Greatest (male) country artist of the 1960s?
Greatest (male) country artist of the 1960s? 16 votes
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Merle HaggardYears ago I would have said Johnny Cash in this debate. But over time I've come to appreciate Merle more and more. And he is the greatest song writer in the history of the genre and it's not really that close.
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Buck OwensFor me, Buck was country music in the 60"s. I got into Merle and JC later, and love both. Our house watched his TV shows, and Hee Haw every Saturday night, in between The Honeymooners and Lawrence Welk (Yes, Kiddies, there was a time when it was one TV per household...). Glen is fabulous, but a tweener for me, he was played heavily on AM pop stations back then.
Even though he will probably not get a vote, I have to give a shout out to this, since it is a top3 drunken sing along for me...
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Merle Haggard
IFL Buck.Fishpo31 said:For me, Buck was country music in the 60"s. I got into Merle and JC later, and love both. Our house watched his TV shows, and Hee Haw every Saturday night, in between The Honeymooners and Lawrence Welk (Yes, Kiddies, there was a time when it was one TV per household...). Glen is fabulous, but a tweener for me, he was played heavily on AM pop stations back then.
Even though he will probably not get a vote, I have to give a shout out to this, since it is a top3 drunken sing along for me...https://youtu.be/KAO7vs_Q9is
Last night I was dinosaur victrola (ie CD player) listening to Buck Owens. -
Glen CampbellI’m a sucker for a guitar wizard
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Roger Millertoo many dang good ones in that list - I thought that Roger Miller did more for spreading country music - hell - most didn't even know he was country. My folks watched the Jimmy Dean show and any other country show that was on and Miller was always on them.
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Merle Haggard
Me, too. My father, though Irish, grew up in the barrios of Texas. Every Sunday while I was growing up the family made enchiladas together and listened to Marty Robbins, Loretta, Patsy, Jim Reeves... good memories.Fishpo31 said:For me, Buck was country music in the 60"s. I got into Merle and JC later, and love both. Our house watched his TV shows, and Hee Haw every Saturday night, in between The Honeymooners and Lawrence Welk (Yes, Kiddies, there was a time when it was one TV per household...). Glen is fabulous, but a tweener for me, he was played heavily on AM pop stations back then.
Even though he will probably not get a vote, I have to give a shout out to this, since it is a top3 drunken sing along for me...https://youtu.be/KAO7vs_Q9is -
Buck OwensLebamDawg said:
too many dang good ones in that list - I thought that Roger Miller did more for spreading country music - hell - most didn't even know he was country. My folks watched the Jimmy Dean show and any other country show that was on and Miller was always on them.
https://youtu.be/Lg7DcCI39GY
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Merle HaggardMerle. Stands. Alone.
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Merle Haggard
Agree.Swaye said:Merle. Stands. Alone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIBTg7q9oNc