Do you enjoy classic country music...?

Question

...and who's your favorite classic country artist? What I mean by 'classic' is anything before the 1980s. I'd have to say my favorite is Willie Nelson.

Answer 1

Was raised on classic country. Some of my favorites are Mel Tillis, Kenny Rogers, Cal Smith,Patsy Cline. All are great artists. It's a shame we are made to listen to what Nashville considers country today.

Answer 2

Classic Country Rocks.



Mine would be Charlie Daniels. My fave of his is Still In Saigon. I like it because I have an uncle that was stationed in Vietnam.



Also there are a lot of songs that do not get enough time in the limelight.



The Green Berets



Eddie Arnold:

The Tennessee Stud



Mac Wiseman:

Jimmy Brown

The Prisoner Song

Don't Make Me Go To Bed And I'll Be Good

I Still Write Your Name In The Sand

Wabash Cannonball

The Waltz You Saved For Me

Mama Put My Little Shoes Away

Your Best Friend And Me

Sweeter Than The Flowers

18 Wheels A Humming Home Sweet home



Three Sheets To The Wind- George Jones

Fox On The Run- Tom T. Hall

Anna Marie- Jim Reeves

Another Place, Another Time- Jerry Lee Lewis

Billy Bayou- Jim Reeves

Coming On Strong- Brenda Lee

Heartbreak USA- Kitty Wells

I'm Living In Two Worlds- Bonnie Guitar

I fall To Pieces- Wanda Jackson

Funny Face- Donna Fargo

It Only Hurts For A Little While- Margo Smith

Teddy Bear Song- Barbara Fairchild

Takin' It Easy- Lacy J. Dalton

I Loved 'Em Every One- T. G. Sheppard

Don't All The Girls Get Prettier At Closing Time- Mickey Gilley

Answer 3

George Jones

Johnny Cash

Willie Nelson



I Love Classic Country

Thank God They Have A

Classic Country Station Here!

Answer 4

Nothing I'd rather listen to than classic country. Favorites: Hank Sr, Hank Snow, Bob Wills, Johnny Cash, Mac Wiseman, Lefty, Gene Autry, Sons of the Pioneers.

Answer 5

I am a hard core classic country music fan. I love all of the old stuff. In fact I'm watching a show on RFD TV with people singing "Apartment #9" Tammy Wynett's daughter sang it.

My favorite is Charlie Pride. Along with many of the top singers , Merle Haggard, Buck Owens, Vern Gosdin, George Jones, Lefty Fritzell, etec.

Answer 6

Some like Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, and County-Rocker Gram Parsons.

Answer 7

.... That goodness for XM 10 and 13 for the "Traditional-Classic" country music.

Favorites include;

.....Johnny Horton,Jim Reeves , Hank Thompson , Marty Robbins , Billy Walker , Jimmy Dean , Bobby Bare , Waylon , Willie , Cal Smith , Wanda Jackson , Connie Smith , Donna Fargo , Tanya Tucker ,Loretta, Dolly.............

... Watch it the newbie trolls burn ya , they think classic country was recorded last week~!

I have to say Classic country all the way.

Answer 8

Yes, I grew up listening to country music in the 60s and 70s.



I like almost all of it. My favorites include Barbara Mandrell, Porter Wagoner, Dolly Parton, Jean Shepard, Jeanne Pruett, Ronnie Milsap, Waylon, Tom T. Hall..oh I could go on and on.



After more than 20 years in the radio business, I finally launched my own station..which plays mostly classic country!

Answer 9

Waylon Jennings is my all time favorite. I don't even have to think twice on that one...lol Not a day goes by that I don't listen to at least one song by him. I have a great fondness for Willie also and when you put the two together with Kris Kristofferson and Johnny Cash, what could be better. I wish the Highwaymen had put together more than three albums, I just loved them together

Answer 10

Its the best of the best. Without our classic country artists, there would be no country music at all. And I think people forget that, and take it for granted. When people say things like "i like new country just not that twangy old stuff" I want to scream. HELLO! you wouldn't have your precious 'new' country without "that twangy old stuff". Which, by the way, I love. Hank Sr is my favorite singer of all time. I think that's been said a million times. lol. But I'll say it a million more! Peace, Love, & Hank Williams!

