GOIN' UP DA COUNTRY

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ROCK'S ROOTS ARE FIRMLY PLANTED IN SOUTHERN SOIL

LISTEN & LEARN, BRETHREN & SISTERN, LISTEN & LEARN

The Other Side Of R&B: How The Race Wars Were Fought & Won In Music, By Both Sides

Much as we hate to admit it, a lot of what's American about our music got started below the Mason-Dixon Line. Of course, it took St. Louis & Kansas City, NY & Chicago, Detroit & Philly, Boston & SF, LA & Seattle to refine the blend of black African rhythms & white European harmonies. But Nashville & Memphis, New Orleans & Austin, Atlanta & Mussel Shoals, Butcher's Holler & Tupelo, the delta and the hills had a li'l som'in to do with it, too. We guess. Decide for yourself. Check out the other songs linked to each song, too. That oughta keep ya busy for a while.


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YOUTUBE: THE SOGGY BOTTOM BOYS
"Soggy Bottom Boys- I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow"
A classic song from a classic film, the Coen brothers: "O Brother Where Art Thou?"




YOUTUBE: FLATT & SCRUGGS
"Bonnie & Clyde- The Chase"
Arthur Penn, 1967: Another classic song from a classic film. Lester & Earl's "Foggy Mountain Breakdown." Some banjo & fiddle!




YOUTUBE: BILL MONROE
"Bill Monroe & The Bluegrass Boys - Southern Flavor"
Saw this old man pick the Hell out of a mandolin at McCabe's guitar shop back in the day. A high point of my life, still. Coulda been the bourbon...




YOUTUBE: HANK WILLIAMS
"Hank Williams - Honky Tonkin'"
The Father of Country & Western, the Godfather of Rock'N'Roll, he taught 'em all how to dress & how to play, how to live & how to die: Flashy & tragically. The Orpheus of the Appalachians.




YOUTUBE: BOB WILLS
"Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys"
It's Western, and it swings. Get it? A Texas redneck jazz band. Sorta.





YOUTUBE: CHET ATKINS & MERLE TRAVIS
"Chet Atkins and Merle Travis 'Boogie For Cecil' "
The Beatles' favorite guitar players. Da bes'!




YOUTUBE: CARL PERKINS
"Carl Perkins-Matchbox"
He's the one that INVENTED Rockabilly.




YOUTUBE: ELVIS PRESLEY
"ELVIS PRESLEY//Mystery Train"
When the "King" was just a princeling.




YOUTUBE: JEAN SHEPARD
"JEAN SHEPARD SINGS SECOND FIDDLE TO AN GUITAR"
Pickin & grinnin'. And there's YODELIN' too, Maw!




YOUTUBE: KITTY WELLS
"Kitty Wells - Making Believe (1955)"
Imagine Kitty on Star Search today. Pretty enough?




YOUTUBE: PATSY CLINE
"Patsy Cline-Walkin' After Midnight"
This lady can rock, too.




YOUTUBE: LORETTA LYNN
"Loretta Lynn - Fist City"
Feisty. She's just plain ol' feisty!




YOUTUBE: TAMMY WYNETTE
"tammy wynette stand by your man"
The Country girl's National Anthem.




(cross-posted at CoffeeHouseStudio by cosanostradamus)



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