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Originally Posted by The Bard Rocks
So many lovers of country music have said this. To me, modern country music has more in common (musically) to early rock than to early country. What I see as a common factor, thematically, is simple music, simple chords, tied to everyday emotions and problems of the lower and middle class; things many people can relate to. And often sung by folks with interesting voices.
Eddie Arnold, I should add, was both a country and a pop star. In those days you could do both.
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Indeed when Elvis Presley first hit the scene on Sun Records he recorded his first single with an Arthur Crudup blues song on side A and a Bill Monroe song on side B. Radio stations were not sure what the heck was going on but they played it and the kids loved it and well...the rest is history.
