The first First Lady of Country Music died yesterday. Kitty Wells was 92. As a kid I listened to mostly country, because my mother kept the radio on one of those stations all day, up until the time shows like The Lone Ranger and The Great Gildersleve began to air. When a teen, I rebelled against country, as many young people do, but as I mellowed with age, I began listening to country once again, while continuing to embrace pop, folk, rock, calypso and some jazz and classical. I know we have too many music threads already, but I am ready to pursue this one with all vigor. I hope there are enough fans to join in. Enjoy.
Ernest Tubb was one I listened to in the time I described in my first post.
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edgarblythe
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Tue 17 Jul, 2012 11:59 am
The first big star of country was Jimmy Rodgers. All the early country artists wanted to sing like him. This song by him was my father's favorite song, I have been told.
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boomerang
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Tue 17 Jul, 2012 01:32 pm
I've always been a fan of Buck Owens. Everyone I know thinks of this as a Beatles song:
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edgarblythe
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Tue 17 Jul, 2012 02:33 pm
My first favorite singer was Hank Williams.
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Lustig Andrei
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Tue 17 Jul, 2012 03:08 pm
@edgarblythe,
I knew a man in New Mexico one time who told me, "I only listen to two kinds of music. Country. And western.
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