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On 10/4/2018 at 10:48 AM, Lou Loomis said:

 

Just came to post this one and saw it at the top of the page. I heard a Deryl Dodd cover of it and have been listening to both a lot recently.

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I grew up with country music. I will drop some 70s or 80s country music bars out of the blue at a moment's notice. I weep for what has become of that rich culture.

This video might not belong here, but it might make you appreciate more the truly good music that's been posted here. It's also just run-of-the-mill interesting.

 

 

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Even if you don't know the name, you know his songs.

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 Sanger D. “Whitey” Shafer was born in Whitney, Texas, where he first played in school bands. After touring the country with a then-unknown Willie Nelson, he moved to Nashville in 1967 intending to make it as a singer. However, it was his songs that caught the country music establishment’s ear, and before long he was scoring hits with George Jones (“Tell Me My Lying Eyes Are Wrong”), Moe Bandy (“Bandy the Rodeo Clown”), Keith Whitley (“I Wonder Do You Think of Me”) and Johnny Rodriguez and Merle Haggard (“That’s the Way Love Goes,” co-written with Shafer’s pal Lefty Frizzell). He also wrote two of George Strait’s iconic hits: “Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind” and “All My Ex’s Live in Texas,” both number ones and both nominated for CMA “Song of the Year” awards.

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Always one of my favorites along with "What I like about Texas".  I always like to listen to that one in the springtime when the bluebonnets are blooming.  

 

 

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On 10/9/2018 at 12:02 PM, Southland said:

Just came to post this one and saw it at the top of the page. I heard a Deryl Dodd cover of it and have been listening to both a lot recently.

Bobby Bare also does a great cover version.

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So many good songs posted here. Could spend a solid month listening. Here are a few of mine, with thoughts:

Wasn't a huge Loretta Lynn fan, but her songs were real, which is why a lot of modern country falls short, IMHO. They're singing about a life they didn't really live.

 

First concert I remember going to was a Buck Owens concert with my dad

There have been a lot of great versions of Orange Blossom Special, but my favorite has always been Don Rich's version. There's no improvisation, it's just the cleanest version I've ever heard. 

 

Time seems to pass so fast now. Seems crazy that Wagon Wheel was put out fifteen years ago.

 

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On 10/9/2018 at 12:02 PM, Southland said:

Just came to post this one and saw it at the top of the page. I heard a Deryl Dodd cover of it and have been listening to both a lot recently.

Speaking of, Dodd’s and Wade Bowen’s cover of Sundown is outstanding. 

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5 hours ago, Scooter Monzingo said:

Every time I see those outfits I think of Junior Browns slidecastor, doing Highway Patrol.

I love that guy. He might have become more popular, except he didn't fit neatly into any category. BTW, don't know who the backup guitarist is in this clip, but she's kinda hot.

 

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43 minutes ago, Errestaurants said:

Where was he parked?  How far was he from Santa Fe didn’t catch that?

You may want to give it another spin.  It's buried, but it's in there.

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12 hours ago, Steel Shank said:

I prefer Loretta's cover of She's Got You over Patsy's. Just seems more earthy and real.

 

Cousin Shank, How about Dino's version?  Sounds like he was already deep into an 18 pack of Bud Light when this was recorded. 

 

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