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All C&W music from, not including modern country, back in time to Gene Autry and back further are great played on any instrument. Old country tunes sound great on accordion and the piano. As I am re-learning guitar I play all old country tunes.
Let's not forget bluegrass, folk, and old mountain music. Wow, all of the above is such great stuff for an acoustic guitar. Yes, I am an old bugger - do you remember the tune that starts out "There stands the glass, it's my first one today, it'll ease all my pain. . .and something like that. It is the first country song that I can remember hearing on radio. |
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I really don't care too much for country music anymore, but when I was learning to play guitar in the late 80's/early 90's, that's what I was in to. Plus most of them only have 3 or 4 chords, so they were great for a beginner. Here's some I learned in my first couple of years playing guitar. Many of the sappy ones were learned to woo the fairer sex.
Pancho and Lefty - Willie Nelson Blue Eyes Cryin In The Rain - Willie Nelson You Are My Sunshine - Jimmy Davis (He's known as the "Singing Govenor" here in Louisiana) I Saw The Light - Hank Williams Walk The Line - Johnny Cash Family Tradition - Hank Williams Jr. A Country Boy Can Survive - Hank Williams Jr. Can't You See - Marshall Tucker Band (does Southern Rock count?) Fire On The Mountain - Marshall Tucker Band Ballad of Curtis Lowe - Lynyrd Skynyrd Take It Easy - The Eagles (not exactly country, but sort of) Lyin' Eyes - The Eagles Do You Think of Me - Keith Whitley Tell Lorrie I Love Her -Keith Whitley Does Ft. Worth Cross Your Mind - George Strait You Look So Good In Love - George Strait Baby Blue - George Strait The Chair - George Strait He Went To Paris & Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffet (not really country but in the same vein) You Never Even Call Me By My Name - David Allen Coe Who Says You Can't Have It All - Alan Jackson Midnight In Montgomery - Alan Jackson If Tomorrow Never Comes - Garth Brooks The Dance - Garth Brooks Unanswered Prayers - Garth Brooks Thunder Rolls - Garth Brooks Friends in Low Places - Garth Brooks Down in Tennessee - John Anderson I'll Think of Something - Mark Chesnutt Anymore - Travis Tritt Here's a Quarter - Travis Tritt I'm sure there were a lot more than this, but you get the idea.
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Blue Eyes Cryin' in the Rain - Willie Nelson
Willin' - Little Feat Souvenirs - John Prine Amie - Pure Priarie League
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love Patty Loveless' voice...goosebumps...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3IrnNAweM0 another moving one... http://www.cmt.com/videos/rosanne-ca...it-comes.jhtml another moving one... http://www.cmt.com/videos/loretta-ly...eing-mrs.jhtml and one with a whole lot of movement... http://www.cmt.com/videos/kellie-pic...or-swift.jhtml
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here's Alison Krauss demonstrating that talent is not evenly distributed amongst the population.....
http://www.cmt.com/videos/alison-kra...ple-love.jhtml
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Since you do some Kenny Chesney songs, I do "Anything but Mine" My kids that hate country like that song, though they're not fond of the country twang voice of his. I dont' sing with a twang....
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Ghost Riders in the Sky -- Stan Jones
Desperadoes Waiting for a Train -- Guy Clark Lovesick Blues -- Cliff Friend & Irving Mills Soldier's Joy, 1864 -- Guy Clark I'm Just an Old Chunk of Coal -- Billy Joe Shaver Actually, anything by Guy Clark & Billy Joe Shaver
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Haven't seen "When I Stop Dreaming" by the Louvin brothers.
A couple of corrections: "Pancho and Lefty" and "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" were covered by Willie, but he didn't write them. "Pancho and Lefty" was written by Townes Van Zandt and "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" was written by Fred Rose sometime in the '40s. Willie's cover is the best of "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" IMO. When it comes to Townes, no one can top hiim performing his own songs. I've been sitting here on break at a temp job listening to "Live at the Old Quarter" on my MP3 player. Recorded almost 33 years ago and still timeless.
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One of the greatest lines ever written in a song:
I woke up Sunday morning with no way to hold my head that didn't hurt The beer I had for breakfast wasn't bad... so I had one more for desert!
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I love Townes so please don't take this as "picking a fight" but I love the cover of "No Place to Fall" performed by the "Little Willies" (a group that includes vocals by Norah Jones). If you get a chace to listen to it I think you might like it better than Townes version. He is great though. I play lots of his songs.
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C'Mon Guys! Country Guitar Songs! Not Vocals!
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C'mon. You'all oughta be all over this one. Country guitar songs, not just country! Norman Blake - Church Street Blues Doc Watson/ Norman Blake/ Tony Rice - Salt Creek Tony Rice - Manzanita Merle Travis -Nine-Pound Hammer Dan Crary - Cherokee Doc Watson -Arkansas Traveler There are a million more! Get that big Tri-Pick out and come up with some songs here! alohachris |
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Salt Creek: The Best Country Guitar Song of All Time - Rice, Black & Watson
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Salt Creek is the best guitar country song of all time. Doc Watson, Norman blake and Tony Rice. Just three guitars friends on a classic fiddle tune from the 1800's! I couldn't get the link to download here. But please check it out. Oh Yeah? Name one better! alohachris |
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