Country has been always under assault, just like Our Country.
Rock acts matriculated over to country sound, following the drugs and booze.... so now we have meth-head, bones in their nose, biker chicks listening to Jason Aldean, or some such.
You know somethings wrong when the “youngsters” call the “outlaws” of the past “old guys of standard country music”— acts like Steve Young, Waylon, Willie, Merle Haggard..... and
George Jones?
Here ya go, from my friend Larry: Murder on Music Row:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS0cGQ6k2mQ
It’s really nice to hear someone mention Steve Young’s name. In my opinion one of the best songwriters & pickers who’ve ever held a pen or picked up a guitar. Steve was probably best known for his songwriting...’Seven Bridges Road’, Lonesome Ornery & Mean’ and too many other great songs to mention. Country lore has it that Waylon once said “ if Steve Young got any better, he might just have to kill him” All in jest of course... If you really want to hear some vintage Young, check out ‘My Oklahoma’, or his absolute chilling cover of ‘The Night they Drove Old Dixie Down”. If you truly love country music, it’s not too likely you’ll be disappointed.