Comments on: Ricky Skaggs Celebrates 30-Year Opry Anniversary; Kitty Wells is Still the Queen; New Zac Brown Band and Doyle Lawson Videos http://www.engine145.com/ricky-skaggs-celebrates-30-year-opry-anniversary-kitty-wells-is-still-the-queen-new-zac-brown-band-and-doyle-lawson-videos/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ricky-skaggs-celebrates-30-year-opry-anniversary-kitty-wells-is-still-the-queen-new-zac-brown-band-and-doyle-lawson-videos A Roots Music Publication Sat, 25 May 2013 14:26:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Jon http://www.engine145.com/ricky-skaggs-celebrates-30-year-opry-anniversary-kitty-wells-is-still-the-queen-new-zac-brown-band-and-doyle-lawson-videos/#comment-27220 Jon Fri, 04 May 2012 00:56:50 +0000 http://www.engine145.com/?p=19435#comment-27220 Read the article. It's a good one. And congratulations to Ricky Skaggs. That's a great landmark for a guy who still isn't getting anywhere near the credit he deserves. He belongs in the Country Music Hall of Fame. Read the article. It’s a good one.

And congratulations to Ricky Skaggs. That’s a great landmark for a guy who still isn’t getting anywhere near the credit he deserves. He belongs in the Country Music Hall of Fame.

]]> By: Rick http://www.engine145.com/ricky-skaggs-celebrates-30-year-opry-anniversary-kitty-wells-is-still-the-queen-new-zac-brown-band-and-doyle-lawson-videos/#comment-27199 Rick Thu, 03 May 2012 22:33:48 +0000 http://www.engine145.com/?p=19435#comment-27199 Jewly Hight wrote: "That same CRS poll affirmed that the popularity pendulum has swung back toward crossover country, and harder stuff is a turn-off to the genre’s casual listeners." What exactly does she mean by the terms "crossover country" and "harder stuff"? Does "harder" refer to hard rocking pop country or the hard core twangy traditional stuff? It seems to me the pendulum has been stuck squarely on pop-rock crossover country for at least a decade or more. Hopefully Jon will clarify this confusion (since he actually reads the articles). Opry Alert! Tonight's Opry will feature The Charlie Daniels Band, Emily West, Jim Glaser, Jacob Lida, and Ronnie Robbins. I soooo wish these Classic Country Oprys would run all year long. Oh well. Grade: B+ Schedule: http://www.opry.com/shows/ThisWeek.html Jewly Hight wrote: “That same CRS poll affirmed that the popularity pendulum has swung back toward crossover country, and harder stuff is a turn-off to the genre’s casual listeners.” What exactly does she mean by the terms “crossover country” and “harder stuff”? Does “harder” refer to hard rocking pop country or the hard core twangy traditional stuff? It seems to me the pendulum has been stuck squarely on pop-rock crossover country for at least a decade or more. Hopefully Jon will clarify this confusion (since he actually reads the articles).

Opry Alert! Tonight’s Opry will feature The Charlie Daniels Band, Emily West, Jim Glaser, Jacob Lida, and Ronnie Robbins. I soooo wish these Classic Country Oprys would run all year long. Oh well. Grade: B+
Schedule: http://www.opry.com/shows/ThisWeek.html

]]>