So, what have you been listening to lately?

[uwe]

Yet he never misses a beat!

[Pilgrim]

I noticed that back in the 90s. A radio station popped up in Chicago called US99. They played "modern country". It sounded like AOR "rock" with a bit of twang and maybe a fiddle or steel guitar. I also noticed that some of these folks looked like they got their wardrobes and stage sets handed down to them from the then failing hair metal bands.

Yes,  BRING BACK NUDIE SUITS!!! Them's country!!

Image from https://www.nudiesrodeotailor.com/ ....they are alive!

[uwe]

Yes, real Yacht Country in suits!

Manly undershirts, rodeo embroidery!

More rodeo shirt embroidery, card games from arid regions!

Their fans rave about how "real country" these guys are. It's not that I dislike their music which is pleasant enough, but if they are "real country", then so was Glenn Frey, because their singer sings the songs like a baritone version of Glenn's tenor voice. But being compared to Glenn Frey is no insult in my book, never mind how coming from Detroit doesn't really give you Deep South credibility.

While we're at it: Blondes have more fun ...

Thank God they're actually from Georgia! (Has the authentic accent Gestapo run a quick check on them yet?)

And finally, we can't conclude this post without a reference to Ritchie Blackmore ... or his wife:

Long Island as the heartland of C&W, way to go! And an urban East Coast JAP upbringing as ultimate country girl credentials. 😎

[Dave W]

0:53 the guitar player stops miming over the solo and just snaps his fingers...

The guitarist on that studio track was Danny Cedrone, who had died before the movie was filmed.

Danny Cedrone and the guitar solo that started rock 'n' roll