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Tom Ripley

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32. ^^^THIS^^^

Reply to blueknight (Reply #30)

Fri Feb 20, 2015, 11:02 AM

Feb 2015

Out of all American popular music forms, country music has always been more sharply defined by the recording industry.

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I Wish Country Music was still good [View all] Dpm12 Feb 2015 OP

clear channel tryed to destroy all music olddots Feb 2015 #1

It's out there. The good country gets tagged as "Americana" and mostly isn't on top40 country radio cemaphonic Feb 2015 #2

My latest find...Nikki Bluhm and The Gramblers...kind of an alt country..blues..rock combo Lochloosa Feb 2015 #4

Try playing it backward liberal N proud Feb 2015 #3

Saving-Country-Music-dot-com DinahMoeHum Feb 2015 #5

OK so... pipi_k Feb 2015 #6

Country music is to me what rap is to others. bigwillq Feb 2015 #7

With the exception of Eminem, Dpm12 Feb 2015 #9

I don't know WHAT THE FUCK this is Dpm12 Feb 2015 #8

Some Jerry Lee Lewis Dpm12 Feb 2015 #10

I like these guys- I talked my band buddies into doing them panader0 Feb 2015 #11

Plus you have morons like Hank Jr who pretty much puts on Klan robes any chance he gets. 47of74 Feb 2015 #12

Sometimes you have to look outside the US sakabatou Feb 2015 #13

Riley Puckett struggle4progress Feb 2015 #14

Vernon Dalhart struggle4progress Feb 2015 #15

Don Richardson struggle4progress Feb 2015 #16

Samantha Bumgarner struggle4progress Feb 2015 #17

Uncle Dave Macon struggle4progress Feb 2015 #18

Al Hopkins struggle4progress Feb 2015 #19

Charlie Poole struggle4progress Feb 2015 #20

Gid Tanner struggle4progress Feb 2015 #21

Jimmie Rodgers struggle4progress Feb 2015 #22

The Carter Family struggle4progress Feb 2015 #23

Fiddlin John Carson struggle4progress Feb 2015 #24

Some more real country Dpm12 Feb 2015 #25

I can't stand people that whine, scoop up to the note, and commit pedal steel guitar abuse. Manifestor_of_Light Feb 2015 #26

You have to pick through the dreck. Are_grits_groceries Feb 2015 #27

Alternative Country, 'Newgrass', there's better stuff to be found IDemo Feb 2015 #28

Time to turn off the radio....(and turn on your mind) ghostsinthemachine Feb 2015 #29

Lukas Nelson is awesome OriginalGeek Feb 2015 #34

i asked my aunt who was a country singer blueknight Feb 2015 #30

^^^THIS^^^ Tom Ripley Feb 2015 #32

Check out Jason Isbell. alarimer Feb 2015 #31

THE MAVERICKS IcyPeas Feb 2015 #33

Is This Country Music Mashup Amazing Or Shameful OxQQme Feb 2015 #35

You just have to know where to look..... DeSwiss Feb 2015 #36