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mosin46 · Sunday at 10:58 PM

there was a bunch of music generally called "soul music" back in early 60s. always wondered why more white country musicians never covered any of it. this is the only piece i am aware of. might sorta call it black "country music?

JoshPutman · 2025-04-14T19:29:45-0400

Because white redneck "country boys" singing anything like that is horrendous.

Modern "country" music is shit, anyhow.

Blue Sky Country · 2025-04-14T20:23:12-0400

JoshPutman said:
Because white redneck "country boys" singing anything like that is horrendous.

Modern "country" music is shit, anyhow.

True soul is still present in real hill country bluegrass, and Southern Gothic blues/rock, with the latter having descended directly from the former.

The Steeldrivers, Reeltime Travelers, Dirtwater, Flatland Cavalry etc. are still keeping it alive and well. Most of what you hear below evolved and reached maturity during 4 particular years of absolute hell in this country's history where in comparison with the population density of the time, the bloodshed had been near apocalyptic. And these tunes helped the wounded country heal and rise to greatness again.

(Strings only)

Americana is a distinct sound and is timeless. The best and only way to describe the feeling that it invokes is:

1. When you were younger and sick for a few days unable to eat, and then when you are finally stable, your mother serves you some of her homecooked porridge for your raw stomach that is just right on all aspects.

And,

2. The moment when you walk into the store you work at where the girl you love is also there and she immediately smiles at you upon your entrance and the early afternoon sun is turning everything a bright yellow.

Also, just like a percussion lock Hawken and a 1885 High Wall rifle with their cartridge belts and accoutrement pouches never look out of place on a sunlit wooden wall mantel even in the most modern, minimalist, and avant garde designed rooms.

Ronws · 2025-04-14T20:35:48-0400

When I was a kid, albums were vinyl. We had Charley Pride's live album and he addressed the topic of people telling him he doesn't sound like he is "supposed to sound."

He didn't know any different. He just learned to talk wherever he was.

502Chevelle · 2025-04-14T20:44:00-0400

. Brooks and Dunn, I Believe. This song gives me goosebumps. I hope the link works, my tech skills aren’t all that up to speed.

Baron23 · 2025-04-14T20:46:43-0400

Blue Sky Country said:
True soul is still present in real hill country bluegrass, and Southern Gothic blues/rock, with the latter having descended directly from the former.

The Steeldrivers, Reeltime Travelers, Dirtwater, Flatland Cavalry etc. are still keeping it alive and well. Most of what you hear below evolved and reached maturity during 4 particular years of absolute hell in this country's history where in comparison with the population density of the time, the bloodshed had been near apocalyptic. And these tunes helped the wounded country heal and rise to greatness again.

(Strings only)

Americana is a distinct sound and is timeless. The best and only way to describe the feeling that it invokes is:

1. When you were younger and sick for a few days unable to eat, and then when you are finally stable, your mother serves you some of her homecooked porridge for your raw stomach that is just right on all aspects.

And,

2. The moment when you walk into the store you work at where the girl you love is also there and she immediately smiles at you upon your entrance and the early afternoon sun is turning everything a bright yellow.

Also, just like a percussion lock Hawken and a 1885 High Wall rifle with their cartridge belts and accountrement pouches never looks out of place on a sunlit wooden wall mantel even in the most modern, minimalist, and avant garde designed rooms.

This is a recording of Leon Bibb on the Ed Sullivan show. Its not "I wish my baby was born" that he performed at the 1959 Newport Folk Festival. I couldn't find a recording of it to post. But although this is from the Sullivan show, Mr. Bibb also performed this song at Newport in '59.

Baron23 · 2025-04-14T21:04:12-0400

Oh, what the heck...if you love Americana perhaps you would like to listen to the whole double album set of the '59 Newport Folk Festival. These are the artists who played there and then:

The Kingston Trio, Pete Seeger, Bob Gibson with Joan Baez, Odetta, Earl Scruggs, Jean Ritchie, The New Lost City Ramblers, Bo Diddley, Reverend Gary Davis, Barbara Dane, Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry, John Jacob Niles, Tommy Makem, Oscar Brand, Ed McCurdy, Cynthia Gooding, Leon Bibb, Martha Schlamme, The Stanley Brothers.

So, being only 7 at the time of the '59 festival, you may wonder how I know about some of artists and music from that time. And simply, it was one of the albums (we didn't have many) that my mother played on the hi-fi (nope, not stereo) as she cleaned the house. Another album she often played was Harry Belafonte Live at Carnegie Hall. Here is Belfonte from that concert singing John Henry (and that's def Americana, right) live.

Blue Sky Country · 2025-04-14T21:18:44-0400

Baron23 said:
Oh, what the heck...if you love Americana perhaps you would like to listen to the whole double album set of the '59 Newport Folk Festival. These are the artists who played there and then:

The Kingston Trio, Pete Seeger, Bob Gibson with Joan Baez, Odetta, Earl Scruggs, Jean Ritchie, The New Lost City Ramblers, Bo Diddley, Reverend Gary Davis, Barbara Dane, Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry, John Jacob Niles, Tommy Makem, Oscar Brand, Ed McCurdy, Cynthia Gooding, Leon Bibb, Martha Schlamme, The Stanley Brothers.

So, being only 7 at the time of the '59 festival, you may wonder how I know about some of artists and music from that time. And simply, it was one of the albums (we didn't have many) that my mother played on the hi-fi (nope, not stereo) as she cleaned the house. Another album she often played was Harry Belafonte Live at Carnegie Hall. Here is Belfonte from that concert singing John Henry (and that's def Americana, right) live.

Aw hell yeah! Thanks for posting these.

That is playlist material and a perfect compliment to the upcoming Yellowstone: 1944 epic as well.

Baron23 · 2025-04-14T21:45:50-0400

Blue Sky Country said:
Aw hell yeah! Thanks for posting these.

That is playlist material and a perfect compliment to the upcoming Yellowstone: 1944 epic as well.

Ok, I promise...no more after this....but I did find Leon Bibb singing Wish my Baby was Born on that 59' Newport album I posted....here is where it starts at 20 minutes in on Volume 1

Baron23 · 2025-04-14T22:15:28-0400

Ah fuck it...I'm having a great time finding some of this stuff

This is Emmylou Harris Dolly Parton And Linda Ronstadt.

And here they are singing How High the Moon

I do believe that this ^^ is about the best female harmony I've heard other than Alison Krauss, Emmylou Harris, Gillian Welch on Oh Brother Where Art Thou singing Down to the River to Pray. Miss Krauss is not only a fabulously beautiful woman, and angelic singer...she also has won 27 Grammy's.

6.5SH · 2025-04-15T02:45:29-0400

Baron23 said:
This is a recording of Leon Bibb on the Ed Sullivan show. Its not "I wish my baby was born" that he performed at the 1959 Newport Folk Festival. I couldn't find a recording of it to post. But although this is from the Sullivan show, Mr. Bibb also performed this song at Newport in '59.

Not familiar with his work but what a voice

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