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. The Golden Age Of American Rock'n'Roll - Special Country Edition
Search: Jimmy Dean - Big Bad John
by: Various Artists
Release Date April 29, 2002
In the mid '50s, Country Music was in real danger of going out of business. Its niche markets were overwhelmed by the new raw sounds of Rock n' Roll demanded by of all things, by teenagers.
The first track on this superb compilation, White Lightnin' by George Jones captures the way Country Music blended the new sound into a distinct beat, keeping the lyrics distinctly Country. That sound just about kept Country alive long enough for the tunes and melodies to grow back, and the successive tracks are distinctive in that they have something to say, and a memorable sound that could catch the ear on radio or get a quarter into a jukebox.
What the songs said wasn't new, but it was now more evocative because the songs linked in with things ... Read More:
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