Your top five favorite artists: Classic Country through Outlaw Country

dankind said:

He’s actually a decent actor, too. 

OffSheGoes35 said:

brianlux said:

OffSheGoes35 said:

I've been listening to Willie Nelson lately. He's my number one. I've always liked Johnny Cash. I like some Waylon Jennings songs. I'm glad you started this thread, brianlux, so I can listen to the others listed. 

What the heck is "countrypolitan"? Do I even want to know?  

I love Willie Nelson!  I saw him at the Dixon Fair Grounds in 2005 and it was one of the best shows and one of the very best sounding shows I've ever seen live.  It was outdoors and the sound was phenomenal! 

Yes, Waylon is great too!  My favorite is the most excellent LP, Honky Tonk Heroes.

And I was just talking to a friend about how I got turned on to Ernest Tubb.  My wife and I were on the return leg of our one cross-country trip.  We were camped out in this rustic campground in Southern Indiana and the one radio station we were able to pick up was coming up the airwaves from Kentucky.  The station was playing all classic country music and the one that really got me was Ernest Tubb.  There was a train whistle to the east of the campground that echoed through the hills in the dark of night with Ernest Tubb on the radio.  What a great experience!

OK, now if you don't want to know what countrypolitan is, DO NOT READ FURTHER?        

"Countrypolitan" is a country/pop cross-over music.  And actually, there are some decent artists that were involved so if there are fans here, we could lift that "restriction" (like I'm gonna hold anyone to some stupids "rules", lol).

Very cool to hear about your country likes!

Red Headed Stranger is so very soothing to me. "Hello Walls" makes me laugh, but who hasn't been there? Walls make great company. 
I'm not big on going to concerts, but I wouldn't mind going back in time to see Willie live and outside in 2005. 
For anyone who loves Johnny Cash & Willie Nelson, this episode of Storytellers is a must-see:

https://youtu.be/f37IhmRwIMA

Ernest Tubb is on my list. I'll have to close my eyes and imagine I'm in a campground; not in Southern Indiana though, that place was bad juju for me. 

I'll report back after I listen to Ernest, Dwight Yoakam, and Chris Stapleton. I already like a few Chris Stapleton songs I heard in the past.

MedozK said:

Have to agree with most on here.
For my listening:
George Jones
Merle Haggard
Waylon Jennings
Willie Nelson
Jerry Reed

However, I do include George Strait, Hank Williams Jr. and Randy Travis on my all time list listen list. I know they are later than what you want, but being an 80s kid, they were big part of my musical collection and still are.

Kristofferson, Hank Williams, Dolly Parton, Townes Van Zandt probably my top writers