Friends in Low Places - early 90. I think KMPS had a daily listener top 10 and a live version with an extra verse was number 1 for years. Garth Brooks had a best selling album sold exclusively at McDonalds for three months. I recall the local McDonalds, in Seattle, selling out. Tim McGraw, Alan Jackson, Faith Hill, Dixie Chix, Shania Twain, Sheryl Crow-ish and others. Careers of others like George Strait had some of their biggest hits, and attention and air play was paid to veterans like George Jones.
being the hick I am, I actually record the Legends of Country on RFD channel. It is the original Country Show that became the Grand Ol' Opry. All of that is 50's. Hard to listen to the 50's all day long, a couple of hours is Otay as Buhwheat would say.
80's is when country went main stream, Jimmy Dean, Barbara Mandrel both had TV shows, HeeHaw was great. Lots of classic and a Texas influence.
90's about the same as the 80's. I did not listen to too much country back then but knew all the popular singers.
When I moved to Lebam in late 2000's the only radio stations I could get were country stations and they played popular stuff - So if I voted, the 2000's is what got me into listening to country, was it the best? Nah, but changed my music tastes the most.
I picked 90s largely due to greatest exposure to the music then. Family in Kansas, formative years, spent many summers on the farm doing farm work back in the days where cassette tapes and then CD players were the only way to have portable music. So I listened to a lot of radio, of which the options were country or farm news radio. "This is Paul Harvey. Stand by for NEWS!"
Country music makes a lot more sense and is a lot more enjoyable when you listen to it while driving around in a tractor in a field for hours and hours at a time.
I know the major artists but haven't ever listened to much country which was made per-1987.
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…while we are talking about Dolly. The single Jolene slowed do to 33 is pretty cool. Perhaps posted before, but I’m too lazy to search
Then change my vote to the 80s
Jolene is one of the most iconic songs ever IMO
Friends in Low Places - early 90. I think KMPS had a daily listener top 10 and a live version with an extra verse was number 1 for years. Garth Brooks had a best selling album sold exclusively at McDonalds for three months. I recall the local McDonalds, in Seattle, selling out. Tim McGraw, Alan Jackson, Faith Hill, Dixie Chix, Shania Twain, Sheryl Crow-ish and others. Careers of others like George Strait had some of their biggest hits, and attention and air play was paid to veterans like George Jones.
tough call all the way around on this one
being the hick I am, I actually record the Legends of Country on RFD channel. It is the original Country Show that became the Grand Ol' Opry. All of that is 50's. Hard to listen to the 50's all day long, a couple of hours is Otay as Buhwheat would say.
80's is when country went main stream, Jimmy Dean, Barbara Mandrel both had TV shows, HeeHaw was great. Lots of classic and a Texas influence.
90's about the same as the 80's. I did not listen to too much country back then but knew all the popular singers.
When I moved to Lebam in late 2000's the only radio stations I could get were country stations and they played popular stuff - So if I voted, the 2000's is what got me into listening to country, was it the best? Nah, but changed my music tastes the most.
I picked 90s largely due to greatest exposure to the music then. Family in Kansas, formative years, spent many summers on the farm doing farm work back in the days where cassette tapes and then CD players were the only way to have portable music. So I listened to a lot of radio, of which the options were country or farm news radio. "This is Paul Harvey. Stand by for NEWS!"
Country music makes a lot more sense and is a lot more enjoyable when you listen to it while driving around in a tractor in a field for hours and hours at a time.
I know the major artists but haven't ever listened to much country which was made per-1987.