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Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits has worked with several artists including Bob Dylan,John Fogerty,Steely Dan and Chet Atkins.

to bring with

Dislike Pot

I like corn muffins and corn fritters.

other things too

Like because I am one of them Butchers

No Andy Griffith?? You got to be kidding?

Keep Talking - Pink Floyd Did you know that man who.....

He did so

OMG...

Rock You Like A Hurricane - The Scorpions Why didn't the....

And don't forget EVOO.

"I was born a poor,black child....." The Jerk...one funny movie.

Like The paparazzi

on her hankie

Walk The Line - Johnny Cash Was that really....

My Dad was and is a huge country music fan. Growing up,I remember listening to the "country crooners" that my Dad loved. Artists like Jim Reeves,Ray Price,Marty Robbins and Farin Young.When I got into my teen years,I was listening to mainly rock music but a friend of mine told me about an album called "Wanted! The Outlaws" so I gave it a listen. It was an album of those who were bucking the whole Nashville sound and politics. The artists on this album included Waylon Jennings,Willie Nelson,Jessie Colter and Tompall Glaser. That album turned me on to country music again.

And lets not forget what J. Geils said about love...Love Stinks.

Lots of love here today

One of my all-time favorite movies.

Thanks

Speaking of snot,I confess that I have used the term "That's slicker than snot on a doorknob." Yes,it's a southern term. Or maybe just Kentucky.

King Of The Road - Roger Miller (1965) Leather and Lace - Stevie Nicks and Don Henley (1976) And as always,youtube help.

I could write a whole page about country artists I like and who I listen too but instead I am taking a different route. Lucky mentioned the CMA's last week and as somebody who has seen just about every single one I have to say it was the worst CMA I have ever seen. There wasn't a "host",half of the presenters were TV "stars",who happened to be on ABC shows because of course ABC was the network broadcasting the show. It was a slicked up country version of the MTV or VH1 awards in a big sports complex. Some of the performances were terrible including two by the poster children of what was wrong with the show and to a degree,what's wrong with some of country music today,Rascal Flats.(Their "duet" with Jamie Fox may have been the all-time worst performance in CMA history.) Heck,even The Eagles had the look of "what are we doing here" on their faces and why wasn't Don Henley on drums??. But the worst of it all was not letting the Hall of Fame inductee's speak on stage. That was an outrage since it used to be a huge part of the show. It's obvious that whoever is running things at the CMA is after TV ratings and not making the show about country music and its performers past and present. It's time to take the show back to were it belongs and that is at the Grand Ole Opry,were it's all about the music and not promoting some TV show for some network.

The horn section of The Tower of Power has been used by many artists since the 60's including The Beatles,Little Feat,Elton John,Rod Stewert,Heart,Phish,Poison,Lyle Lovett,Aerosmith and many others. On the country side,artists who are and were used a great deal by many performers both in country and other genres include Chet Atkins,Vince Gill,Patty Lovless,Allison Krauss and her band Union Station,Sons of the Desert,Marty Stuart,Johnny Cash,June Carter Cash,Loretta Lynn as well as many,many others.