CMT Awards

Theresa Galbraith · Post by **Theresa Galbraith** » 11 Jun 2010 9:14 am

I tried, but I couldn't do it.

Theresa Galbraith · Post by **Theresa Galbraith** » 11 Jun 2010 9:14 am

Theresa Galbraith · Post by **Theresa Galbraith** » 11 Jun 2010 9:15 am

Sorry, for the triple post.

Dave Ristrim · Post by **Dave Ristrim** » 11 Jun 2010 10:30 am

I'll say it was a bizarro CMT Award show. There were good and bad moments. I did get to play with Kid Rock on the opening song, and I'll say he and his band were very nice to work with. The house band stage was fun as well. We did a lot of the walk on, and out to commercial music live as well as backing up the 6 artists for their short versions of their songs.
I haven't seen the show yet, only saw it from the side stage.

Bill Cunningham · Post by **Bill Cunningham** » 11 Jun 2010 2:14 pm

Too bad we can't go back 25 years when we had really good hard core country music like....uh...TG Shepard and Sylvia. Uh no, I meant 35 years ago when it was...uh.. Mac Davis, Charlie Rich, and Glen Campbell. Or was it 50 years ago when it was Jim Reeves and Eddy Arnold washed in voices and syrupy strings?

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

Country has been a mixed bag of folk, "hard core", and pop for a long long time. We tend to remember teh good stuff Haggard, Conway, Johnny Rodriguez, etc, etc were doing and forget that TG and others were doing what some would argue wasn't country at the same time.

Joe Alterio · Post by **Joe Alterio** » 11 Jun 2010 2:41 pm

Bill Cunningham wrote:Too bad we can't go back 25 years when we had really good hard core country music like....uh...TG Shepard and Sylvia. Uh no, I meant 35 years ago when it was...uh.. Mac Davis, Charlie Rich, and Glen Campbell. Or was it 50 years ago when it was Jim Reeves and Eddy Arnold washed in voices and syrupy strings?

The more things change, the more they stay the same. Country has been a mixed bag of folk, "hard core", and pop for a long long time. We tend to remember teh good stuff Haggard, Conway, Johnny Rodriguez, etc, etc were doing and forget that TG and others were doing what some would argue wasn't country at the same time.

+1

Bill Cutright · Post by **Bill Cutright** » 11 Jun 2010 3:43 pm

Rick,
Keith and John did Keith's song "Hit the Ground Running" from his last album. It wasn't a hit, but when I saw Keith, last year, he started his show with it... Alright uptempo song... two, maybe three chords...

keiths guitar work was exemplary... John struggled, first with his setup, then, nothing really stuck out.. they were doing a swapping chorus/solo thing.

Hitting it out of the park...hmmm...not any park I've ever been too..

On the whole, the production and execution of the show was seriously flawed... Carrie's mike wasn't on the first couple of seconds of her song...

The all-star rap intro was horribly contrived...

Alvin Blaine · Post by **Alvin Blaine** » 11 Jun 2010 9:56 pm

Bill Cunningham wrote:Too bad we can't go back 25 years when we had really good hard core country music like....uh...TG Shepard and Sylvia.

Like This One?

Mark Eaton · Post by **Mark Eaton** » 12 Jun 2010 12:30 am

Oh no, Alvin! I am going to hit the sack in a few minutes and now you have gotten stuck in my head that one plus Donna Fargo's other "quick: change-that-station!" non-classic, Funny Face - will I be able to get some actual shuteye now, or will I lie there for hours with these two songs torturing me?

admin · Post by **b0b** » 12 Jun 2010 8:38 am

Cheery and corny, Donna Fargo was a big star in her day, and she carried a good steel player. If memory serves correctly, I think Dan Tyack toured with her.

Mark Eaton · Post by **Mark Eaton** » 12 Jun 2010 9:39 am

She certainly was a big star Bobby, but I have to believe you hit those buttons on your car radio to change the station just like I did when her songs came on.

I'm not sure if mentioning Dan is just good trivia knowledge, which I do appreciate, or it is an attempt to legitimize those corny cheery songs, but I hope Dan was well-paid on these tours!

Rick Campbell · Post by **Rick Campbell** » 12 Jun 2010 9:41 am

Best I remember, Herby Wallace also toured with her.

Alvin Blaine · Post by **Alvin Blaine** » 12 Jun 2010 9:57 am

b0b wrote:Cheery and corny, Donna Fargo was a big star in her day, and she carried a good steel player. If memory serves correctly, I think Dan Tyack toured with her.

The big question..Did she carry a xylophone player to play over top of the steel guitar, like on her records?

chris ivey · Post by **chris ivey** » 12 Jun 2010 10:06 am

ray price ruined country music with his strings-heavy steel-less countrypolitan crap.

Alan Rudd · Post by **Alan Rudd** » 12 Jun 2010 12:47 pm

CMT or MTV? Not much difference anymore. What about the dude with the red mohawk playing bass for Miranda Lambert while smoking a pipe and jumping around like he was wired! The look on Brad Paisley and Blake Shelton's faces were priceless! The music has become secondary in the business. Whatever will make the most $$$$$$$$$$$$$...

Theresa Galbraith · Post by **Theresa Galbraith** » 13 Jun 2010 5:16 am

chris,
We finally agree!

Barry Blackwood · Post by **Barry Blackwood** » 13 Jun 2010 6:47 am

ray price ruined country music with his strings-heavy steel-less countrypolitan crap.

Would anyone agree that it was probably more Chet's fault than Ray's?

Theresa Galbraith · Post by **Theresa Galbraith** » 13 Jun 2010 7:59 am

Some would say Ray caved.

Joe Miraglia · Post by **Joe Miraglia** » 13 Jun 2010 9:31 am

It's a good thing that CMT and Country music has changed,if it had stayed the same,why would we need the Steel Guiter Forum?

. Joe

chris ivey · Post by **chris ivey** » 13 Jun 2010 10:06 am

theresa..i, too, am happy we finally connected!

Stu Schulman · Post by **Stu Schulman** » 13 Jun 2010 10:10 am

Chris and Theresa....Group Hug?

Joachim Kettner · Post by **Joachim Kettner** » 13 Jun 2010 10:11 am

Would anyone agree that it was probably more Chet's fault than Ray's?

In an interview with writer Nicolas Dawidoff Chet Atkins said:
...we wanted to keep our job. The way you make hit records is to incorporate a new rhythm feel or something lyrically different. In my case, it went more uptown. I'd take out the steel guitar and fiddle, which branded a song as strictly country. I tried to make songs for both markets.

Barry Blackwood · Post by **Barry Blackwood** » 13 Jun 2010 10:28 am

From the same interview:

"Atkins acknowledged that country risked losing its identity at times, but was always heartened by neo-traditional performers such as Ricky Skaggs, Randy Travis or Suzy Bogguss.

He also never apologized for the new style. At the time, his goal was simply "to keep my job," he told The AP."

Joe Casey · Post by **Joe Casey** » 13 Jun 2010 10:32 am

He sure caved a lot of steel players song choices?

Jack Francis · Post by **Jack Francis** » 13 Jun 2010 2:21 pm

"There was nothing good on TV last night, so I didn't watch the awards."

I couldn't have said better...My friend!!