If you were one of the 15.4 million viewers of last Sunday’s 48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards show you might have been, like me, wondering “When’s the country going to start?” I’ve never been branded a purists , but I prefer my country on the Lefty Frizzell / Buck Owens / Willie Nelson side of the fence rather than the Fleetwood Mac / Jack Johnson/ Def Leppard style that’s in vogue right now
Music City continues to chase the money by burying it’s legacy as it has since nearly it’s start. Fortunately for us that honor songs over celebrity we have a safe haven, Americana music. Below are a few performers that are keeping heartfelt and real. Post your suggestions in the comments.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJt3oHYmKcQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcJml72K1HQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrqdhA1_C5U
i prefer mine on the george jones/townes/hag side of the fence…and i’m doing my best.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-aGJsSJhTU
…and also hayes carll is a badass.
Owen Mays & The 80 Proof Boys!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySuAfABmR1s
I had the same thoughts while watching the awards show, and even though I can enjoy some quality country-pop, I thought this year’s show was especially disheartening. As another example, Chris Knight put out a recent excellent country album, but it’s the stuff that gets ignored by the mainstream. Thanks for posting these videos. I didn’t know all of these artists but will check them out.
All these artists are great like Hank III, Shooter Jennings, Sarah Gayle Meech, Corb Lund, Dale Watson, and Hellbound Glory! But you can’t forget all the great FARMAGEDDON RECORDS bands, and the rest of today’s UNDERGROUND bands that play amazing Country, Roots, Bluegrass, Americana, Rockabilly, Old-Time, Folk, Outlaw Country, Alternative Country, Blues, Rock N’ Roll, Psychobilly, Country-Punk, Metal, Punk Rock, and everything in between! Here are some bands for people who like REAL Country music:
J.B. Beverley and The Wayward Drifters
Wayne Hancock
Rachel Brooke
Bob Wayne and The Outlaw Carnies
The .357 String Band
Jayke Orvis and The Broken Band
James Hunnicutt
Scott H. Biram
Joey Allcorn
Highlonesome
Graham Lindsey
Hackensaw Boys
The Pine Box Boys
Bourbon Crow
Unknown Hinson
Angry Johnny and The Killbillies
My Graveyard Jaw
Ronnie Hymes and Carolina Freight
Stevie Tombstone
Matt Andersen
Ugly Valley Boys
Ray Lawrence Jr.
Soda Gardocki
Whiskeydick
Rebel Son
Filthy Still
Honky Tonk Hustlas
Walker and Texas Danger
The Calamity Cubes
Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band
Nellie Wilson and The Hellbound Honeys
Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys
Cranford “Ford” Nix Sr.
Strawfoot
McDougall
Dan Infecto
Billy Cook
Joseph Huber
Old Crow Medicine Show
Southern Culture on The Skids
Lucky Tubb and The Modern Day Troubadours
Last False Hope
Slim Cessna’s Auto Club
Gary Lee and Showdown
The Shivering Denizens
Mikey Classic and His Lonesome Spur
Sean y Zander
Hangdog Hearts
Boomswagglers
Husky Burnette
Sean K. Preston
Captain Dano and The Nobodies
Tales From Ghost Town
Justin Townes Earle
Ando Ehlers and The Jolly Barrels
BR549
Eerie Von (of SAMHAIN)
Coffin Hunter
Owen Mays
Ten Foot Pole Cats
BanjerDan
Cletus Got Shot
Lonesome Wyatt and The Holy Spooks / Those Poor Ba$tards
Bob Log III
Austin Lucas
Dogbite Harris
Carolina Still
Joel Kaiser and The Devil’s Own
Tom VandenAvond
Working In Shifts
Danny Kay and The Nightfliers
Utah Country Swillers
Triggers and Slips
Harmed Brothers
Pine Hill Haints
Whitey Morgan and the 78’s
Jamey Johnson
Gil Correia
Creech Holler
William Elliott Whitmore
Sawyer Family
Cheatin Hearts
Reverend Glasseye
Povertyneck Hillbillies
Misery Jackals
Coffinshakers
Old Death Whisper
Tremors
Carrie Nation and The Speakeasy
Tonya Watts
Rickett Pass
The Head Cat (with LEMMY KILMISTER of MOTORHEAD)
Yonder Mountain String Band
AND MANY MORE…
AND if you like Country styled music mixed with Punk and Metal, then you will like:
The Goddamn Gallows
Possessed By Paul James
Black Eyed Vermillion
The Reverend Horton Heat
Hickoids
Th’ Legendary Shack Shakers
Cranford Nix Jr. and The Malakas
Ghoultown
Cutthroat Shamrock
Molly Gene The One Woahman Band
Viva Le Vox
Mike Ness / Social Distortion
Hotshot Freight Train
GG Allin (Country stuff)
Supersuckers (Country stuff)
Larry and His Flask (Country stuff)
Seasick Steve
Dead Man
Joe Buck Yourself
Al and The Black Cats
Junkrod
Slaughter Daughters
Hard Money Saints
The Koffin Kats
Jack White (of THE WHITE STRIPES AND RACONTEURS)
Scott Kelly (of NEUROSIS)
Earl Lee Grace
The Stray Cats
Inheritance (the album featuring Black Eyed Vermillion)
The Tombstones (with Stevie Tombstone)
James Hunnicutt and The Revolvers
Nekromantix
The Meteors
Rustbelt Homewreckers
PeaBrains
Dead Elvis and His One Man Grave
Reverend Deadeye
Tiger Army
Phillip Roebuck
Blooddrunk Shenanigans
Munly and The Lupercalians
Saint Christopher
Left Lane Cruiser
Slackeye Slim
Deadnecks
Brown Bird
The Grannies
Hot Rod Hillbillies
Ghostwriter
Motherf*ck’n Saints
Rebel Meets Rebel (PANTERA and DAVID ALLAN COE’s metal project)
Horrorpops
Earps
Elvis Hitler
Devil Makes Three
Everymen
Three Epileptic Hillbillys
Bloodshot Bill
Really Rottens
Skullhead
Pitbull Farm
GOAT and Your MOM
Honkeyfinger
Reckless Ones
Go Devils
Hellfire Sinners
Flat Tires
Spellbound
Hillstomp
AND MANY MORE…
ENJOY!
You’re welcome and we are agreed. Knight was number one on m best of 2012 list.
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It’s curious as to why ryan would post a long list of punk/metal/etc. “country” in a conversation regarding the adulteration of traditional country music. I can no longer listen to my local country radio stations and I hear nothing but poppish ’80’s arena rock or slick overproduced pap. I don’t think gothic-country or any other hyphenated form will lure me back. The classic recordings still exist, many of country’s greatest artists remain alive, but no-one plays this stuff.
Waylon Jennings, once asked by a “country” DJ for an interview, asked him if he still played his music. After the expected “no”, Waylon stomped off.
Now we get American Idol teenagers — and metal country (!?) WTF?