Music besides country???

Donna Dodd · Post by **Donna Dodd** » 3 Apr 2004 12:10 pm

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>What other music do you guys listen to besides
country.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Derek, you're kidding - right?
Seriously, when my sister and I were growing up, the music that kids chose defined who they were (or so we thought). It was such a conflict for me to choose my favorite. I loved The Beatles (who didn't?), liked the groove of Beach music, was passionate about the "protest" lyrics of Folk music - but my heart and soul was MOTOWN. Country music wasn't played in our house after Mother died and Daddy remarried. But the first albums Daddy gave me was "Hymns by Johnny Cash", followed by an early Floyd Cramer album. Daddy talked about all the country stars almost like he knew them personally. And when we visited his family in the country, there was NO mention of any kind of music except Country. I had an uncle - Darwin Royston, a singer-songwriter and guitar player, who we absolutely loved. He did Hank Williams until the early morning hours. We would get out of bed and hide behind the door where we could see Uncle Darwin play and sing in a smoke-filled room with all the adults.
Now, I define myself by the music I love most - which is any music with steel -with VERY heavy emphasis on OLD country. (Thanks to Uncle Darwin!)

BDBassett · Post by **BDBassett** » 4 Apr 2004 4:59 am

Besides listening to the 2 types of 'oldies' stations we have around here...that is the POP oldies and the CLASSIC ROCK oldies formats, I've been listening to the likes of Nora Jones, Sting, John Mayer and Kenny Rankin.

BD

Auset Sarno · Post by **Auset Sarno** » 4 Apr 2004 9:18 am

Throughout my childhood, I was raised on George Jones, Kitty Wells, Waylon & Willie, Conway Twitty, Hank Williams and of course, Elvis. As a pre-teen, I listened to whatever the radio dictated to the masses. Pulled out of that real fast and got turned on to the sounds of old Pink Floyd, Yes, Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, Allman Brothers, NRPS, etc. Coming out of High School and first years of college, I worked at WREK radio station at Georgia Tech and that's when I really got my music education. It opened up the full spectrum of sound. Everything mentioned above, along with Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Emmylou Harris, Sarah Vaughn, Billie Holliday, Monk, Annie Lennox, XTC, Bill Monroe, Stanley Bros., Radiohead, Neil Young, Ravi Shankar, Sweet Honey & the Rock, Bob Marley and all forms of reggae, african, ethnic rhythms, Muddy Waters, Albert King, John Lee Hooker, Jeff Beck, Weather Report, Miles Davis, Al Dimeola, Beau Soleil (sp?), Michael Hedges, Bruce Cockburn, and yes, Gil Scott-Heron (one of my all time favorites as well) and then to have my soul rocked like never before while watching Buddy in Dallas - ah! Music is the most amazing magical and transformational thing on the planet!!! With the power to transport us through time - to bring us memories, emotions, and above all HEALING. I, for one, am truly grateful for this.

Auset Parks

Niklas Widen · Post by **Niklas Widen** » 4 Apr 2004 12:47 pm

Everything except hip hop. Actually. Basically I enjoy all kinds of well performed music -from classical to free jazz, hardcore honky tonk to (some kinds of) hard rock. But my biggest passion besides "steel guitar-based music" is gypsy jazz. It's just so incredibly fun, both listening to and playing. Pure joy!

/Nicke Widén

Andy Greatrix · Post by **Andy Greatrix** » 4 Apr 2004 3:43 pm

I LOVE Ray Charles, Delbert McLinton, and Michael MacDonold. I'm also hopelessly addicted to bluegrass.

Bobby Lee · Post by **Bobby Lee** » 5 Apr 2004 11:51 am

I listen to Steve Reich more than anything else. His recording of "18" is my most-played CD.

Jerry Johnston · Post by **Jerry Johnston** » 5 Apr 2004 1:46 pm

I bought a Kline steel from Glenn Allen of Denver, CO. He played it in a Reggae band----he played me some tapes and it sounded great--top that one!!

Jerry
Started with no talent--still have most of it.

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Brett Day · Post by **Brett Day** » 5 Apr 2004 9:10 pm

I'm mainly a country music fan, but I listen to some contemporary Christian music and I like some classic rock, like the Eagles and the Marshall Tucker Band. I'd love to learn some Eagles songs on steel. There's a bluegrass song I decided to learn on steel called "You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive". The song's got a lot of dobro in it, but I decided, since I didn't have a dobro, I'd see how it sounds on steel, so I played it on steel. Brett, Emmons S-10, Morrell lapsteel

Leslie Ehrlich · Post by **Leslie Ehrlich** » 6 Apr 2004 1:23 am

How about anything but country?

David Mason · Post by **David Mason** » 6 Apr 2004 2:02 am

Indian musicians and classical violinists. I like their uncompromising dedication to fierce chops.

Derek Duplessie · Post by **Derek Duplessie** » 7 Apr 2004 11:39 am

I agree david!

Chad Karnitz · Post by **Chad Karnitz** » 7 Apr 2004 11:48 am

I listen to a lot of Jimmy Smith's Blue Note CDs. Also anything with Grant Green or Kenny Burrell. I like the late 50s early 60s Count Basie Band also. Four Freshman stuff on Capital, too.

HowardR · Post by **HowardR** » 9 Apr 2004 6:44 pm

my biggest passion besides "steel guitar-based music" is gypsy jazz.

Hot Club de Suede

JB Arnold · Post by **JB Arnold** » 10 Apr 2004 5:43 am

"Steal your face right off your head..."

JB

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John Floyd · Post by **John Floyd** » 10 Apr 2004 7:48 am

Music besides country???

Ain't no such thing!

Dale Bessant · Post by **Dale Bessant** » 10 Apr 2004 2:37 pm

Derek,
Lets see, being older I have and do appreciate,anything tasteful and with emotion,in the past.... Gordon Lightfoot,E.L.O. Elton John,Beatles,Motown music,50's,Mason Williams,ABBA,Crosby,Stills,Nash,Neil Young
Fleetwood Mac,etc.,man any and all good music too many to list here......

Derek Duplessie · Post by **Derek Duplessie** » 10 Apr 2004 9:44 pm

Dale, I agree with you. Music has to have emotion and soul; it has to be innovative and timeless i.e. the beatles. I think that listening to only certain genres
and making universal statements about them, whether they be positive or negative statements,
is close minded. There's only two kinds of music;
the good kind and the bad kind. Everyone hears things differently and no one can like everything,
but many artists transcend musical genres and if
you only listen to a certain kind of music then you
may never become exposed to these artists that cannot be catigorized. -Derek

JB Arnold · Post by **JB Arnold** » 11 Apr 2004 7:18 am

I like the way you think Derek....

JB

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Fulawka D-10 9&5
Fessenden D-10 8&8
"All in all, looking back, I'd have to say the best advice anyone ever gave me was 'Hands Up, Don't Move!"
www.johnbarnold.com/pedalsteel
www.buddycage.net

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Dustin Rigsby · Post by **Dustin Rigsby** » 11 Apr 2004 6:45 pm

Being a hevey metal refugee, I still listen to some of the mid-80's metal. Being on the road five nights a week as a truck driver,I listen to a little bit of EVERYTHING,even opera.

ps You can go ahead with the hair spray jokes too,I used my fair share of Aqua Net Super Hold

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Niklas Widen · Post by **Niklas Widen** » 11 Apr 2004 11:00 pm

Hot Club de Suede

Oooh, yes! Andreas Öberg really kinda rules the gypsy jazz community over here! I watched him jamming with another guy at a music store once...man, did he put on a show! And I think he plays, or at least played, steel too....

/Nicke W