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Originally posted by Zeek:
I'm not in a mean mood so I won't get all snarky, but that title leaves this thread wide open for generalizations about people "who love country music" as opposed to "who here loves country music?"

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Originally posted by Kwicko:
Not sure if they count as strictly "country", but they're definitely country-ISH. Call it roots, Americana, or what have you, but I love these:

Steve Earle
Dwight Yoakam
k.d. lang (I like her older stuff with The Reclines best)
James McMurtry
Chris Whitley
Son Volt
George Jones
The Gourds

Also, there's an Elvis Costello album, "Almost Blue" that's nothing but classic country standards ("Sweet Dreams", "A Good Year for the Roses", "Honey Hush", "Why Don't You Love Me (Like You Used To Do)?", etc.) I'd highly recommend it.

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Originally posted by Kwicko:
See how you've grown? :)

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Originally posted by EvilDinosaur:
I didn't use to but my wife got me into it. I like a lot of Taylor Swift's stuff, Brad Paisley too, I'd say Brad's probably my favorite.

There's a few others but I can't think of artists or titles off the top of my head right now.

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Originally posted by mincingbeast:
I like my country music old, or at least old sounding: BR549, Merle Travis, Webb Pierce, Lefty Frizell...and most especially Merle Haggard. I would put Johny Cash in that category, but his cover of "Hurt" (Rick Rubin should be arrested for elder abuse for having produed that) still leaves me sour.

No patience for bad pop music with cowboy hats.

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Originally posted by Kwicko:
I dunno - All of Cash's "American" series leaves me awestruck. "Hurt" most especially.

And I'll be drawn and quartered in Austin if I leave out Willie Nelson.

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Originally posted by ecgordon:
My favorite group of all time also could be considered a country/rock (and everything else) hybrid. That would be The Band. In the same vein and from roughly the same era I loved Buffalo Springfield, Poco, Pure Prairie League, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Doc and Merle Watson, Jesse Winchester, Arlo Guthrie, John Hartford, and on and on.

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