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From: ditaylor@IASTATE.EDU (Diane R Taylor)
Subject: Re: Garth's last(?) concert: A review
Keywords: Can't compare to Reba
Reply-To: ditaylor@IASTATE.EDU (Diane R Taylor)
Organization: Iowa State University
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 04:24:23 GMT

Actually, I became a Garth basher after I saw him in concert. I'll admit that
for the first few weeks after seeing him at the 1991 Iowa State Fair, I would
have told you he was the best entertainer I had ever seen, but after hearing
about his concert a few nights later in Spencer, Iowa and seeing his television
specials, that is when I started to not buy it from him. Another convincing
factor for me was seeing Reba last month in Des Moines. She was truly amazing
and I could really feel that she was putting real emotion into her songs and was
more sincere than any other singer I've seen live (and that includes my favorite
singer, RVS).
   I'll admit that Garth has tons of energy and really gets the crowd excited,
but he's not number one, and I will be severly disappointed if Reba doesn't take
home the CMA entertainer of the year trophy.
   
That's all from me for now,

Diane Taylor,
Playing in the snow in Ames
Newsgroups: rec.music.country.western
From: RandyL@MCES.MsState.Edu (Randy Loper)
Subject: Re: who hooked you on CM?
Organization: Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 21:55:10 GMT

In article <1992Dec16.080800.1@gallua.gallaudet.edu> rlwilliams@gallua.gallaudet.edu writes:

>What singer, group, or time brought you to country music? 

Oh yeah, I also forgot to mention the other's who were involved in
getting me hooked on country music.

They are Michael Jackson, any rap musician, Madonna, assorted other
disgusting pop/rock musicians...
Newsgroups: rec.music.country.western
From: jrowell@ssd.intel.com (Janet Rowell)
Subject: Re: Garth's last(?) concert: A review
Organization: Supercomputer Systems Division (SSD), Intel
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 17:30:58 GMT

Box writes: 
>
>  Now if I could just get people to be as fanatical about Randy Travis!
>He's the whole reason I love country like I do!  :-{)
>
>  --Bob, who has pictures of Garth without a hat!
>
>
Yay, Randy! He's one of the people who brought me to country. I grew up
hating my father's Ernest Tubb era of country music...discovered Emmylou Harris
in the 70s and for over a decade she was the only remotely country
person I liked. Then I read an interesting article about Randy and sought
out his music. From there I went on to Lyle Lovett and George Jones, and
then became a total CW fan. I even appreciate Ernest now...and I know my dad
would roll over in his grave in amusement if he knew I'd just invested in
the complete Hank Sr. 

I'm curious...for people who haven't been lifelong country fans, were there
particular artists who brought you to country music? 

-- Jan (still addicted to Emmylou) 
strictly 

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From: rhett@utkvx2.utk.edu (Fitzsimmons, Marc)
Subject: Daily Vol lyrics
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: University of Tennessee Computing Center
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 23:21:00 GMT

Todays selection boys and girls comes from Mr Brooks and Mr Dunn:

And now for your reading pleasure:

"Well I thought all day long you'd be the death of me
but I met one tonight who wants whats left of me
I've seen that look before
she'll tear my world apart
I'm working on my next broken heart"

Thankyou for your time and attention, email comments on suggestion.

                                               RHETT
"I have a soft spot for lost causes, especially after they're truly lost"
From: ellis@alexia.lis.uiuc.edu (June Ellis)
Newsgroups: rec.music.country.western
Subject: Re: Country influences
Date: 16 Dec 92 04:37:03 GMT
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana


>>I'm curious...for people who haven't been lifelong country fans, were there
>>particular artists who brought you to country music? 

While I have been a nominal fan for as long as I can remember, I became an avid
fan listening to the neo-traditionalists from the mid to late 1980s.  I 
particularly liked all the remakes by Ricky Skaggs, Dwight Yoakam and Ricky Van
Shelton, and became curious enough about the originals to go back and listen to
them.  It became something of a historical adventure, too.  For instance, 
"Statue of a Fool" leads to Jack Greene who leads to Ernest Tubb who leads 
to Jimmie Rodgers.  Or " Uncle Pen" leads to Bill Monroe music.  Or "Life 
Turned Her That Way" leads to writer Harlan Howard (who also wrote who knows 
how many classics for Patsy Cline, Buck Owens, et al), first remaker Mel 
Tillis (who got his start as a songwriter for Webb Pierce) and original singer 
Little Jimmy Dickens (a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame who still 
sings it on the Opry).  

