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re: Ken Burns - Country Music Documentary on PBS
Posted on 9/25/19 at 9:53 am to I B Freeman
Posted on 9/25/19 at 9:53 am to I B Freeman
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no mention of Don Williams.
They kept showing Larry Gatlin, but no Gatlin Brother Band?
How can you talk about Urban Cowboy and not mention Gilley's and it's owner?
No Don Williams.....damn.
Should have mentioned John Prine too when talking about the folky side of country. Or how The Devil Went Down To Georgia was such a huge crossover hit for Charlie Daniels.
That other stuff is kind of nit picking, but it's a shame about Don. He's kinda been forgotten about in a lot of ways.
Not at all surprised they didn't mention the first thing about David Allen Coe.
This post was edited on 9/25/19 at 10:02 am
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Posted on 9/25/19 at 9:54 am to 88Wildcat
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Thank God I'm a Country Boy
It's Good to be Back Home Again
Country Roads is a better song than those two and but it's not as country as those two (Which is not the same thing as saying it is not country. It is, just not to the degree as those two songs.)
Couldn't agree more.
Posted on 9/25/19 at 9:56 am to 88Wildcat
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I also thought it was weird that Johnny Rodriguez was highlighted more than Glen Campbell.
Especially that I'd never even heard of him.
Freddy Fender was much more prominent to my memory.
Posted on 9/25/19 at 10:59 am to Sayre
Another missed opportunity was not mentioning Slim Whitman's success in Britain. He held the record for having the #1 spot on the UK Singles Chart for eleven weeks. That record stood through the Beatles, Stones, the 70's, 80's, until 1991.
Posted on 9/25/19 at 11:17 am to Sayre
quote:Was more of a local boy. Did time in Angola. Busted for marijuana possession in Baton Rouge and was eventually released by Gov. (Country star) Jimmie Davis. He was big in Swamp Pop around Lafayette. I met him there.
Freddy Fender was much more prominent to my memory.
Posted on 9/25/19 at 1:15 pm to Fewer Kilometers
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Did time in Angola. Busted for marijuana possession
Sounds like the inspiration for "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights" lol
Posted on 9/25/19 at 1:51 pm to GoldenSombrero
Some mention of this would have been nice. Sold 4 million records :
Trio - Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Emmy Lou Harris
Trio - Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Emmy Lou Harris
Posted on 9/25/19 at 5:22 pm to Sayre
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Not at all surprised they didn't mention the first thing about David Allen Coe.
or Johnny Paycheck.
Posted on 9/25/19 at 9:36 pm to 88Wildcat
Johnny Cash and Roseanne Casj got way too much time relative to people like Haggard and Strait. Emmylou must be the greatest country star ever in Burns mind.
Posted on 9/25/19 at 9:54 pm to SCLibertarian
I missed a couple of nights. Any mention of Alabama beyond the single blurb given during the final episode?
Posted on 9/25/19 at 9:54 pm to I B Freeman
I understand the emphasis on Cash since he was a multi-generational icon in country music. Roseanne, on the other hand, was given way too much air time in this series. Emmy Lou's voice can be heard on probably a thousand or more country records. She was the consummate background vocalist.
All in all, the series was thoroughly enjoyable. Wasn't expecting to need kleenex close by for the last episode, though.
All in all, the series was thoroughly enjoyable. Wasn't expecting to need kleenex close by for the last episode, though.
Posted on 9/25/19 at 10:12 pm to I B Freeman
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Johnny Cash and Roseanne Casj got way too much time relative to people like Haggard and Strait. Emmylou must be the greatest country star ever in Burns mind.
Agreed. Johnny Cash’s career got a fair shake. It deserved the time, but the 30 minutes tonight of Roseanne Cash basically telling us they became closer, but then he got old and died was boring.
Merle Haggard and Marty Robbins needed a little more.. Marty Robbins needed a lot more.
George Strait got absolutely jobbed. Like I said on the M/TV Board, the man has 60 #1’s and they spent twice as much time on some shitty Kathy Matea song than they spent on his career. 1 fricking song of his they played.
Spent too much time on Emmylou Harris and the folk music scene. It’s worth touching on for sure, but it was a little too much.
I think I saw one picture of Glen Campbell.
