[Macfanforever]

Originally Posted by becca

I grew up around all the old country music and even older from when it was country & western so I have loads of emotion tied up with Charley Pride to Roy Rogers. About the only old stuff I dislike is if there are too many George Jones or Tammy Whynette songs in a row (although I like their duets). I`m not sure why I hate the new so-called country as much as I do, something phony about it if that makes sense. I love Alison Krauss and Raul Malo, but not sure if they are even considered `country`now. They were at one time. Somewhere after Dwight Yoakam and Rodney Crowell things went very bland. The guitar is generic `70s arena rock style, by the numbers mostly. They need to listen to some `50s rockabilly like Carl Perkins and Gene Vincent who always had killer twanging, or at least Johnny Cash, Ricky Nelson and Elvis (Luther Perkins, James Burton & Scotty Moore). Or Don Rich in Buck Owens band, that`s what they need to rediscover. Johnny Cash and Willy Nelson never had to wear a cowboy hat to be real country.

I was dragged into a U.S. native run casino one time and they had new country on the PA system... I literally had to leave and read in the car because of that, not from my disinterest in gambling.

Yes I see.There is no separation any more.

I listen to the Grand Ole Opry weekly online or the radio if the signal is good on 650 WSM Nashville.I'm glad that some of the older artist still show up and greet the fans with their classic tunes and still able to sing at their age and still call the Opry home.

That was strange that a casino was playing all country music .The only one I can think of playing country music is in Atlantic City which is called Bally's Wild West casino. The others here in Connecticut and Atlantic City play a mix of the currents with some older tunes.

Once in the blue moon I would hear a Stevie/FM tune at the casinos.

You will like this internet radio station.They play a mix of classic country from the 1950's to a handful of the 1990's tunes.I listen to it all the time.

http://www.scottfm.net/listen.html

They play tunes of the artists you mentioned plus alot others too.