George Jones

I love writing about legends. It just feels like I know them through their wonderful musics. There are so many legacies to write about George Jones, and hopefully I could highlight most of his Excellency here. George is the Honky Tonk legend of all time greatest. This man had so many hits and awards that I can’t recall all of them. Since the 60s until today he’s been honoured for his immense contribution to country music. Just like Dwight Yoakam, George also has a unique voice. A distinctive voice and phrasing that frequently evoke the raw emotions caused by grief, unhappy love and emotional hardship. I know there are so many copy-cats out there who which they could sing like him. Anyway, I am not going to mention those zerox people. Put it this way, if you love country music and you don’t have a CD/LP or even anything in audio of George, you are not a country music fan at all. George was born 12, 1931 and that makes him 76 years-old this year, and for his age, he still sings well. George has had more songs than any other singer on the country charts, even more successful than the Great Hank. Not only his country songs top the country charts for years, but his songs have moved on to other music charts, even some breaking the Top 40 Hits. That's outstanding for a country singer. This man’s music career is remarkable! He is claimed to be the greatest living county singer, but to me he is the extreme most legendary country singer ever. Hopefully, Alan Jackson or even George Straight might be able to beat his record one day, but let us wait for another 20 years. There is so much to write about George and I promise to write and play more of this sons in the future. Meanwhile, I have uploaded one of George’s greatest hits “He Stop Loving Her Today” which reminds me of how precious love is. So, if you have never heard of George or even heard his songs, you better start now, because his songs might teach you something about love, sorrow and agony. Also, watch his live performance video "Walk Through The World With Me" from the 60s.

Dwight Yoakam

This super country star needs no introduction at all; other than he makes country music rocks. I do call him the King of Country Rock. Dwight Yoakam’s music is contemporary with a mixture of the old country assorted with the new. That’s why almost any age group accepts his music, regardless if it’s an upbeat or downbeat number. The texture of his voice is so perfect for the songs that he sings. I feel he has one of the most unique country voices, like George Jones and Buck Owens. I love to see him performing live because he has a unique style of moving and sliding his feet and his guitar, which reminds me of the late Elvis and probably Chuck Berry. Most of his songs can either make you stand up and get down, or sit-back and enjoy those lovely melodies. I feel in love with country music when I was a young lad, but I became even fonder to the songs of Dwight in the 80s. Dwight was born in Pikeville, Kentucky, and raised in Columbus, Ohio where he grew up with his mother and step-father. Dwight comes from a white-collar family. Most people claims his songs to be oriented towards pop “urban cowboy” music, but I feel he is more of a honky tonk performer. Frankly, I don’t know which song(s) to begin my introduction of the great Dwight because I love one and every one of it. Anyway, I promise to gradually play most of his top hits and hopefully I will write more about him in the future. I think I will start with Dwight’s live recording of “Guitar, Cadillac’s” which was recently performed in the States even though it was number 4 in 1986, but I still love it, even you can play it a thousand times, make it a million. I will also include a video of his live performance of “Please, Please Baby”. If you are new to Dwight (probably not), go and grab all his hit albums. Believe me, it’s worth it!