Rock Evolution – The History of Rock ’n’ Roll - Pop pre-1960 (pg 38)

fanatic1 said:
"Sinnerman" by Nina Simone well worth a listen. Originally a traditional African American negro spiritual with the message that you cannot escape God's wrath for past sins in the final judgement. A bit different to many country songs about women going to the bad and long trains running.
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Its a fantastic song and performance for sure but I would have placed it as a jazz/gospel genre rather than country.
 
threespires said:
Rob mentioned the Carter Family in his write up but we don't yet have anything from them on the playlist, which given their stature in Country should be rectified. I'll hold fire till till the weekend in case anybody else wants to nominate something by them in the interim?
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OK You twisted my arm TS , I was going to suggest something a bit obscure but lets go for their signature tune which many original lovers of TRAD country / folk surely would know.

The Wabash Cannonball.
 
mancity111 said:
OK You twisted my arm TS , I was going to suggest something a bit obscure but lets go for their signature tune which many original lovers of TRAD country / folk surely would know.

The Wabash Cannonball.
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Ah that was kismet mc111. As a child one of my primary school's go to pieces for comcerts and choir competitions was an energetic version of The Wabash Cannonball. Can't remember more than 4 items in the supermarket these days, but the words to this come back with ease.
 
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threespires said:
Ah that was kismet mc111. As a child one of my primary school's go to pieces for comcerts and choir competitions was an energetic version of The Wabash Cannonball. Can't remember more than 4 items in the supermarket these days, but the words to this come back with ease.
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Yes that refrain cannot be forgotten as I most likely like your good self get abuse from the household when again I don't write down the shopping list kidding myself I can mimeo olden times.

But I belt out my best rendition of From the Great Atlantic ocean to the wide Pacific shore and all is good again at least for me.

Blues , Country , Swing /Jazz and Folk is what I grew up on and as I get older I get a greater sense of appreciation for simple structured melody and lyrics despite precipitating to rock , heavy metal . punk etc in the years where money I saved pre internet was spent largely on these genres.

Funny enough I can still remember word for word the long version of Thick as a Brick despite not listening to the album for many a year in full.

Maybe if I look hard enough I can see the Country in Ian Anderson after all these years.
 
RobMCFC said:
The Man in Black was indeed in an earlier cut of my list but I thought I'd leave the door open for somebody.

I always thought that this song was from the late 60s but I guess that's just me associating it with the At Folsom Prison live album.

This is definitely country - I think that rockabilly crosses over between country and Rock and Roll and is therefore fair game for this week. Great choice. Listening to this highlights the difference between "original country" (for want of a better term) and "The Nashville Sound".
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I’m not well up at all on early Folk or Country, in fact pure Folk does not feature really in my album collection, apart from maybe one famous Electric Folk album and maybe a bit of Dylan. I have albums that display folk influences Zep and Jethro Tull in particular on the English side.

Country is another matter because I have a fair few modern Country albums; mostly the rockier end of the spectrum - of course. I’ve never liked the yodelling kind of Country fro instance.

Johnny Cash I have had a soft spot for since the days when I first got into music. My late Father, who passed in 1979, had a cassette of JC Live at one of the prisons and I listened to that many times. At that age I was, and so remain, fond of “A Boy Named Sue”, which may be why I tend to find Country music amusing.
 
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