Opinion: Modern country is the worst musical genre of all time

Saw Jorma Kaukonen last night with Dave Bromberg.

Excellent "country blues" . Check out Jimmy Rodgers for understanding of true country. Merle Haggard did a tremendous album of his music btw. Bluegrass does not have drums. Alabama and Garrh Brooks started the demise though there has always been an element of saccharine in country and bluegrass not to mention the patriotic pap. Dylan ruined folk with amplification.  Ballad big hair bands ruined rock. That said car radio country is formulaic,  embarrasing, and monotonous.  At least rap tackles some difficult subjects though it is also predictable and musically challenged. 

Stream WNCW for relevant country. 

And sorry for the ramble, drank too much Green Man for the concert.

Bluegrass owes much to its Scotch-Irish roots.  Jigs and Reels and Shanties.

Stephen Foster, Scott Joplin, Robert Johnson, Jimmy Rodgers, Maybel Carter, Woody Guthrie. (does rap owe a connection to his protest music?)

All American shoulders from where our music now perches. 

Garcia played a few Lefty tunes in his day. The acoustic folk country was part and parcel of the psychodelic scene in SanFran of the 60"s. Even the Stones got into the act with Factory Girl and Prodigal Son a little bit later

 Another outstanding current songwriter-singer. Gillian Welch, right there with Lucinda