Crash Davis said:

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Well, last Sunday was the first Sunday of Advent, so perhaps some Christmas music is appropriate.

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Of course it is. Saw him do this at the Waco Hippodrome last year, big fun.

no aggies allowed

I've never developed a taste for REK. Put me under the column "meh".

LIB,MR BEARS said:

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I've never developed a taste for REK. Put me under the column "meh".

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Its a respect issue for me. Even though hes not the most talented, his influence is undeniable.

GoldMind said:

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LIB,MR BEARS said:

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I've never developed a taste for REK. Put me under the column "meh".

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Its a respect issue for me. Even though hes not the most talented, his influence is undeniable.

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Influence of what? He's always seemed to be a college bar type singer that some try to cling to once they graduate. Similar to a Pat Green who seemed to be making it a little better then has fallen off the erath

Private Pyle said:

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GoldMind said:

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LIB,MR BEARS said:

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I've never developed a taste for REK. Put me under the column "meh".

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Its a respect issue for me. Even though hes not the most talented, his influence is undeniable.

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Influence of what? He's always seemed to be a college bar type singer that some try to cling to once they graduate. Similar to a Pat Green who seemed to be making it a little better then has fallen off the erath

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Nonetheless, his music helped popularize a genre that would still be quite obscure otherwise.

Private Pyle said:

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GoldMind said:

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LIB,MR BEARS said:

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I've never developed a taste for REK. Put me under the column "meh".

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Its a respect issue for me. Even though hes not the most talented, his influence is undeniable.

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Influence of what? He's always seemed to be a college bar type singer that some try to cling to once they graduate. Similar to a Pat Green who seemed to be making it a little better then has fallen off the erath

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LOL

Private Pyle said:

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GoldMind said:

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LIB,MR BEARS said:

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I've never developed a taste for REK. Put me under the column "meh".

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Its a respect issue for me. Even though hes not the most talented, his influence is undeniable.

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Influence of what? He's always seemed to be a college bar type singer that some try to cling to once they graduate. Similar to a Pat Green who seemed to be making it a little better then has fallen off the erath

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He's written some great songs that have been covered by well known artists. IMO he's an outstanding songwriter. As a singer, he has a number of tunes that I think are quite good. I've seen him live, and he's way better than a bar band. And I'm not clinging to my college days... He was a total unknown back then.

forza orsi said:

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Private Pyle said:

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GoldMind said:

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LIB,MR BEARS said:

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I've never developed a taste for REK. Put me under the column "meh".

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Its a respect issue for me. Even though hes not the most talented, his influence is undeniable.

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Influence of what? He's always seemed to be a college bar type singer that some try to cling to once they graduate. Similar to a Pat Green who seemed to be making it a little better then has fallen off the erath

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He's written some great songs that have been covered by well known artists. IMO he's an outstanding songwriter. As a singer, he has a number of tunes that I think are quite good. I've seen him live, and he's way better than a bar band. And I'm not clinging to my college days... He was a total unknown back then.

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Well said. If REK is not someone's cup of tea, fine by me...no skin off my back. But to chalk him up to a college bar singer is just an ignorant take. He is a world-renowned songwriter that has received near universal acclaim within the Americana genre.

He also released a critically acclaimed bluegrass album about 30 years into his career...pretty impressive to branch out like that and have success. It would have been much safer/easier to release a run-of-the-mill Americana album. I like artists that take chances.

FTR, Pat Green tried to sell his soul to Trashville and got chewed up and spat out.

He still sells out shows across the state.

GoldMind said:

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FTR, Pat Green tried to sell his soul to Trashville and got chewed up and spat out.

He still sells out shows across the state.

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My sister went to high school with Pat, and I've known his parents since I was a kid. I remember driving my sister somewhere and popping in a CD into the car stereo and asking if she had ever heard of Pat Green. She said no, that she had gone to high school with a Pat Green, but didn't know the country singer. When she realized it was the same guy she was shocked and thought the country persona he had developed was hysterical based on what he was like at Vanguard High School.

I'm sure I posted this earlier, but it bears repeating.

GoldMind said:

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I'm sure I posted this earlier, but it bears repeating.

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You did and it does.

Love Gary P. Nunn.

This may be a repost as well, but Reckless Kelly played at the Backyard in Waco last weekend so they are fresh on my mind:

This **** is my ****, don't care what anyone says.

I can get gangster too

Stranger said:

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John Prine and Iris Dement

In spite of ourselves

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A classic tune. They're both great, separately and together.

forza orsi said:

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Stranger said:

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John Prine and Iris Dement

In spite of ourselves

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A classic tune. They're both great, separately and together.

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They are great. Here's my favorite John Prine tune...I may have posted it before but it's good enough to hear again.

https://g.co/kgs/NcMxeF

With Emmylou Harris, Pegi Young and some other talented musicians

Written by the great Ian Tyson . . .

The Beat Goes On - Janet & Randy Jackson

A house divided on the favorite version

The original by Randy Jackson


Or the cover by Janet Jackson

A house divided on the favorite version

Solo by Lisa Stansfield


Or Duet by Barry White & Lisa Stansfield

Loved the Eagles blue star

We've got a good little discussion going here about some great songwriting such as Prine, Keen, Nunn. Here's one by Dylan followed by a Dylan cover of the same song by Tom Jones, of all people. I'm thinking Tom Jones has the better version. Whaddayathink?

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We've got a good little discussion going here about some great songwriting such as Prine, Keen, Nunn. Here's one by Dylan followed by a Dylan cover of the same song by Tom Jones, of all people. I'm thinking Tom Jones has the better version. Whaddayathink?

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A really nice tune. I like it a lot, but I found myself wanting Tom Jones' version to be over long before it was done. I love Dylan, but don't know his more recent music as well as the older. Thanks for posting!

Here's a gorgeous and powerful version of Waitin' Around to Die by Townes Van Zandt. The editing is a little unusual, but very cool. The beginning has Guy Clark's Old Time Feeling in the background and the end has a little David Alan Coe in the background. I love seeing music done this way, simple & raw. Emotional for everyone in the video. I've seen and heard a several versions of this song, but this one is easily my favorite.