r/country

I'm aware he lost a defamation suit against the Rodni family and was ordered to pay $17.5m.

I'm not really concerned with that, I just mean in general.

What's wrong with this dude?

Heard a lot of negative things about him and I'm not fully aware of all of it so I'm out of the loop. I used to listen to this dude years ago.

So I'd like some context.

Very good song that and party crowd. Think this one is better however

I know that this sounds crazy, but I really believe that Waylon Jennings is actually underrated in country music history. Everybody always talks about Johnny Cash, George Jones, Merle Haggard, when they’re talking about older country music. I love all of those artists, and they were fantastic. Waylon Jennings belongs in the same discussion.

I know it’s subjective, but I have Waylon as the second best country singer of all time after George Strait. The man could sing anything. He didn’t just do straight country music. He sang some songs bordering on pop country, but he added his flair to them. His rendition of “MacArthur Park” is the best vocal performance I’ve ever heard in the history of music. I’m talking about the revisited version. He performed the song the first time as a duet. The man could flat out sing, but doesn’t get the credit that he deserves I don’t think.

Edit: whenever there’s an article written or a documentary or something like that, they mainly just mention the outlaw music with Waylon. They don’t include him with George Jones, Johnny Cash, Hank Williams Sr, or Merle. They usually include Waylon with Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson. Waylon is known by hard-core country fans, but he’s not known by casual country fans I don’t think.

I know y’all go crazy over this woman but my god… She was so flat and off key at times…. It looks like she’s another pop girl who can’t sing for shit live.

Shoutouts to Carter Faith and Avery Anna (Sierra too but she wasn’t there). These girls sound amazing in a live setting and make Ella look like an amateur.

Hopefully the industry quits supporting mediocrity and supports talented women instead.

Tell me y’all’s favorite Conway song mine is Thats My Job.

Just started listening to Earl Thomas Conley due to my algorithm and this is some good stuff! I used to see his name around CD shops and such but never heard his stuff. This song is smooth. Very smooth

So I always see Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard and George Jones in most top 10s.

Well let's say those 5 are Top 5.

Rank them 1-5 and why? That's what I really wanna know is the Why.

Between that tacky performance by Kacey Musgraves at the ACMs and the desecration of the Ryman by Treaty Oak, this has been a not so good week for the country music world. It seems some of the most popular current artists are intent on dragging the genre into the gutter.

Thoughts?