the first face of country music....Jimmie Rodgers

[Avante]

Yep, he grew up listening to local blacks singing their songs while working on the railroad. They were a huge influense on him. In the beginning country was just blues with a white guy singing instead of a black one. It did evolve.

A case can be made that The Carter Family were the first country artists but Jimmie Rodgers is the one known as..."The Father of Country Music". Yep, they knew each other.

Of course you could go with BHW and AHW. Meaning before Hank Williams and after Hank Williams. Who in my opinion will always be the greatest country singer of all time.

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As good as it gets.


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These guys were great, but pretty much forgotten except for guys like me.


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There was a whole flock of hillbillies from the Appalachians making a dent way back then, Dock Boggs, Clarence Ashley and Frank Hutchison making the most impact, kind of a blues/country/hillbillie mix.

Every fan of country/old time music has heard Hank Williams sing...Lovesick Blues. Well here's where he got it. The great Emmett Miller who performed in black face.

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Now toss in Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys, Ernest Tubb and Patsy Montana and you'd be hard pressed to find a better intro to early country.

[AussieFanKurt]

aren't you a little too young to make out you know all this bullshit

[Avante]

aren't you a little too young to make out you know all this bullshit

Dude, I have all those old recordings and books on the subject. Yes I know all that bullshit.

Anyone around from the Cival War? Don't we have those who know everything about it?

[AussieFanKurt]

Dude, I have all those old recordings and books on the subject. Yes I know all that bullshit.

Anyone around from the Cival War? Don't we have those who know everything about it?

which war was the cival war?

can't spell, clearly under 10 years old

[Avante]

which war was the cival war?

can't spell, clearly under 10 years old

Dude, now it's...spelling.....hahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Come on man how stupid is that? You that hard up to bitch about something? Hell, forget the fact I can totally break down the history of country music, forget that...right?

[AussieFanKurt]

Dude, now it's...spelling.....hahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Come on man how stupid is that? You that hard up to bitch about something? Hell, forget the fact I can totally break down the history of country music, forget that...right?

oh cool, i dont care about history of country music, even a 6 year old can google that so i'll put you at about that age

[Avante]

oh cool, i dont care about history of country music, even a 6 year old can google that so i'll put you at about that age

And I go Google shit that doesn't interest me, because.....?

Little man, I have all those old recordings. Tons of stuff, with the CD's ya get these little books about the artists/music....honest. I don't waste time on shit that doesn't interest me, do you?

[AussieFanKurt]

when do you turn 7?

[Avante]

when do you turn 7?

I can see what most your threads get little play.

[Avante]

Here ya go little fella, it don't get more country than this.


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The great Frank Hutchison.

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[AussieFanKurt]

when do you turn 7?

[Avante]

And how many 6 year olds know who The Skillet Lickers were?

Dude, even you can't be this fucking dense. What's so hard about..."hey a country music fan here"..? Yep, they do exist.

You familiar with Aussie...Dave Hole?


All us 6 year olds know about this guy.


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He's covering an old Slim Harpo tune from the 50's. Damn at this rate think of what I'll know by 10, wow!

[koriwhat]

where's david allan coe, the highway men, and waylon at?

[koriwhat]

btw, i recently saw scott h. biram in SA a few weeks back. damn good show!

[Avante]

where's david allan coe, the highway men, and waylon at?

I have Coe's "Peniteniary Blues" CD, I also have a demo he did, yep his first recordings. I think I have all his stuff.

I have a lot of Waylons stuff, his real early 1966 recordings are great, especially his House of the Rising Sun. My fav version of a tune done by many.

The Highwaymen rival The Million Dollar Quartet of..

Johnny Cash...gets around.
Carl Perkins
Elvis
Jerry Lee Lewis

But, they don't belong in a discussion about old country. Gotta go back to pre Hank Williams to talk old country.

[Avante]

btw, i recently saw scott h. biram in SA a few weeks back. damn good show!



Familiar with....Ray Wylie Hubbard? I'm not too familiar with Biram.