Love Merle Haggard and the Alan Parsons project. Watching the special on the '97 Bulls made me go back and listen to Alan Parson again early in the week. Never listened the Merle when I was young, then I married a country music fan and started hearing his music and decided I really missed out on something in my youth. Glad they record that stuff! Went to go hear him at one of the Tunica casinos sometime back in the early 2000's.

    johnnydoom

    Merle, Waylon, Willie, George, Hank, etc... you mention those names today and nobody knows who they were. Don't get me wrong, I like some modern country music. Huge fan of Garth Brooks, the former Brooks and Dunn, etc.. back in the 90's. But those aforementioned names were staples on the old am/fm radio sitting in my mom's kitchen back in the day. Good memories.

      professor

      Dave Schools... sounded a bit like Gov't Mule, I thought. Good ol' southern rock/blues never gets old. 🙂

      Nice UGA connection my daughter can appreciate too.

        professor

        Pack's lead vocals, Chris North rocking that Hammond... it just doesn't get smoother than that. Timeless.

          The incomparable Billie Holiday, One of my favs to put on making dinner

          Money Is Too Tight To Mention - Simply Red cover by the Hindley Street Country Club
          If you have never heard of HSCC they are from So. Australia (Adelaide) with a huge YouTube following.

          and Olivia Newton-John's Magic Lead singer Nikki is one of the best voices around.

            scotts33

            Shared a few drinks with Simply Red's former lead guitarist, Mark Jaimes, in London back in 2012. He crossed over to the Smooth Jazz genre in the late 2000's and plays lead for the some of the more modern, popular smooth jazz artists touring the local London areas. Seemed like a really down-to-earth guy who just really loves what he does for a living. The following year he noticed me in attendance at this hole-in-the-wall place in Soho and bought me a few beverages. Cool cat, that guy, with a memory like an elephant. My only real claim to brush with fame is rubbing elbows with him on a few occasions.

            All those guys have some interesting stories that they'll take to their graves with them. Especially in crazy town Soho!