Some great things about the whole doc were they did a good thorough job of giving the details on how all this started, awesome stuff on Jimmy Rodgers, Hank Sr, Bob Wills, Johnny Cash in the 60’s and 70’s, Waylon and Willie, George Jones, the women in the 70’s not named Emmylou Harris, and the bluegrass stuff.
Posted on 9/25/19 at 10:35 pm to prostyleoffensetime
Glen Campbell was mentioned not enough but more than once.
The ascension of George Straight and Reba perfectly coincided with my newfound love affair with AC/DC and Motley Crue. I can't stand just about anything after the second to last episode.
As a matter of fact, that Oh Lord, My Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans on song is probably the single driving force that made me hate country until I got old enough to appreciate the earlier stuff again.
The ascension of George Straight and Reba perfectly coincided with my newfound love affair with AC/DC and Motley Crue. I can't stand just about anything after the second to last episode.
As a matter of fact, that Oh Lord, My Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans on song is probably the single driving force that made me hate country until I got old enough to appreciate the earlier stuff again.
Posted on 9/25/19 at 10:42 pm to Sayre
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As a matter of fact, that Oh Lord, My Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans on song is probably the single driving force that made me hate country until I got old enough to appreciate the earlier stuff again.
There might be hope for you.
Posted on 9/26/19 at 2:35 am to auggie
Mel McDaniel was great. Stand Up is a fun song.
I think this documentary was enlightening, and could’ve included a lot more stuff. You just can’t pack a hundred years in to 16 hours. I could do 16 hours on Merle, or Loretta, or Mel Tillis... Bobby Bare. Tom T. Hall. Faron Young. Webb Pierce. Even Moe Bandy. I haven’t seen the whole thing. Did Earl Thomas Conley get a mention? Or John Conlee? Highway 101? Confederate Railroad? What about Ray Stevens?
Music is self-defining. It’s art. I don’t need anyone to tell me what is good. Incredible music is what it is to you.
I’m crazy excited to see the Oak Ridge Boys on Saturday night in BR.
The Mighty Oaks - Leaving Louisiana
If that ain’t country, you can kiss my arse.
I think this documentary was enlightening, and could’ve included a lot more stuff. You just can’t pack a hundred years in to 16 hours. I could do 16 hours on Merle, or Loretta, or Mel Tillis... Bobby Bare. Tom T. Hall. Faron Young. Webb Pierce. Even Moe Bandy. I haven’t seen the whole thing. Did Earl Thomas Conley get a mention? Or John Conlee? Highway 101? Confederate Railroad? What about Ray Stevens?
Music is self-defining. It’s art. I don’t need anyone to tell me what is good. Incredible music is what it is to you.
I’m crazy excited to see the Oak Ridge Boys on Saturday night in BR.
The Mighty Oaks - Leaving Louisiana
If that ain’t country, you can kiss my arse.
This post was edited on 9/26/19 at 2:39 am
Posted on 9/26/19 at 7:28 am to OldHickory
If you noticed, with the exception of Harris, artist who wrote or co wrote their own material got most of the time in the later episodes. It seemed like Burns stayed away from the more typical Nashville acts that were totally produced by the music executives.
I mean when you think about the amount of time Brooks got as opposed to the number of hours in the series, in regards to his impact and records sold, it's a tough edit.
I mean when you think about the amount of time Brooks got as opposed to the number of hours in the series, in regards to his impact and records sold, it's a tough edit.
Posted on 9/26/19 at 7:49 am to geauxbrown
I can't believe anyone could complain about Emmylou Harris being on their television screen too much. That's like complaining that you have too much cold beer in your house.
Posted on 9/26/19 at 8:14 am to DeltaTigerDelta
The next time I am in a conversation with what I believe to be an absolute idiot (i.e. the next time I wander into the politics board) I am going to remind myself that there was a time in this world where someone thought that having a bluegrass band with Vince Gill in it open for Kiss in the 1970s would be a good idea.
Posted on 9/26/19 at 8:24 am to SCLibertarian
Loved the series. Wished Alison Krauss was at least mentioned once. She has won 27 Grammy Awards. You would think they would have at least mentioned her name in the final episode, or even the one prior since she started so young.
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