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Country Music Legends

On It — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 13:58:17 GMT

These guys were amazing. I realize they are the reason I know very little about rock music. Kris Kristofferson's death leaves only Willie.

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We rescue cats — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 14:12:12 GMT

A friend sent me a link to the video The Highway Men performing HighwayMan - very prolific.

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Goldengate8361 — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 14:20:35 GMT

Now, that's my kind of boy band!

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amyb — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 14:22:15 GMT

@On It Funny you should post this today, I just posted on FB this morning, a terrific YouTube of them someone sent me yesterday, all doing Bobby McGee live.

I'd put the link here, but I don't think mods allow it.

Google:

"The Highway Men-Me and Bobby McGee" (American Outlaws Live at Nassau Coliseum 1990)

Fantastic. As I said in my FB post today, they don't make 'em like that anymore. 🎸🎶

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amyb — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 14:23:44 GMT

@Goldengate8361 wrote:
Now, that's my kind of boy band!

Mine too! 👍💯

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LTT1 — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 14:36:03 GMT

@On It @amyb @Goldengate8361 @We rescue cats

Loved Kris Kristofferson!

I think of him in that movie with Barbara Streisand!

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amyb — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 14:46:17 GMT

@LTT1 wrote:
@On It @amyb @Goldengate8361 @We rescue cats

Loved Kris Kristofferson!
I think of him in that movie with Barbara Streisand!

I think many of us do. Iconic.

I also saw a YouTube of Barbara singing "Evergreen" to him from that movie...don't know if it was a separate recording or straight from the movie. I'm not a huge Babs fan, in general, though I respect her talent, hers is just not always my style of music...but in that video, her smooth, silky vocals, she makes it look so easy...beautiful rendition of "Evergreen."

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cowboy sam — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 14:57:56 GMT

Most of our legend western singer are no longer with us any longer...i also loved the Highway legends singing to us.

Also miss Toby Kieth,and soooo many other great talented singers..

loved Marty Robins and his story telling ballads.

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frenchie — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 15:15:14 GMT

Aside from 50s rock music, classic country still my favorite. Besides Willie, I loved Kenny Rogers, George Strait, Randy Travis, Patsy Cline, Vince Gill. Today's country just ain't the same. I have a lot of Willie's music.

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cowboy sam — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 15:21:04 GMT

@frenchie

your so right..about most of todays

so called country "singers"??

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cowboy sam — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 15:28:02 GMT

I got in on the last 15 min..of the Peoples Choice Award show the other night...and saw/heard

Machine Gun Kelley singing "Country Roads"/"Lonely Roads " wow!

Loved his voice singing that song plus his version" Lonely Roads" first time ever seeing him perform!

Anyone else see him?

if so

What did you think ?

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PinkyPetunia — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 15:28:05 GMT

Love the Highwaymen! I attended one of their concerts at Nassau Colliseum. I lived on Long Island then and would guess the early 1990's was when I saw them.

DH and I listened to cassette tapes of the Highwaymen in the car and our son would laugh at us.

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cody2 — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 15:41:57 GMT

Alan Jackson is retiring too. Health issues. Another of my very favorites. One of the reasons I have always loved him is all of the songs he writes. And he was real country. I saw him speak the other day on an award show. His wife was on the stage supporting him and when he spoke he got out of breath easily. I saw him in concert three times. I will miss his talent.

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tansy — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 15:44:53 GMT

@cody2 wrote:
Alan Jackson is retiring too. Health issues. Another of my very favorites. One of the reasons I have always loved him is all of the songs he writes. And he was real country. I saw him speak the other day on an award show. His wife was on the stage supporting him and when he spoke he got out of breath easily. I saw him in concert three times. I will miss his talent.

I saw him twice in concert. Sorry to hear his health is not good:/

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cody2 — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 15:50:32 GMT

@tansy wrote:

@cody2 wrote:
Alan Jackson is retiring too. Health issues. Another of my very favorites. One of the reasons I have always loved him is all of the songs he writes. And he was real country. I saw him speak the other day on an award show. His wife was on the stage supporting him and when he spoke he got out of breath easily. I saw him in concert three times. I will miss his talent.
I saw him twice in concert. Sorry to hear his health is not good:/

@tansy I have talked to folks who say he was not an entertainer in his concerts and that is true. He rarely spoke. He just stood there with his guitar and sang his beautiful songs. That was enough for me. And he is just so stinkin' cute.

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shoptilyadropagain — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 16:01:58 GMT

I haven't listened to, or followed, country music in many years but the Highwaymen were one of my favorites back in the day!!

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Kachina624 — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 16:48:26 GMT

@cowboy sam. @frenchie. Don't forget John Denver either. I miss him.

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DrakesMomma — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 17:01:10 GMT

Before The Highwaymen there was Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two.