The more I heard the old stuff, the better I liked it.  Now I probably do 
more retrospective listening than anything else, and have worked my way back to
1927 with the "Bristol Sessions" of the original recordings of Jimmie Rodgers, 
the Carter Family and others.  It's interesting to hear how country has 
changed over the years as various influences have come and gone.  But even 
through the changes, but there is "something" that has made it all sound 
"country." 

June
From: kist@acsu.buffalo.edu (james e kist)
Newsgroups: rec.music.country.western
Subject: Re: worst country song titles
Date: 12 Dec 92 06:32:14 GMT
Organization: UB

How about "She's acting single and I'm drinkin' doubles"? Forget who sings
it, but I remember the last name is Stuart (maybe Gary, but not Marty).
Anybody else know who sings it?
Newsgroups: rec.music.country.western
From: ppalomak@vipunen.hut.fi (Pekka Palom{ki)
Subject: Re: worst country song titles
Organization: Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
Date: 17 Dec 92 14:53:35 GMT

What's so bad in those?IMHO,some of them sound great.



"I woke up next morning feeling like my head was gone,and like my
	thick old tongue was licking something sick and wrong"

     double-P

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From: thughes@lonestar.utsa.edu (Toby . Hughes)
Subject: Re: Best of Country '92
Organization: University of Texas at San Antonio
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1992 21:13:08 GMT

In article <168BAC680.M15841@mwvm.mitre.org> M15841@mwvm.mitre.org writes:
>
>I have to disagree about Billy Ray's performance.  I thought he sang
>beautifully and showed proper restraint (no silly tank tops or outrageous
>posturings (i.e. Sawyer Brown)).

>PS:  BTW:  I happen to be a fan of Sawyer Brown.  I was just using the lead
>     singer's (whose name currently escapes me) dancing as an example, not a
>     negative criticism.


Have you ever seen Sawyer Brown in live performance?  Or their videos?  They
ALWAYS do that!  It's part of their act, not something added for that show.

TH
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From: Tony_Ferranti@QM.is.lmsc.lockheed.com (T. Ferranti)
Subject: TRIVIA QUESTIONS
Followup-To: rec.music.country.western
Organization: LMSC, 19-03
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 92 21:17:55 GMT

Can anyone out there in music land answer the following questions?

   1.  Why does Alan Jackson bother carrying the guitar when he sings (he
never plays it)?

   2.  Is Ricky Van Shelton bald or is his hat glued to his head?

   3.  Why does Billy Rae Cyrus raise his left fist when he appears on
stage or leaves?

   4.  When is Randy T. going to get his nose fixed so he can sing a song?
Newsgroups: rec.music.country.western
From: regy104@csc.canterbury.ac.nz
Subject: Where's K.T. Oslin?
Organization: University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 01:37:35 GMT

Hi

A while back I was picking over a "3 for $5" box of tapes and came up
with K.T. Oslin's "This Woman" (1988). The name sounded familiar so I 
bought it - (plus two others - Dwight Yoakum and Merle Haggard). On the 
first run through I was thinking quietly... the second time through
had me warming... and by the time I had finished painting that room I
was a lifelong K.T. Oslin fan - her big beautiful voice with its ton of
earthy feminine charm left me wanting to get hold of some more of that
woman. This talented lady had written all the songs - well maybe two
were co-written by her - and she had helped out with the backing too
(keyboards and vocals). So now I'm wondering what else she's done and
what is she up to at present - can anyone help?

Thanks, Bob
From: bh419@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Ted B Samsel)
Newsgroups: rec.music.country.western
Subject: The Devil's Dream (a book)
Date: 14 Dec 1992 16:11:52 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
NNTP-Posting-Host: hela.ins.cwru.edu


This book by Lee Smith (Fair and Tender Ladies) is great!!
It's a family history of a fictional CnW family from someplace
Appalachian....good stuff.
I say CHECK IT OUT!!
-- 
Ted....
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From: djohna@TorreyPinesCA.ncr.com (John Ackerman 3568)
Subject: Re: Garth's last(?) concert: A review
Organization: NCR (Torrey Pines Development Center)
Disclaimer: This posting does not necessarily reflect the opinions of NCR.
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 92 20:32:29 GMT

  Ah yes...

  More times than not the bashers turn into fans after seeing
  Mr. Brooks "Live". After all they're only mortal, right?