Answer 11

Classic Country!!! I love Loretta Lynn "Cole Miners Daughter" and I'm a huge fan of Johnny & June... Everything Bluegrass and anything that can transport me to a better place and time.... I'm 25 and I was brought up on listening to "Classic Country" on radio and records!

Answer 12

Country music is not my fav (especially the tear-in-your-beer type), but there is a lot of the earlier, cross-over music that I really do like.



I've seen Willie Nelson perform in Plains, and he put on a wonderful show!! He's one person I think would be fun to spend an afternoon with!!



And one of the best & most entertainig performances I've ever seen was by Roy Clark (a real oldie). He really appreciated his fans and wow, can he play!!!!!!!

Answer 13

Yes, I am a fan of classic country, but I also like modern country. As for my favorite classic country artist, I would have to go with Jerry Reed, who is also one of my all-time favorite guitarists, regardless of genre. I was shocked when I heard of his passing back in September! It's also a shame how underrated Jerry Reed is as a guitarist, but at least guys like session guitarist Brent Mason and solo artist Brad Paisley still appreciate Reed's playing! Rock guitarist Eric Johnson actually has a song called "Tribute to Jerry Reed" and, recently, Brad Paisley had a rock instrumental called "Cliffs if Rock City" which was a tribute to Eric Johnson...anyway, Reed was a great guitarist and a great country artist!

Answer 14

I LOVE classic country music. :) I have a lot of favorite artists, but I think Waylon Jennings might be at the top of the list. My husband likes Marty Robbins.

Answer 15

yes i love all the old classics never listen to the pop trash of today

Merle Haggard, Hank Snow, Patsy Cline, Willie Nelson, Ronnie Milsap

Loretta Lyn,Don Gibson and so many others

Answer 16

Lefty Frizzel

Answer 17

I love all the older stuff and it would be extremely difficult to select

one particular artist,but Hank Williams stands out, It saddens me

however to see the way Country Music is heading at the moment.

Answer 18

A few of my favorites are

Merle Haggard

Ray Price

Hank Thompson

George Jones

Johnny Cash

I could go on but I wont.

Answer 19

Love It, I personally like the outlaw country so my favorite is David Allen Coe

Answer 20

Yes. Hank Williams

Answer 21

Too many favorites to list. Jerry Reed comes to mind.

Answer 22

YES some of my favorites are george jones -hank williams- waylon -merle-marty robbins-webb pierce- red sovine-ray price- farron young.there are so many and i listen to a continuous country classics radio station on my computer and in my home, thanks to galaxy radio.

Answer 23

Too many to pick one, but I'm a sucker for the hard honky tonk sound-



Wynn Stewart

Webb Pierce

Ray Price

Hank Williams

Buck Owens....

Answer 24

Yes. Too many favorites to pick just one.

Answer 25

Waylon was great.



I was named after his song Amanda. Don Williams sang it too. I like him as well.



I love Bluegrass too!!



I love Dolly too!

Answer 26

haha wow look at Van J. he thinks he's being funny and smart. well i guess its working because the rest of us real people are laughing at him :D (just not the way he wants!!!) haha



and yes i do i love all the old stuff

Answer 27

sure do. hank williams, kitty wells, roy acuff, ernest tubb, porter waggoner, grandpa jones, sons of the pioneers, i could go forever

Answer 28

yes

Answer 29

i like the old country songs that tell stories...

i kinda like johnny cash

Answer 30

i have to say mine would be johnny horton

Answer 31

some, but most of it is sad sappy music.