I'm spending hours copying music to my new music server and am listening to music I have not heard in years. Came across a few CDs that bring back memories from the 70s. Marshall Tucker Band, Charlie Daniels Band, Pure Prarie League, and Commander Cody and the Lost Planet Airmen. All were from a music phase almost forgotten.

Pure Prarie League is some great stuff and solid tracks too...

Don't forget.............

Poco
New Riders Of The Purple Sage
Cowboy
Flying Burrito Brothers/Gram Parsons
Byrds

Steve

You are correct sir, a music phase that is long forgotten, probably because the line between country as it used to be and rock started to blur in a BIG way in what was regarded as country. IMO a lot of what has been passed off as country music in the last 20 years is what we called Southern rock back in the 70's.

Another great 70's country rock band was The Outlaws.... Green Grass and High Tides Forever!! When Bring It Back Alive was released on CD I jumped on a copy. Orleans was another band that was right on the cusp of that genre...then there was the Atlanta Rhythm Section.....and I'm forgetting Molly Hatchet! Carlene Carter's early albums would be worth searching out as well. Pure country voice, yet she was backed with some great rockers...made for some splendid country rock music. I would do well to pull out some Marshall Tucker Band myself soon :)

Ozark Mountain Daredevils

http://www.dosgibbys.com/ozarks.jpg

:thmbsp:

The English band Heads, Hands, and Feet would fit in as well as Canada's Heartsfield.

Anyone remember Point Blank?

KPIG is still spinin' em. http://www.kpig.com/

Atlanta Rhythm Section Live is in the pile of fleamarket/thrift stuff my Mom delivered from my Florida trip...prolly should clean it up and give it a spin. How about Stillwater?

i guess it's up to me to mention "The Allman Brothers"

Um, yeah, ABB.

Don't forget Emmylou Harris.

I grew up on that stuff, when WLIR in NY was Southern Rock.

For a mid-90s jolt of the same, look into Brother Cane, Screamin' Cheetah Wheelies, and Dan Baird.

je

Yeah! You guys remember!

A lot of fun foot stomping party music from these bands were played in the bars and taverns of my youth. Somehow my feet hurt and I catch the sent of stale beer when I listen to it....

Pure Prarie League is still my favorite (Amie, what ya goin ta do...) and these guys are still touring. Check it out.

http://www.pureprairieleague.com/index.php

Linda Ronstadt was the queen of country-rock before she went pure pop. The Eagles were at the forefront too.

Don't forget probably the purest country-rock group of all, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. I hated country music until I found Will The Circle Be Unbroken. An absolutely essential 70s album. I think there are 3 volumes now in the series.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SsAQgLpkRIY/SaWTZQFIA1I/AAAAAAAABYI/wy1EmHCyrLs/s320/The_Nitty_Gritty_Dirt_Band-Will_the_Circle_Be_Unbroken_(album_cover).jpg

Good thread, and all the bands mentioned are good. At the top of the list for me, Poco, ARS, and Dirt Band. Gosh, now you got me wondering about the bands we're forgetting. I'll give it some thought....................good times..............

Lynyrd Skynyrd !

Lynyrd Skynyrd !

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! :puke2:No more!
:D:D

The Byrds: Sweetheart of the Rodeo

Wet Willie. I had several of their albums on Capricorn, stolen during a dorm party in the early '80s.

country rock hit me like a sledge hammer in july of '73. i had just flown into san francisco from tokyo, rented a new pontiac lemans, headed south on the PCH, monterey bound. my best friend was getting married there and i had me an invite.

beautiful sunny day, the california coast looked wonderful. i'm just above santa cruz and the eagles came on the FM with 'take it easy'.

just blew me away! the ringing guitars and the great harmonies!
definitely one of those magic moments!

loved country rock ever since. i also like many other genre's of music.

Wet Willie. I had several of their albums on Capricorn, stolen during a dorm party in the early '80s.

That was my nickname back in the late 70's early 80's, so I was obviously a fan. I saw them open for Bad Company in '76.

Hesitate not to pick up West Coast Live on CD, probably my all time WW release.

Don't forget Emmylou Harris.

