"The mighty Kieth Richards once stated in an interview that the rowdiest entertainers he ever came across on the road were the old, gritty outlaw country musicians, like Haggard, Jennings, Cash, etc. Lore has their antics surpassing those of the Stones, Zeppelin and other bands that were touring in the late 60s through the 70s.
As the son of a cattle man, these are the guys that I remember most growing up. The authentic sounding songs about booze, women and sorrow streaming from our obscenely large cabinet style record player.
Admittedly, country music lost me for many years as the genre seemed to trade in tattered hats and grizzled beards for backwards baseball hats and tank tops, and the music seemed more pop than country, in my opinion. In the last few years however, I’ve had the privilege of spending some time in Nashville and I’ve been pleased to see a real resurgence in traditional sounding country—artists like Sturgill Simpson, Luke Combs, Red Clay Strays, Chris Stapleton and even a few outlaws such as Tim Montana and Kid Rock (yes, Kid Rock) have re-invigorated my love for an authentic heartstring-pulling country tune."
-Stickman
