The red dirt GOAT

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earl
keen
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steve earle (if you consider him red dirt) and guy clark would be up there too. then there's townes. there are a shitton of them that i hold in high regard, including randy rogers, cody canada, boland, etc. but REK will more than likely never be supplanted as my number one, because he was the key that opened the door to my knowledge of the rest of them.


i had heard of most of them, but he's the one that sparked the interest to find artists like him.

Boland

Bob Earl Keen is #2 in my book.

I think red dirt country speaks of a certain time period as well as sound but if y'all don't agree ten Townes Van Zandt is the undeniable king and no one will ever top him.


"Townes Van Zandt is the greatest songwriter in the whole world and I'll stand on Bob Dylan's coffee table in my cowboy boots and say that"

I agree with everything posted, but I believe Bingham has the potential to be the king once it's all said and done. In my eyes, Mescalito is the epitome of everything country music should be

Eta: keep an eye on The Damn Quails too

Agreed, unfortunately

Boland would probably tell you himself the conversation starts with Bob Childers.

I think you can put the Great Divide, REK, and to a much lesser extent Billy Joe Shavers and even Pat Green because he was touring these college towns pretty regularly before a real scene developed. But again you start with Childers and go from there.

TVZ = red dirt???

I dont think he ever knew that...


and I say that thinking red dirt is a relatively new genre, which I dont particularly care for..

Per my personal preference:

Randy Rogers Band
Chris Knight
Older Cross Canadian Ragweed
Robert Earl Keen (if this is indeed considered Red Dirt)
Reckless Kelly
Stoney Larue

After that, no particular order for me.

I love some of Jason Boland's songs, and hate others. I am one of the few who doesn't care for his voice, as unpopular an opinion it may be.