Both of the Trio albums are worth picking up..... Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt.... what's not to like about that supergroup??

Southern Rock and Country Rock is NOT the same guys!
There is a lot more TWANG (usually Fender Telecaster content) in Country Rock.


Steve

on that same note (pun intended. or not.) the eagles are more rock than country rock.

i think i sometimes label them country rock for convenience.

You might want to check out Rick Nelson’s ‘70s work with the Stone Canyon Band. Nelson was one of the earlier practicioners of country rock, and his work in that vein is pretty damn good, IMO. :thmbsp: Very, very underrated.

You might want to check out Rick Nelson’s ‘70s work with the Stone Canyon Band. Nelson was one of the earlier practicioners of country rock, and his work in that vein is pretty damn good, IMO. :thmbsp: Very, very underrated.

always loved the lp with 'garden party' on it since the day it came out.

thats the trouble with labels...

The Youngbloods
Flying Burritos

The English band Heads, Hands, and Feet would fit in as well as Canada's Heartsfield.


I am pretty sure Heartsfield was from the Midwest. The wonder of it all.

Chilliwack.

Wet Willie. I had several of their albums on Capricorn, stolen during a dorm party in the early '80s.


Saw them open for the American Band. Grand Funk Railroad.

Yes, Capricorn Records out of Macon GA. It was a powerhouse of southern rock bands, with the Allman Brothers leading the way.

I am still living in the 70's I guess. Great thread.

ARS - Champagne Jam
Ozark Mtn - If you want to get to heaven
Poco - Timothy B Schmidt vocals, awesome.
Gram Parsons - I have the re-issue CD

Someone had to mention Emmylou. I have her 2008 release. I have her in rotation now doing background for Willie Nelson.

Michael Nesmith's post-Monkees work is unfortunately overlooked by a lot of folks.

Don't forget "Jim Dandy to the Rescue" Black Oak Arkansas. I know I can.

Michael Nesmith's post-Monkees work is unfortunately overlooked by a lot of folks.

Lucy and Ramona...

A lot of the more obvious bases have been covered already. The Dillard & Clark material, particularly the first one "The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard & Clark", was fantastic stuff.

Gib Guilbeau co-fronted a nearly forgotten post-Parsons, post-Hillman Flying Burrito Brothers with Sneaky Pete Kleinow. Gib's work, with the Burritos, with Nashville West, and by himself is fantastic. Pick up his self-titled album on Alshire if you get the chance.

I could go on all night if you let me...

The genre brushes up against a lot of my favorite 60's and 70's rock acts - Neil Young, The Byrds, The Band, even Bob Dylan and The Grateful Dead. It's also the direct forebearer of alt.country.

Unfortunately, the genre kind of went to shit after a while. The original acts got stale. The commercial success of The Eagles brought on a slew of second and third-rate sound-alike bands. Make no mistake, love 'em or hate 'em, The Eagles were a slick commercial product - a band brought together to sell records. I myself always liked "Desperado", but I've never been cool. :D

So where do Waylon and Willie fit into "country" rock, particularly Waylon Jennings or would this just be country? Does anybody else think Shawn Mullins is one of the artist that would easily fit into the group of artist from the 70's? Would it would be more correct to say that he is the evolution of the artist from the 70's?

Michael Nesmith's post-Monkees work is unfortunately overlooked by a lot of folks.

Not by me.

Let's add Lee Hazlewood.

Ron.

I could go on all night if you let me...

The genre brushes up against a lot of my favorite 60's and 70's rock acts - Neil Young, The Byrds, The Band, even Bob Dylan and The Grateful Dead. It's also the direct forebearer of alt.country. :D

I was thinking the same thing. Acts like Lucinda Williams, Mary Gauthier, Buddy & Julie Miller, Patty Griffin, and a whole bunch of others.

again, it is up to me to mention,

"Little Feat"

again, it is up to me to mention,

"Little Feat"

An excellent band that I listen to frequently.:yes: One of the best.:thmbsp:

Did anyone mention Jackson Browne,Gordon Lightfoot or The Everly Brothers?So many great bands mentioned in this thread,happy to say I still have almost everything I saw mentioned here :yippy:

RAMJAM (Black Betty).

