[lbo-talk] "Classical" music =

Shane Mage shmage at pipeline.com
Tue Oct 14 09:34:17 PDT 2003



> > I wouldn't argue w/ 99% of contemporary country being crap (or what is
>> called soul these days) but, some of these are so-called alt counbtry,
>> Hank, Cash, Joe Ely, Steve Earle, Jimmy Dale Gilmore, The Flatlanders,
>> Butch Hancock, Palace Brothers, Pernice Brothers, Freakwater, Uncle
>Tupelo,
>> Flying Burrito Brothers/Gram Parsons, The Byrds in their country period,
>> Townes Van Zandt, The Jayhawks, Whiskeytown, Lambchop, are all great.
>> --
>> Michael Pugliese
>
>Patsy Cline. Loretta Lynn. The Carter Family. Flatt & Scruggs. Spade Cooley.
>Early Hank Snow. Roy Clark. Dwight Yoakam. Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys.
>
>DP

How many of these names does anyone think will be remembered by anyone at all 270 years from now (assuming human society survives)? Does anyone doubt that "The Beggar's Opera" will be doing just fine?

SM



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