  JA
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From: wes@ian.stx.com (John S.)
Subject: Re: Singers and stylists
Organization: STX, Lanham Maryland
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 23:09:16 GMT

In article <1992Dec18.140340.4290@wvnvms.wvnet.edu> un021274@wvnvms.wvnet.edu writes:
>
>	
>  You are absolutely CORRECT, big difference between SINGERS/STYLEST !!!
>You can always pick out the singers, cause the song sounds like it was 
>intended to. To bad many stylests' do NOT do the lyrics justice....

All singers have styles, and could be considered stylists. It's just
that, well, some singers have styles that suck. Just because someone
does a different version of a song doesn't mean it's gotta be bad. I
just disagree with the idea of making a distinction between singers and
stylists. Hank Williams, Sr. was a stylist. So is Garth. So is Billy
Ray Viru- (ahem) Cyrus. I'll let you decide for yourselves who you like
or don't like. 
   
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From: lis450ab@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (lis450 Student)
Subject: Singers and Stylists
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 15:12:00 GMT

Have you ever noticed how Christmas music separates the singers from
the stylists?  And not just in country music.  The singers can take a
Christmas song and sing it so it sounds like a traditional Christmas
song.  Stylists take Christmas songs and sing them in their style, no
matter what.  Some of these stylistic versions turn out really nice, but
others sound pretty strange, if not rediculous.  My observation
is that stylists are abundant, but singers are few and far between.

Anne
lis450ab@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu
From: hkelly@tantalum.eds.com (Kelly Shuldberg)
Newsgroups: rec.music.country.western
Subject: Re: Country influences
Date: 16 Dec 92 15:24:08 GMT
Organization: EDS Research, Albuquerque, NM

For me, it was the musicianship.  I've played guitar since I was 10 years
old, and the first time I heard Doc Watson do some flat picking, I was
blown away.  I wanted more than anything to be able to play that way.  When
I heard some of the older Bob Wills recordings, and I realized that these
guys had been playing like that for decades, I was hooked.  I admire the
likes of Nuno Bettencourt and Eddie Van Halen, but there is just something
about a really well-played country lick that sends chills up and down my
spine.  I also really like tight harmony.  And good lyrics.  Gee, no wonder
I'm a Vince Gill fan!

h. kelly shuldberg
hkelly@edsr.eds.com
From: ch00@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (Chris Hartzell)
Newsgroups: rec.music.country.western
Subject: Re: re: Best of Country '92
Date: 14 Dec 92 13:59:53 GMT
Organization: Lehigh University

In article <Bz3uEI.AnM@Novell.COM>, lyndap@Novell.COM (Lynda Peterson) writes:
>In article <1992Dec11.130751.7252@samba.oit.unc.edu> dil.admin@mhs.unc.edu
>(Dave Laudicina) writes:
>> >
>> >2.  No matter which side of the "Hot Young Country" movement you're on,
>whether
>> >    you think it is the best thing or the worst thing that ever
>happened to
>> >    country music, that show convinced you that you are right!
>> >
>> >
>> By and large agree with you. Some highlights making it worth watching.
>> Musical Performances by
>> Alan Jackson, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Clint Black, Suzy Boggus, Lorrie
>
>Did anyone notice that Alan was lipsynching? I wonder why, no one else
>did. That, and the stupid "Solid Gold" dancers were the only things I
>didn't like about the show. Why didn't they choreograph country dance
>movements? It would have been better.
>
>The show was good, better than anything else on TV last night.
>
>lyndap@novell.com
>
Alan lipsynching???  I don't think so.....
-- 

    ^^^^^Chris Hartzell^^^^^Computing Center^^^^^Ext. 83830^^^^^
Organization: North Dakota Higher Education Computer Network
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 21:01:42 CST
From: <KANTOLA@NDSUVM1.BITNET>
Newsgroups: rec.music.country.western
Subject: Re: Garth Brooks concert January 29, 1993

In article <31244@nntp_server.ems.cdc.com>, ganderso@ems.cdc.com (Gary Anderson)
says:
>
>Do you know if this is the "Super Bowl" concert Garth is doing,
>or does he have a different show?  I'm not sure what date the
>S.B. is this year, and a local radio station is giving away
>a trip to both the game and a Garth concert.
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>Gary Anderson
>Minneapolis, Minnesota

I read that Garth is singing the National Anthem and Michael Jackson might be
doing something with halftime.  I'm not exactly sure about Michael Jackson but
I'm pretty sure Garth is just singing the anthem.  Who knows, may be he will do
a halftime show.

