Country Music

[MarielovesMJ]

I love old school country.

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I used to watch Hee Haw as a kid and this was always my favorite part of the show.

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[MLR930]

Patsy Cline is my favorite. I'm also a fan of Alan Jackson, Sara Evans, Vince Gill, LeAnn Rimes, Martina McBride, Tanya Tucker and some others.

I have lost a bit of respect for LeAnn though when she went cheating on her hubby with a married man.

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I have lost a bit of respect for LeAnn though when she went cheating on her hubby with a married man.

Sounds like a country song to me. :P

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Tex Ritter is the father of the actor John who was best known for the sitcom Three's Company.

[Starde]

I grew up listening to 90's country as a kid so that's the era of country music I love listening to the most, along with some 80's country. I have fond kid memories of listening to Brooks & Dunn, Shania Twain, Faith Hill, Garth Brooks, LeAnn Rimes, Alabama, Tim McGraw, Alan Jackson, Alison Krauss & The Union Station, George Strait, Dixie Chicks, etc. on the radio.

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Shania is more pop than country to me, like a lot of the popular so called country performers today.

[raingirl]

Now listening to Dolly Parton.
I got into Dolly lately because I heard a couple of covers of 'Jolene' and I wanted to know the original and I should have known it's a Dolly song.
When I was younger I didn't like country music. I still wouldn't really say that I love it but it fits best in some situations: by a camp fire or when you're at a summer cottage or alone....
I don't know much country artists, I know Dolly (who doesn't )
My uncle didn't listen to anything else but country and Elvis. So I must have heard some oldies when I was in his company.

[Gottobethere]

Randy Travis is your man, nice simple songs, i love listening to a bit of country when i'm working.

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Singer-Songwriter Recovering From Surgery After Suffering a Stroke
July 12, 2013; Written by CMT.com Staff
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Randy Travis remained in critical condition Friday (July 12) at a Plano, Texas, hospital after suffering a stroke and undergoing surgery to relieve pressure on his brain.

According to an update from the Baylor Health Care System, the surgery was completed shortly before 11 p.m. Wednesday. The surgery is the latest episode in a series of medical problems Travis has experienced.

The 54-year-old singer-songwriter sought emergency treatment Sunday and was diagnosed with viral cardiomyopathy, a heart condition caused by a virus. Viral cardiomyopathy is a disease of heart muscle in which the heart is abnormally enlarged, weakening the heart's ability to pump blood.

His publicist said the stroke was a complication of congestive heart failure.

Travis was first admitted to Baylor Medical Center at McKinney, Texas, located approximately 35 miles from his ranch in Tioga, Texas. His condition was stabilized at Baylor McKinney before he was transferred to the Heart Hospital Baylor Plano in Plano, Texas, for more specialized care.

In a video announcement Wednesday morning, doctors said Travis had been in excellent health before developing a viral upper respiratory illness three weeks ago. Prior to the stroke, doctors said his condition had stabilized and was showing signs of improvement.

After signing to Warner Bros Records in 1985, Travis scored 16 No. 1 singles, including "On the Other Hand," "Forever and Ever, Amen", "Diggin' Up Bones," "I Won't Need You Anymore," "I Told You So," Deeper Than the Holler," "Is It Still Over" and "Three Wooden Crosses."

Inducted into the Grand Ole Opry in 1986, he won Grammys for best male country vocal performances in 1987 and 1988.