Re: country music

From: BAO (tunde@arches.uga.edu)
Date: Wed Feb 09 2000 - 19:44:20 MET

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    any o fu heard Junior brown....thats good country i.e. the guitar playing
    is dope

    On Wed, 9 Feb 2000, aspeitia axel arturo barcelo wrote:

    > Country Music discussion on the Acid Jazz list? mmh. . . I caught the
    > Alabama 3 mixing old-school country and bluegrass with acid-house live
    > last year and they rocked. Also, Ricky Lee Jones did an awesome
    > drum-n-bass influenced country-folk album a few years ago called
    > 'Ghostyhead'. It is really awesome!
    >
    > On Wed, 9 Feb 2000, Wm. ERROL PACE wrote:
    >
    > > BAO, Dope and fellow Brother and Sister Junkies of Acid Jazz,(if you don't
    > > fall into any of these catagories,then just welcome to the discussion),
    > >
    > > I had a question for u guys?
    > >
    > > Bring it on!
    > >
    > > I know many of you probably detest,
    > >
    > > I don't detest it. Hell there is stuff out there that Rocks! and it is
    > > trippy even in the Country Music genre. I have been exposed to this from
    > > Birth being born in the South East of the United States. Bible thumpin' and
    > > Country Music go hand in hand, BAO you should know that given your locale.
    > >
    > >
    > > but what
    > > exactly is the history of country music.
    > >
    > > Okay I took a course in Applachian History and Culture at the University of
    > > South Carolina and this was discussed. A prevalent source of Country music
    > > came from the Scot-Irish who settled here in the US during the colonial
    > > times. The French Canadians injected their vibe too. Country is a fusion
    > > of several cultures, Africans brought it from their homeland, the Euro's
    > > from Europe etc... Just go back and listen to Medieval Music and you can
    > > see the origins of it. See there are several genre's of Country music
    > > within Country. Also I must say that the Latin cultures made their impact
    > > in the genre too. Check out mariachi music and you can see where I am
    > > coming from. Plain and simple it is not a solely a Nashville thing.
    > > Bakersfield, California make and impact along with West Virgina, Lousiana,
    > > Mississippi(Sp?), North Carolina and South Carolina etc.. What struck me
    > > was that Country Music is very popular in the UK, New Zealand and Australia
    > > according to Billboard.
    > >
    > > Anyone have any info? who are the
    > > actual first country musicians?
    > >
    > > It is difficult nailing down who was first but in this past century here in
    > > America you can say Jimmie Rodgers, The Carter Family, Bob Wills, Robert
    > > Johnson could be considered sources of origins. Ponder this, nobody was out
    > > on the range recording Cowboys singing back in the old days.
    > >
    > > I have an
    > > argument with someone, and we need to clarify the facts.
    > >
    > > I hate arguments but you can seek help from the Department of History at the
    > > University of South Carolina in Columbia, SC and they can help you out.
    > >
    > > One thing I like about Country Music is the way Shania Twain repulses all
    > > the Puritanical Country Music establishment which her provacative Beauty and
    > > she backs it up with a great voice. I loved the way K.D. Lang repulsed the
    > > puritanical Country Music Establishment with her alternative lifestyle and
    > > her vegetarian eating habits. Case in point I love it when artist rock the
    > > boat of Puritanical conservatism.
    > >
    > > For any Guitarist out there who are curious about the playing ability of
    > > Country Guitarist check out Pete Anderson of Dwight Yoakam's Band and James
    > > Burton from the old Buck Owens Days. Don't forget to check out Scotty Moore
    > > of THE KING'S band. Happy Trails!!!
    > >
    > > Guitars, Cadillacs and Acid Jazz Music,
    > >
    > > Pace'
    > >
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