Keith (KANTOLA@VM1.NODAK.EDU)
Newsgroups: rec.music.country.western
From: fkhan@vax.clarku.edu
Subject: RE: **QUICK SINEAD SURVEY PLEASE ANSWER**
Organization: Clark University
Date: 15 DEC 92 19:52:58 GMT

yes
From: exujbl@exu.ericsson.se (Jerry Blackerby 214-907-7810)
Newsgroups: rec.music.country.western
Subject: Re: Rex Allen,Jr. fans
Date: 16 Dec 92 18:55:28 GMT
Reply-To: exujbl@exu.ericsson.se
Organization: Ericsson Network Systems, Inc.
X-Disclaimer: This article was posted by a user at Ericsson.
              Any opinions expressed are strictly those of the
              user and not necessarily those of Ericsson.

I was a fan of his father and a fan of his.  Count me in.

He is currently on The Nashville Network on the Statler Brothers show
on Saturday nights.  He lives in Tyler, Texas and flys back to Nashville
to film shows or make other appearances.

Jerry


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From: shenkin@still3.chem.columbia.edu (Peter Shenkin)
Newsgroups: rec.music.country.western,rec.music.cd
Subject: Re: Wanda Jackson Boxed Set Now Available From Bear Family
Date: 18 Dec 92 23:35:46 GMT
Organization: Dept. of Chem, Columbia U, New York
X-Posted-From: still3.chem.columbia.edu
NNTP-Posting-Host: sol.ctr.columbia.edu

In article <1992Dec18.225600.18263@nsisrv.gsfc.nasa.gov>
 wes@ian.stx.com (John S.) writes:
>In article <1992Dec17.011816.1792@godzilla.quotron.com>
 jeff@godzilla.quotron.com (Jeff Marder) writes:
>>just found out that Bear Family released a 4-CD boxed set called
>>"Right Or Wrong(1954-1962)"...
>>
>>Available domestically from Sunshine Music,
>>    1-407-286-5549
>
>I just called the above number and the guy on the other end told me
>they're out of stock. He also told me that they're asking (cough-ack)
>$85 for the set. (The guy told me that it comes with a book that counts
>as one Cd when they calculate the price. I wonder if I can get it
>without the book?) Am I out of touch? ....

Due the the $/DM exchange rate, Bear Family CDs are very expensive.
I don't know about the extra $$ for the book, but you can't usually 
get these sets without the book.  Besides, believe me -- the Bear 
Family books are worth it.

	-P.

P.S.  I just sprung for the complete Nat Cole Trio on Capitol, reissued
by Mosaic.  It was $270 for 18 CD's, including the book, and that's a
domestic price.  Worth it, though.  So what's a piddly $85, anyway?
-- 
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New York, NY  10027;  shenkin@still3.chem.columbia.edu;  (212) 854-5143
******* ...ghostlier demarcations, keener sounds.  (Wallace Stevens) ********
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From: rhett@utkvx2.utk.edu (Fitzsimmons, Marc)
Subject: Vol Lyric 12-14
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: University of Tennessee Computing Center
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 23:00:00 GMT

"Life's a dance you learn as you go
Sometimes you lead
sometimes you follow
Don't worry about what you don't know
Life's a dance you learn as you go"


I have taken a e'mail advice, to make this more interesting
see if you can identify the artist, title, and album.
Answer posted on next lyric. 17 days to victory in Tampa!

Newsgroups: rec.music.country.western
From: huot@cray.com (Tom Huot)
Subject: A Winter's Night Tour - Pittsburgh
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL7]
Date: 15 Dec 92 15:47:03 CST

[ Article crossposted from rec.music.folk ]
[ Author was Tom Huot ]
[ Posted on 15 Dec 92 15:10:57 CST ]

I just heard on the radio that the Winter's Night Tour with Christine
Lavin will be in Pittsburgh at the Carnegie Lecture Hall on January 28.
I also heard that Cheryl Wheeler will be joing them this year.

I went last year, and it was Christine Lavin, John Gorka, Patti Larkin,
and Cliff Eberhardt performing. It was WELL WORTH IT.

More info can be received by calling WYEP radio at 412-661-9100

--
_____________________________________________________________________________
Tom Huot        			       
huot@cray.com 
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From: thughes@lonestar.utsa.edu (Toby . Hughes)
Subject: Re: Singers and stylists
Organization: University of Texas at San Antonio
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 23:34:45 GMT

In article <1992Dec18.230916.18609@nsisrv.gsfc.nasa.gov> wes@ian.stx.com (John S.) writes:

> Hank Williams, Sr. was a stylist.

