The excellent Settin' The Woods on Fire is seeking our 10 favourite country acts. Here are mine:
10. Emmylou Harris.
9. The Be Good Tanyas.
8. Johnny Cash, for San Quentin and the Rick Rubin albums.
7. Townes van Zandt.
6. Kate Campbell. The thinking man's Emmylou.
5. Bill Monroe.
4. Terry Allen, founder of alt-country.
3. The Carter Family.
2. Hank Williams.
1. The Blue Sky Boys. Scandalously, the most perfect band in history (evidence) hasn't picked up a single vote.
Robert Earl Kean and Steve Earle have good cases for inclusion...
Posted by: Dave Cole | May 19, 2008 at 06:08 PM
Who cares? Oh, I forgot, you live in the boondocks now.
Posted by: reason | May 20, 2008 at 01:40 PM
How can you exclude the wonderful Gram Parson from the list?!
Posted by: Edd | May 20, 2008 at 01:52 PM
Thought of shooting myself when I read this, will write a petition to ban country...
Posted by: Arun | May 20, 2008 at 09:16 PM
Roy Acuff and Bob Wills belong on there. Come to think of it, Willie does, too.
Posted by: Kevin Carson | May 22, 2008 at 09:31 AM
You're a man of taste and refinement, Chris. Of course I would have included Gram Parsons at no. 1, as well as Steve Earle, and Willie Nelson.
For me, Ryan Adams, and Uncle Tupelo would probably be in there.
You no fan of Woody Guthrie? given you're socialist leanings, thought he would appeal...
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