between country funk and funky country! This is both:
Lowerleftcoast
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hotcoffeenochill
Tele-Meister
Been a while since I listened to this one but I recall the chorus having a particularly funky guitar line.
Dostradamas
Tele-Afflicted
Get off my lawn! There, that better?
421JAM
Tele-Afflicted
I was going to suggest these. I didn't know there was a third volume, but the first two were big hits at my house.
If you can't smell the beer from the restroom, it's ain't REAL country!
Telecaster88
Friend of Leo's
YES! Rich has a whole record of Hank Williams tunes done in a smoky, slow-cooking, funky style. It's one of my favorite albums ever! It gets released under different names, but most recently as "So Lonesome I Could Cry" from Pat Possum Records.
A lot of stuff produced and, or played by T-Bone Burnett comes to mind. Allison Krauss and Robert Plant doing Gone Gone Gone is one.
Charlie Bernstein
Doctor of Teleocity
I don't mind mellow once in a while. Sometimes you rock, sometimes you roll, right? It's the synth, the emo/rap/punk/techno vibes, and the pointless chord changes that send me running. Oh - and most of all, the embarassingly insipid lyrics.
Oddly, I found a New Zealand TV detective show with great country music, including the background track's insidious swamp guitar. How did that happen? Dunno. But I plan to track down one or two playlists just to find out who I'm hearing.
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Guitarzan
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After reviewing the responses, I am not sure what "funky" country is from one state to another or one country to another.
Would Johnny Paycheck tune "11 Months and 29 Days" qualify?
Would Johnny Paycheck tune "11 Months and 29 Days" qualify?
It feels more like a blues feeling to me.
It is hard to describe really, but i guess the proper explanation is the bounce feeling as stated before.
