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Ricky Thibodeaux · Post by **Ricky Thibodeaux** » 12 Nov 2009 3:58 pm

After only watching 15 minutes of the CMA its living proof that country music has gone home. So sad

Bill Dobkins · Post by **Bill Dobkins** » 12 Nov 2009 4:25 pm

Ricky Thibodeaux wrote:After only watching 15 minutes of the CMA its living proof that country music has gone home. So sad

Ditto:

Bobby Hearn · Post by **Bobby Hearn** » 12 Nov 2009 4:31 pm

Country music is alive and well in Fort Worth, Texas and The Western Kountry Klub in Mansfield November 28th. To hell with Nashville! Texas is home to country music!

Nick Reed · Post by **Nick Reed** » 12 Nov 2009 5:34 pm

Agreed 100% on this end!

Jeff Coffell · Post by **Jeff Coffell** » 12 Nov 2009 5:44 pm

TOTALLY AGREE. WHAT A LOSS.

JEFF C

Roger Miller · Post by **Roger Miller** » 12 Nov 2009 6:02 pm

I hope the family was notified!!!!!!!!!

Craig A Davidson · Post by **Craig A Davidson** » 12 Nov 2009 7:16 pm

Roger as Jeff Issacs would say, "Did you send flowers?"

Chuck Hall · Post by **Chuck Hall** » 12 Nov 2009 7:56 pm

As a well known Nashville singer once said,

"would the last one to leave Nashville, please turn out the lights."

Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 13 Nov 2009 3:08 am

Country music as many of us have known it is gone, commercially. There are still pockets around, and I'm fortunate to be in one of those pockets as I'm still playing traditional country music at a weekly show.

The music that is being sold as country music is for the teeny boppers and the only goal is sell product and they could care less what the product is.

Alan Brookes · Post by **Alan Brookes** » 13 Nov 2009 7:01 am

I never watch the Country Music Awards. Maybe the intitials CMA should stand for something else. I could make a suggestion but it would be less than polite.

John Floyd · Post by **John Floyd** » 13 Nov 2009 12:24 pm

Joe Miraglia · Post by **Joe Miraglia** » 13 Nov 2009 1:39 pm

Come on -say what's realy on your mind

Joe

Stan Knowles NC · Post by **Stan Knowles NC** » 13 Nov 2009 4:45 pm

I'M STILL A MEMBER OF C.M.A. .....I DON'T KNOW WHY!

I DON'T EVEN BOTHER TO VOTE ON THEIR CRAP ANYMORE!

HAVING LIVED IN FORT WORTH....AND WORKED THE ROAD

OUT OF FT. WORTH MYSELF.....I AGREE......FORT WORTH

....AND TEXAS IN GENERAL.......IS THE HOME OF REAL

COUNTRY MUSIC!

Leslie Ehrlich · Post by **Leslie Ehrlich** » 13 Nov 2009 10:45 pm

The dead horse gets it again.

John Floyd · Post by **John Floyd** » 13 Nov 2009 11:22 pm

Thet Pore ole dead horse has been flogged for over 10 years now on this forum, you would think somebody has somthing new to talk about.

Charles Davidson · Post by **Charles Davidson** » 13 Nov 2009 11:33 pm

Well John if Bob will allow it, lets just talk about one of my favorite pickers and get off the country stuff for awhile. BELA FLECK. That should open a NEW can of worms. YOU BETCHA, DYK?BC.

John Floyd · Post by **John Floyd** » 14 Nov 2009 1:55 am

I don't know that much about Bela, But he's as good at his intrument as any Steel Player is, That is alive today in my opinion. God Help us all if he decided to take up Steel Guitar.

c c johnson · Post by **c c johnson** » 14 Nov 2009 2:15 am

hey Jeff. I have been out of circulation for a couple of yrs and have lost touch. Happy to see you are alive and kickin. cc

Rick Campbell · Post by **Rick Campbell** » 14 Nov 2009 6:52 am

Charles Davidson wrote:Well John if Bob will allow it, lets just talk about one of my favorite pickers and get off the country stuff for awhile. BELA FLECK. That should open a NEW can of worms. YOU BETCHA, DYK?BC.

Grrrrrrrreat!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3u0gBEOG ... re=related

Joe Casey · Post by **Joe Casey** » 14 Nov 2009 7:25 am

Any relation to Bela Lugosi?

Charles Davidson · Post by **Charles Davidson** » 14 Nov 2009 2:54 pm

Anyone know if Victor Wooten [bass] still works with Bela. He and Joe Fink of [the Dempseys] the hottest trio on the planet. These two guys are THE BASS PLAYERS of today. No doubt about it. YOU BETCHA,DYK?BC.

Kevin Hatton · Post by **Kevin Hatton** » 15 Nov 2009 12:51 pm

Taylor Swift can't sing.

Brian Henry · Post by **Brian Henry** » 15 Nov 2009 6:50 pm

Taylor Swift is now entertainer of the year!! Apparently the youngest ever at 19 years of age. She is one of my favorites. Just follow this link to youtube and watch and listen to the lyrics and great steel guitar backup. Country music is so much more than the two chord, drinkin, cheatin, lyin songs of Hank Williams. It is important for us to adapt to change - the dinosaur failed to do this and is not with us any more!! Here is the link - enjoy!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AHzIq_n ... __________
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Brian Henry · Post by **Brian Henry** » 15 Nov 2009 6:52 pm

Sorry for such a quick response but since there appears to be such ignorance regarding the definition of country music - here is a short tutorial:

Country music (or country and western) is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. It has roots in traditional folk music, Celtic music, gospel music and old-time music and evolved rapidly in the 1920s.[1]

The term country music began to be used in the 1940s when the earlier term hillbilly music was deemed to be degrading and the term was widely embraced in the 1970s, while country and Western has declined in use since that time, except in the United Kingdom and Ireland, where it is still commonly used.[1]

In the Southwestern United States a different mix of ethnic groups created the music that became the Western music of the term country and Western. The term "country music" is used today to describe many styles and subgenres.

Country music has produced two of the top selling solo artists of all time. Elvis Presley, who was known early on as “the Hillbilly Cat” and was a regular on the radio program Louisiana Hayride,[2] went on to become a defining figure in the emergence of rock and roll. Contemporary musician Garth Brooks, with 220 million albums sold, is the top-selling solo artist in U.S. history.[3]

While album sales of most musical genres have declined, country music experienced one of its best years in 2006, when, during the first six months, U.S. sales of country albums increased by 17.7 percent to 36 million. Moreover, country music listening nationwide has remained steady for almost a decade, reaching 77.3 million adults every week, according to the radio-ratings agency Arbitron, Inc.
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Dustin Rigsby · Post by **Dustin Rigsby** » 16 Nov 2009 9:15 am

Taylor Swift's brand of country music makes me want to vomit ! It's lowest common denominator stuff. Bring on the Hank,Merle,George,and Lefty ! Traditionalism is due for a comeback...how long must we go through this second coming of Urban Cowboy ?

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