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PianoMike74 t1_itlvdk9 wrote

Well for starters we need to remove Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell from your idea of country music.

Seriously.

Waylon Jennings Hank Williams Jr Willie Nelson Merle Haggard George Straight.

Start here.

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DevinBelow t1_itn1iot wrote

If the only Dylan you've ever heard is Nashville Skyline and Pat Garret and Billy The Kid soundtrack, (maybe even John Wesley Harding), I could see thinking that Dylan is country, as those albums do all have an outright country flavor to them. Joni is pretty far from Country music though.

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PianoMike74 t1_itn58d6 wrote

Fair. And I'd be remiss to try and categorize artists genre especially in the late 79s to early 80s when everyone was covering everyone else and lots of crossover into country.

But in terms of developing a taste for country there is no sense wasting time on country "flavor" when you can have a country T-bone. 🤘🏻

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DevinBelow t1_itn63s9 wrote

That Dylan country era is from the late 60's-early 70's, and Johnny Cash is actually on Nashville Skyline, as well as numerous legendary Nashville musicians. It's a legit great country album, but yeah, I agree it's not where I would start with Country music...but hell, if it's the road that gets you into town, one path is as good as another.

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orswich t1_itnp9ee wrote

Ol Merle is a classic country god

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PianoMike74 t1_itnq9i6 wrote

I played in a band that got to open for him in Atlanta shortly before he died, with Jamie Johnson. It was a pure honor to meet the man and here him sing so late in life. He toured with his drummer and bassist for over 40 years!

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