Country Music Legends - Slim Whitman

Advantages: Humourous lyrics, Pleasing melodies,
Disadvantages: Can be a little difficult to get

...-out-loud funny, sometimes cleverly ironic, sometimes suggestive, sometimes sentimental. You will probably best know him for Johnny Cash's classic "A boy named Sue" and Dr. Hook's "Sylvia's Mother". There is lot more to Country music than you may think. First of all there are the styles. There is Bluegrass, Honky Tonk, The Golden Age of Country, Folk Country, Nashville sound and modern country. Bobby Bare's style falls into the Nashville sound. Loosely speaking, Nashville Sound is a combination of country and pop music. "Lullabys, Legends and Lies" was the most successful album of Bobby Bare's long career with a number one hit in the pop charts with "Marie Laveau" and a number two single in "Daddy What If." It also spent 30 weeks on the country charts reaching number 5. Bare introduces each of the tracks in his friendly southern... Read review

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Advantages: Great artists, Fantastic recordings
Disadvantages: A few good tracks missed this set

...that teenagers of my age were listening to during the 80s. But no matter what i listened to i always prefered my Everlys Brothers tape. As time went on and i began to buy my own records i tended to by singles for chart music but the Albums tended to be Rock 'n' roll and quite a collection of the Everlys. Other artists began to take my interest that were not modern and not Rock 'n' Roll. These were artists like Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers, John Denver or Johnny Cash. So my biggest interest in Rock 'n' Roll was my early experience with the Everlys but my taste in music appeared to being pulled more and more towards Country. It took me a few years to realise that the biggest part of the Everlys music was in fact country based, this became clear as my Everlys collection grew. It is plain to see that the Everlys were my favorite all time artist... Read review

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Advantages: A GREAT ALBUM FROM ONE OF THE QUEENS OF COUNTRY
Disadvantages: NONE I CAN THINK OF

...EPILOUGE ~~~~~~~~ I Honestly don't know when my love for music started, be it Country,Pop,Rock,or easy listening but certainly not Heavy Metal!.To quote a line from a famous song "music was my first love, and it will be my last.Music of the future and music of the past!" I am always at my happiest when i have my music loud and proud and catawalling to the songs.For some strange reason it always makes me feel good,and i wonder if any of you're ciao'ers do the same? or am i the only one? HOW I FOUND THIS ALBUM! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I first heard of Billie Jo Spears when i was working for a couple as their nanny (some many years ago), and i instantly fell in love with her voice,music and lyrics as most of her songs are from the pain and torment she suffered in her own life.During a period of time i lost my copy(all be it ,it... Read review

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