I hate to be the list curmudgeon again, but here goes.  It's no big deal, and
I'm not asking anybody to come around to my way of thinking, but one of my pet
peeves about country music is the name "Hank Williams, Sr."  There was never a
record or a piece of music put out by anybody called Hank Williams, Sr.  The
man was just Hank Williams.  Actually he was Hiram Williams.  The guy who uses
the stage name of Hank Williams, Jr., is actually named Randall, and is not a
true "junior."  If he wants to use that, fine, but his old man is, and should
always be, just Hank.  :)

Merry Christmas,

TH, Jr.

Newsgroups: rec.music.country.western
From: irene@chemeng.Stanford.EDU (Irene Dris)
Subject: Re: Best of Country '92
Organization: Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 92 19:05:54 GMT

In article <1992Dec11.130751.7252@samba.oit.unc.edu> dil.admin@mhs.unc.edu (Dave Laudicina) writes:
>>
>>2.  No matter which side of the "Hot Young Country" movement you're on, whether
>>    you think it is the best thing or the worst thing that ever happened to
>>    country music, that show convinced you that you are right!
>>
>By and large agree with you. Some highlights making it worth watching.
>Musical Performances by
>Alan Jackson, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Clint Black, Suzy Boggus, Lorrie Morgan
>and a beautiful accoustic version of that Utah Phillips song by Garth.
>Sorry Billy Ray.
>
>Dave L
>

	I am a big fan of this hot country movement (music is music -- why try
to classify it?)  And most of the performances were awesome (especially Colin Raye,
Randy Travis, Diamond Rio,  Clint Black,  Mary Chapin Carpenter
and Alan Jackson's).  But why did they need to have "The Solid Gold-type" dancers
sliding around the stage dancing the way music wasn't meant to be danced?    
	In addition, Sawyer Brown is one of my favorite groups (I remember when
they played on Star Search).  But did they need to sing "Some Girls Do" in a 
Billy Ray Cirus fashion?  After all the hype given to Billy Ray (I don't care
for him at all but I feel I have to make this point) maybe we should notice
that he isn't the only person bouncing around and gyrating hips on stage!
	So although (in my opinion) the hot new country sound is great this
needless embellishment is too annoying and has to go.

imd


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From: kjc7435@ultb.isc.rit.edu (K.J. Cater)
Subject: Re: Titles and Artists Needed
Originator: kjc7435@ultb
Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 23:36:07 GMT

BIG Dan Seals fan alert!!!!!   PLEASE send me e-mail!!!  Gosh you are
SOOOO lucky getting to see him live in concert--I would've given my
right arm to go!!!!!!  I get ticked too that he doesn't release any new
stuff...what's this album "rebel Heart"?  I have "San Antone" on tape if
you want a copy....PLEASE get in touch!!!!!!!!!!  Thanks..

be waiting to hear from you on the frontline (!!)!!

Miss Kerry Cater.
e-mail:"kjc7435@ritvax.isc.rit.edu".

p.s. don't you just love his new LP??  I wish they'd release "A Good
Rain" as the next single...heck I wish he'd get more airplay!!!!

Newsgroups: rec.music.country.western
From: kjun@typhoon.atmos.colostate.edu (Pat Fitzpatrick)
Subject: Re: Garth Brooks concert January 29, 1993
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 17:32:13 GMT
Organization: Colorado State University -- Atmos Sci

Someone posted that Garth is kicking off another tour this summer at the
Cheyenne rodeo. This is true! In fact, people starting getting in line
two days before tickets went on sale. The temperature at night gets below
0 F. These people are truly crazy. I wouldn't stand in line for two days
under those conditions for anyone (well, unless Hank Sr was coming back
to life for one concert :> )

Especially considering the lousy facilities at the rodeo for a concert,
these people are insane.

Pat Fitzpatrick
From: bh419@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Ted B Samsel)
Newsgroups: rec.music.country.western
Subject: Re: Appearance by Gram Parsons
Date: 17 Dec 1992 17:59:53 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
NNTP-Posting-Host: hela.ins.cwru.edu


Aw shoot, Geff, let's us write a new verse to "I Dreamed I Was
In Hillbilly Heaven". Add all the fellers and gals in CnW who
have gone to the big juke box in the sky.
  Oooowee!
(since the original was penned)......
-- 
Ted....
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