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BarkellWH
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 RE: ports (in reply to Richard Jernigan)
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Willie Nelson wrote a book, published last year, entitled, "Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die: Musings from the Road." It is an entertaining book and reads just like you would think Willie would sound were he speaking to you. In it, Willie riffs on everything: Friends, Texas, music, the "Outlaws," and other assorted and varied topics. You almost expect him to emerge from the page singing, "Mamas don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys...."
Willie is definitely an American treasure!
Bill
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Who tried to hustle the East."
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Date Oct. 4 2014 20:10:53
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BarkellWH
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RE: ports (in reply to estebanana)
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...that you prefer Willie over Emmylou, who is way better. But I have to say if there is one thing I do like a lot about Willie, it is his guitar phrasing. I think Emmylou is an over looked master.
Nothing strange about liking both Willie Nelson and Emmylou Harris equally, or preferring one over the other while liking both. I personally love to listen to Emmylou Harris. She has a voice, particularly on her earlier albums, that is crystal clear and rings like a bell. Absolutely beautiful singing. I agree that she has not received the public accolades she deserves, but she has done pretty well in spite of it. She got her start in the Washington, DC area at various venues, including the old Cellar Door on M Street NW in Georgetown.
In my opinion, however, Willie deserves his iconic status. He has been around for more than 50 years, and he has sung and written some great songs, produced some great albums, and never fails his audience in live performance. Willie has more character etched into his face than all his contemporaries combined. The lines etched into his face complement the look of his beat-up guitar. Together they make an organic whole.
Nevertheless, my favorite Country & Western singer was Marty Robbins, who, unfortunately, died in 1982. Marty Robbins' singing and music was much more weighted on the "Western" half of the Country & Western genre. He sang Western ballads, many with a Spanish flavor, that told stories of Gringos on the border falling for Mexican maidens, gunfighters, cowboys, trail drives, etc. His well-known song, "El Paso" is the perfect example. Robbins was born and grew up in Glendale, Arizona, just outside Phoenix, where I was born and grew up. Many of his songs are Gringo versions of "Corridos," a form of narrative and ballad singing in Northern Mexico.
Bill
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And the end of the fight is a tombstone white,
With the name of the late deceased,
And the epitaph drear, "A fool lies here,
Who tried to hustle the East."
--Rudyard Kipling
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Date Oct. 5 2014 12:01:23
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estebanana
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RE: ports (in reply to BarkellWH)
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My favorite Country & Western singer was Marty Robbins, who, unfortunately, died in 1980. Marty Robbins' singing and music was much more weighted on the "Western" half of the Country & Western genre. He sang Western ballads, many with a Spanish touch, that told stories of Gringos on the border falling for Mexican maidens, gunfighters, cowboys, trail drives, etc. His well-known song, "El Paso" is the perfect example. Robbins was born and grew up in Glendale, Arizona, just outside Phoenix, where I was born and grew up. Many of his songs are Gringo versions of "Corridos," a form of narrative and ballad singing in Northern Mexico.
For some odd reason this makes me think of George Jones, and the Merle Haggard song with the lyric " now I think I know how George feels"
If you ever get a chance or are interested there is a book by Dave Hickey called 'Air Guitar' and he wrote a story about Hank Williams Sr. called "Glass bottom Cadillac" it's awesome.
Let's get some Marty Robbins on...
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Date Oct. 5 2014 13:05:56
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BarkellWH
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RE: ports (in reply to estebanana)
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Haggard played in truck stop town called Bakersfield CA. There are so many great singers from this era, but really Willie & Haggard are the two guys left standing. I think Haggards songs are harder to take, maybe more gritty than Willie, he does not have the international appeal, but if you're American he speaks to you.
Unlike Johnny Cash, George Jones, Willie Nelson, and others who sing of hard times, Merle Haggard really knew of what he sang (and still sings). As a teenager he was confined to juvenile detention facilities on several occasions for petty theft and assorted other transgressions. But he really got busted in 1957 during the attempted robbery of a Bakersfield roadhouse. He was convicted and sent to San Quentin, where he did hard time until released in 1960.
Bill
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And the end of the fight is a tombstone white,
With the name of the late deceased,
And the epitaph drear, "A fool lies here,
Who tried to hustle the East."
--Rudyard Kipling
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I think Emmylou is an over looked master.