You know, Country & Western!
This ain't your Dad's country music. It's your Granddad's! None of that new Nashville bullshit either. This is where you'll find what I consider the best in Country (Classic and Alt), Folk, and Americana.
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Executive Contour.
ITEM! Mixtapes! Check 'em out and share with yer pals:
Twang/Twinge of Love
That Christmas Spirit
No Permanent Address
No Permanent Address 2
5,000 countryandwestern Fans Can't Be Wrong
Valentine's Day for Lovers
Valentine's Day for Losers
ITEM! Always looking to post songs from up & coming bands who play awesome twangy/folky/hillbilly music.
Send 'em my way.
ITEM! For a different kind of musical experience altogether visit A Swingin' Affair - pop music from bygone days.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
Your (better late than never) Valentine’s Day mixes
There’s two of ‘em here. Enjoy and share!
1. Elizabeth McQueen And The Firebrands - Love’s Melody
2. Waylon Jennings - Good Hearted Woman
3. Sonny James - Young Love
4. Johnny Horton - I’m a One Woman Man
5. Leon Payne - I Love You Because
6. Elvis Presley - Let It Be Me
7. Townes Van Zandt - Brand New Companion
8. The Derailers - I’m Your Man
9. George Jones & Tammy Wynette - We’re Gonna Hold On
10. Dale Watson - Ain’t That Lovin’
11. Gillian Welch - Dear Someone
12. Mason Jennings - Be Here Now
13. Robbie Fulks - Let’s Live Together
14. Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton - Love’s All Over
15. John Prine - Glory Of True Love
16. Neil Young - Harvest Moon
1. Johnny Cash - Solitary Man
2. Eilen Jewell - Sea of Tears
3. Waylon Jennings - Look Into My Teardrops
4. Johnny Paycheck - Touch My Heart
5. Ray Price - The Other Woman (In My Life)
6. Jeannie C. Riley - Am I That Easy To Forget
7. Porter Wagoner - Misery Loves Company
8. Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - Faded Love
9. Willie Nelson - Can I Sleep In Your Arms?
10. Dale Watson - Heart Of Stone
11. Loretta Lynn - It’ll Feel Good After It Quits Hurtin’
12. Buck Owens - Close Up The Honky Tonks
13. Merle Haggard - The Emptiest Arms in the World
14. Tammy Wynette - Lonely Street
15. The Knitters - Try Anymore (Why Don’t We Even)
16. Roger Miller - The Last Word In Lonesome Is Me
17. George Jones - He Stopped Loving Her Today
18. Dolly Parton - I Will Always Love You
5,000 countryandwestern Fans Can't Be Wrong - A Both Kinds of Music mixtape
To celebrate the passing of the 5,000 followers mark, which we hit about 2 weeks ago! Thanks to all of you for your support and especially to these fine folks who I put on the cover for their regular likes and reblogs:
rootsrockweirdo (that’s me!), sixbucks, unclebumpkin, lightbulbhead, jeffzie, austinkleon, popquizkid, panicbeats, harvestofthought, brilliantorange, yonderblues, billyengland, victorfranko, damndanm, mdt, yvynyl, and herestothehalcyon
All these songs have been posted here sometime over the past year+. 3 and 13 are audio rips from YouTube cuz the versions are better than the recorded versions I have.
Track listing:
- Porter Wagoner - Howdy Neighbor Howdy
- The Louvin Brothers - I Don’t Believe You’ve Met My Baby
- Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn - Pickin’ Wild Mountain Berries
- Dale Watson - Country My Ass
- The Flatlanders - Dallas
- Ray Price - Sittin’ And Thinkin’
- Charlie Rich - Life Has It’s Little Ups And Downs
- Sammi Smith - Help Me Make It Through The Night
- Waylon Jennings - Honky Tonk Heroes
- The Collins Kids - Hop, Skip And Jump
- Jean Shepard - Jeopardy
- The Gourds - County Orange
- The Osborne Brothers - Ruby, Are You Mad
- Faron Young - If You Ain’t Lovin’ (You Ain’t Livin’)
- Marty Robbins - Devil Woman
- Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman
- Bonnie Raitt - Angel from Montgomery
- Steve Rosen - Cripple Creek
- Johnny Paycheck - She’s All I Got
- Johnny Cash - Luther Played The Boogie
- Carl Perkins - Dixie Fried
- Tammy Wynette - Your Good Girl’s Gonna Go Bad
- Porter Wagoner And Dolly Parton - Better Move It On Home
- Wayne Hancock - Thunderstorms And Neon Signs
While you’re downloading this fine compilation, take a minute to recommend the site in the music directory. Being on the front page gives us wider exposure to likeminded folks who dig C&W and brings about 300 people to the site every week.
