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re: Haggard--greatest country singer of all time
Posted on 7/2/17 at 9:45 pm to OldTigahFot
Posted on 7/2/17 at 9:45 pm to OldTigahFot
Alan Jackson needs to be there somewhere
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Posted on 7/2/17 at 10:14 pm to Godfather1
quote:garth isn't top ten.
Garth Brooks needs heavy consideration.
Posted on 7/3/17 at 2:20 am to I B Freeman
David Allan Coe should be in the conversation
Posted on 7/3/17 at 8:48 am to I B Freeman
quote:
greatest country singer of all time
Posted on 7/3/17 at 9:24 am to I B Freeman
I love me some old country, but Cash is severely overrated, and Willie can't sing at all. I like a lot of songs credited to Willie, but all of them involve him with someone else.
Posted on 7/3/17 at 3:43 pm to AlxTgr
This is really an impossible conversation to have. What criteria is even used to define "best"? First off I think Hank Sr is more like the father of country music but not the best. People that randomly bring him into the conversation probably never heard more than 5 of his songs.
I like Jones and Cash, but I think they "sound" like the greatest based off a few songs. Never thought either had a really deep body of work.
Can't be based solely off number of hits though, cause then Conway Twitty creeps into the Top 5. Which is absurd.
Factor in sound, quailty of hits, depth of work and it's a toss up between Haggard and Strait. I'd give the nod to Merle since Strait spent the better part of the 90's/00's singing popish made for radio love songs. I think great country has a little grit, which Strait doesn't have.
I like Jones and Cash, but I think they "sound" like the greatest based off a few songs. Never thought either had a really deep body of work.
Can't be based solely off number of hits though, cause then Conway Twitty creeps into the Top 5. Which is absurd.
Factor in sound, quailty of hits, depth of work and it's a toss up between Haggard and Strait. I'd give the nod to Merle since Strait spent the better part of the 90's/00's singing popish made for radio love songs. I think great country has a little grit, which Strait doesn't have.
Posted on 7/3/17 at 5:22 pm to OldTigahFot
quote:
1. George Jones
2. Hank Williams Sr.
3. Johnny Cash
4a. Merle Haggard
4b. Conway Twitty
5. George Strait
Dark Horse : Keith Whitley
I'll add Gene Watson and Vern Gosdin.
Posted on 7/3/17 at 6:48 pm to I B Freeman
quote:
George Jones --greatest country singer of all time
FIFY
Posted on 7/3/17 at 10:20 pm to FightinTigersDammit
quote:You know your voices
I'll add Gene Watson and Vern Gosdin.
Posted on 7/4/17 at 1:34 am to I B Freeman
Hank Williams Sr. and Johnny Cash
Hard to choose between the two.
Hard to choose between the two.
Posted on 7/4/17 at 7:06 am to GoldenSombrero
quote:Not following you here. While not my favorite, I like a lot of Jones songs. Probably more in number than Waylon or Merle.
I like Jones and Cash, but I think they "sound" like the greatest based off a few songs. Never thought either had a really deep body of work.
Posted on 7/4/17 at 8:27 am to I B Freeman
Posted on 7/4/17 at 10:21 am to Godfather1
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7 albums that are each 10x platinum most definitely puts him in the conversation.
George Strait produced a #1 hit every year for over 30 years. Dunno if I can call him the GOAT but he has to be on Mt. Rushmore.
This post was edited on 7/4/17 at 10:22 am
Posted on 7/4/17 at 11:11 am to I B Freeman
Posted on 7/4/17 at 11:14 am to Kafka
Posted on 7/4/17 at 11:24 am to Bestbank Tiger
Strait is really good and he thought a lot of the Hag. Strait's gold record numbers are huge.
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What sets Merle apart for me is huge library of songs and his instrumental abilities. He played lead guitar on a lot of his songs. The Strangers were band of the year several years.
The guitar solos on Working Man Blues and I'll Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink were really good. LINK LINK
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What sets Merle apart for me is huge library of songs and his instrumental abilities. He played lead guitar on a lot of his songs. The Strangers were band of the year several years.
The guitar solos on Working Man Blues and I'll Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink were really good. LINK LINK
Posted on 7/4/17 at 11:27 am to TFTC
Posted on 7/4/17 at 11:28 am to TFTC
quote:I've paid my homage there
Posted on 7/4/17 at 5:36 pm to FightinTigersDammit
quote:
I'll add Gene Watson and Vern Gosdin.
I'll add Marty Robbins, Buck Owens and Dwight Yoakam.
Posted on 7/4/17 at 5:53 pm to Mizz-SEC
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