Early 38 Special before they went mainstream. They are 1 of my favorite bands.
Their first 3 or 4 albums are my favorites. Who Can forget Rockin' Into The Night. They are still touring to this day. I saw them in Southhaven Ms last Summer at the Snowden Grove Ampatheare.They can Still Rock and put on 1 Helluva great show.

Harry

There is quite a range of musicians and bands here.

When I think of Eagles, Dobbie Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd, or Allman brothers I don’t think of country rock. When I think of Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris, or Linda Ronstadt I don’t think of country rock.

Country rock may be a poorly defined category but I will attempt to portray it from my perspective.

There are no musical instruments required to be placed in the mouth with the possible exception of the harmonica.

There must be a fiddle player and steel guitar player in the band and every song must have at least one of these playing preferably both.

A piano player is required and typically it would be an electric piano.

There must be at least one player who does not shave and a couple more that shave seldom.

A crusty old cowboy hat must be worn by at least one band member while playing and all band members must have one at the ready at all times.

Several members must have long hair like a 60s hippie but would punch you if you were to call them such.

Missing teeth are common.

It is a rare occasion when all members are not wearing Levis and T-shirts, even rarer if their clothes are clean and not ragged.

All members are wearing cowboy boots, or tennis shoes no other shoes are optional.

Concerts tend to be rowdy, with excess of smoke and alcohol being consumed.

At least one band member must pass out and/or fall off the stage at least once during every concert.

You need to be a COUNTRY band before you can be called a country rocker. Hank Williams Jr. is the epitome of country rock. He says so in his song" Bocephus".

i think i heard and saw a flute being played at many of a "Marshall Tucker" show,

but my impaired memory is hazy

i think i heard and saw a flute being played at many of a "Marshall Tucker" show,

but my impaired memory is hazy

It must have been a weak moment...

You need to be a COUNTRY band before you can be called a country rocker. Hank Williams Jr. is the epitome of country rock. He says so in his song" Bocephus".

OK, Jr is accepted...

For a guy who made over 60 albums, I still find his father's music much more compelling.
Actually, Gearhound's take exposes the difference. The Byrds, Skynyrd, The Eagles and the Youngbloods..all decent, but never heard on a country radio station, which was where you needed to start out to get heard back then. The Marshall Tucker Band? Yes. The late Gary Stewart was definitely a classic country rocker, one of the best I ever heard. Listen to "Ten Years of This" or some of his singles..real rip-snorters. Only some of the late Waylon Jenning's material put him the genre. Practically none of Willie Nelson's.

Michael Nesmith's post-Monkees work is unfortunately overlooked by a lot of folks.

Joanne?

Actually, my favorite band of that genre.....was a rather obscure band back in the early 70's.....on the Capricorn label......COWBOY (aka Scott Boyer & Tommy Talton).
Their only real claim to fame.....was Eric Clapton recording their song "Please Be With Me".....on his 310 Ocean Ave. LP.

Steve

My favorites are the Allman Brothers Band followed by Lynyrd Skynyrd, but who can forget Blackfoot and their "Highway Song"!

.....on his 310 Ocean Ave. LP.Steve

461 Ocean Boulevard

Sorry Tuco.....must be going senile?
I used to live at 310 Ocean Ave.....in Long Branch, NJ......back in "the day".

Steve

Anyone remember Point Blank?

"American Exce$$" is one of my favorites :thmbsp:

Early 38 Special before they went mainstream...

"Rockin' Into the Night" (#3) "Wild-eyed Southern Boys" (#4) and "Special Forces" (#5) :thmbsp:

I can't believe no one has mentioned CCR yet. They pretty much invented country rock, IMO.

i once heard ccr labeled as 'working mans' rock or 'working class' rock', and, yeah, i guess i'd heard them labeled country rock as well.

Again, to me there is a differance between southern rock and country rock. CCR and Lynyrd Skynyrd are southern rock...

Again, to me there is a differance between southern rock and country rock. CCR and Lynyrd Skynyrd are southern rock...
that's what i always thought.