Country Music
Noah’s Barks pages relating to the country music genre.
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Johnny Cash – “American IV: The Man Comes Around”
‘American IV: The Man Comes Around’ is very frontloaded, but still contains some of the best country you’re likely to ever hear. (read more)
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Ray Charles – “Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music”
Ray Charles could sing “white” music as well as just about anyone, but to his and everyone else’s benefit, he could never hide the fact that he just sounded “black.” His wonderful singing voice was probably a new flavor to many listeners during his time. Charles’s introduction of blues into a predominately white pop vocabulary… (read more)
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Creedence Clearwater Revival – “Mardi Gras”
On Creedence Clearwater Revival’s final album, Mardi Gras, John Fogerty bends the knee and allows his mutinous band fellows to at last feature their own material. With the creative legend taking a backseat, the results go about as well as you might expect. (read more)