I have to mention The Everly Brothers, from whom lots of Bands and Groups (The Beatles merely copied the brothers and Buddy Holly), including Alt. Country ones, got their harmony formula. Of course, the brothers got their harmony from the old Bluegrass guys like The Louvin Brothers (as just mentioned by the always-on-target Marty) and The Carter Family. Around the time The Byrds and others were moving into Country, The Everly Brothers put out their "Roots" album, and The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band put out their influential "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" album, both studied by the younger guys coming up.
Top 10 Alt-country bands
http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/dc9/2013/04/alt_country_best_bands.php
Attached is an URL for an interesting article in the Dallas paper about the Alt-country sub-genre. I really like most of these bands. If you don't dance to the Gourds, you don't have a spine. I would add Alejandro Escovedo and Steve Earle to this group. Any other alt-country artists of note?
Attached is an URL for an interesting article in the Dallas paper about the Alt-country sub-genre. I really like most of these bands. If you don't dance to the Gourds, you don't have a spine. I would add Alejandro Escovedo and Steve Earle to this group. Any other alt-country artists of note?
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