Country By All Means

Here we write about Outlaw Country, Country with adult lyrics, obscure Country songs, Cowpunk, Country for truck drivers, and Country Rock.... sooie!!!

and what is best to be introduced to the obscure world of country songs
than this song with the xtreme video too. he talks about a place that he and johnny cash did some time, and it wasnt just a rehab...

stories for ghosts, cursed places, lonely sad people, folk dark myths

wicked stories about dueling devil and poor fiddle Johnny...
it was even censored for inappropriate lyrics and had to change a part to be aired on radio
Charlie Daniels Band "Devil Went Down to Georgia" Grand Ole Opry

even Primus (Les Claypool) was tempted and duel with...there was never a video offering that much to a song
Primus - The Devil Went Down To Georgia

and off course it couldnt escape some "scenario" changes from The Muppets and Travis Meyer
The Muppets - Devil Went Down to Jamaica

yeap, Disney channel for kids...ahHAHhahAa

there are some songs in Country that as a singer of this music you have to perform, that is the only way i can explain those songs being covered that much, even from groups that have nothing to do with country. Or may be they are so good that you cant leave them out of your repertoire.
Coal miners, rail road workers, convicts and the story goes on...
Merle Travis was the original performer of this song, 1947, Tennessee Ernie Ford 1955, covered it, made it a hit, and after that the list is growing bigger...
picking up from that list Tennessee Ernie Ford because of his characteristic baritone voice
Tennessee Ernie Ford - 16 Tons

a live performance from Jeff Beck & ZZ Top, changing the tune from country folk to southern rock

and a samba cover from Funk Como le Gusta

some of the info about this song can be found here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixteen_Tons

Early rockin country. George passed away about a month ago. This song is all George aka "No show Jones" because he loved drinking his "white lighting" whiskey.  No country section would be honest without George.

Though Wanda is known as the Queen of Rockabilly she has a big can-o-country in her belly.

i think someone else will post Sr. and the III. here's Jr. at his best

now for some modern mainstream funky country "badonkadonk" shaking.

some more contemporary sounds. country radio stations in the USA is now #1 but it seems to have stopped at our border.

looks like Country Rock, belongs here. the bands that started this genre where not accepted by country purist's or the rock fan's but country has always been a genre with deeper and wider roots then any i can think of. i hope you see that in my post's here.

More country then rock and thus they were considered Alt. Country. From their groundbreaking LP The Gilded Palace of Sin featuring Gram Parsons and Chris Hillman.

Add some guitar bluegrass riff's, a steel guitar some LSD and what do you get? a song about a marijuana smuggler....enjoy...this live show comes from Ken Kesey's son, wiki Ken if your not familiar with the name.....RIP Ken

country music songs are not only filled with drugs, booze and sex. here you'll find much more, stay tuned as the road's about to get twisted....hope you can find your way back..

oh the pain...

what can i say.......she must like girl's?

hello my names Mr Moonshine and I love to booze it....

Hank's first hit, post war America was hungry and happy to be out of the doghouse called war. Men were ready to find a new doghouse. Women were more then glad to help them find one...think i need a cigarette.

Some saccharine underground, or else cowboy psychedelia, with Lee Hazlewood's magic voice. they complain about the doghouse, but deep inside they really love the time their doing there... about the silent treatment we will talk another time...

Gambling, one of the strongest addictions, by the voice of a mostly known as a song writer than a singer, Merle Kilgore.
Merle Kilgore - Pinball Machine


Merle Kilgore - Five Card Stud

and as they camp under the stars, around fire, they sing songs like this, and even horses bushes and the rocks are making the backing vocals when we see them at those goofy movies, having company only their guitar playing serenades.

Written and sung from deep within his soul. Wagoner charted 81 singles from 1954–1983. He was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame. Porter always brought an honesty to his song's that few other's have.

Another artist who influenced country music in a big way. Glen had his problems and was public about how it effected him like Porter Wagoner. Glen won't be around much longer and has recorded his last album with help from friends of all genre of music. I met Glen once or should i say we made eye contact, at a place where we were obviously two kindred souls among strangers. I'll never forget how we connected so unexpectedly.

The Grievous Angel