This is a list of some old country bands that I like. It is a good start.

Some of these may have been mentioned, and all may not be "80s":

Bellamy Brothers
Charly McClain
Conway Twitty
Dan Seals
Deborah Allen
Ed Bruce
Eddie Raven
Gene Watson
George Strait
John Anderson
Johnny Lee
John Schneider
Judds
Keith Whitley
Mel McDaniel
Randy Travis
Ronnie Milsap
Shelly West
Steve wariner
Sylvia
The Charlie Daniels Band
Waylon Jennings

: This is a list of some old country bands that I
: like. It is a good start.

: Some of these may have been mentioned, and all
: may not be "80s": Bellamy Brothers
: Charly McClain
: Conway Twitty
: Dan Seals
: Deborah Allen
: Ed Bruce
: Eddie Raven
: Gene Watson
: George Strait
: John Anderson
: Johnny Lee
: John Schneider
: Judds
: Keith Whitley
: Mel McDaniel
: Randy Travis
: Ronnie Milsap
: Shelly West
: Steve wariner
: Sylvia
: The Charlie Daniels Band
: Waylon Jennings

Thanx. Quite the list. And thanx to the others that added. Especially for TG Sheppard, one of my faves that I just plumb forgot. Nice to see that the tastes around here vary so much. I'm off to Napster.

Now, I take full responsibility for the Country swerve. We now return you to your regularly scheduled programming....

: This is a list of some old country bands that I
: like. It is a good start.

: Some of these may have been mentioned, and all
: may not be "80s": Bellamy Brothers
: Charly McClain
: Conway Twitty
: Dan Seals
: Deborah Allen
: Ed Bruce
: Eddie Raven
: Gene Watson
: George Strait
: John Anderson
: Johnny Lee
: John Schneider
: Judds
: Keith Whitley
: Mel McDaniel
: Randy Travis
: Ronnie Milsap
: Shelly West
: Steve wariner
: Sylvia
: The Charlie Daniels Band
: Waylon Jennings

I've never really been heavy into country music, past or present, but I have to agree w/ Billy on most of the country hits/artists that crossed over to the pop charts in the late '70s/early '80s (Eddie Rabbitt, Ronnie Milsap, some Kenny Rogers, etc.). But long after country's reign on the pop charts came to an abrupt end in 1983-84, I'll never forget the first time I heard this killer new song on the radio in the Spring of '87 by Restless Heart, called "I'll Still Be Loving You". It was one of those tunes where I was hooked from the first time I heard it, so I immediately ran out and bought the "Wheels" album. I instantly became a RH fan, and still love that entire album to this day. "Tell Me What You Dream", from the Spring of '93, is my other huge favorite by them...

: I've never really been heavy into country
: music, past or present, but I have to agree
: w/ Billy on most of the country hits/artists
: that crossed over to the pop charts in the
: late '70s/early '80s (Eddie Rabbitt, Ronnie
: Milsap, some Kenny Rogers, etc.). But long
: after country's reign on the pop charts came
: to an abrupt end in 1983-84, I'll never
: forget the first time I heard this killer
: new song on the radio in the Spring of '87
: by Restless Heart, called "I'll Still
: Be Loving You". It was one of those
: tunes where I was hooked from the first time
: I heard it, so I immediately ran out and
: bought the "Wheels" album. I
: instantly became a RH fan, and still love
: that entire album to this day. "Tell
: Me What You Dream", from the Spring of
: '93, is my other huge favorite by them...
I'm also a RH fan. I have all of their albums including their 2 greatest hits CD. Most of the RH songs were co-written by Dave Robbins & the late Van Stephenson(who had 2 pop hits in the early 80's: "Modern Day Delilah" & "What The Big Girls Do". I do wish someone would re-release his solo album, "Righteous Anger" which was produced by Richard Landis who also produce another 80's country-pop artist Juice Newton. Everyone forgot Mickey Gilley or the right hand man of Gilley's: Johnny Lee. How about T.G. Sheppard, Crystal Gayle, Kenny Rogers, Anne Murray among others that continued into the 80's until tradtional country music artists like Randy Travis, Dwight Yoakum, Steve Earle, Clint Black, Travis Tritt, Alan Jackson & some pudgy guy from OK. named Garth Brooks. Honestly, I like the country music of 80's & the 90's; the only problem throughout the 90's was there was no crossover country songs until Billy Ray Cyrus' "Achy' Braky' Heart" & recently Shania Twain, Faith Hill, The Dixie Chicks(I know this is not a all country messageboard) & songs like "Amazed" "I Hope You Dance" are crossing over to country & a.c. radio once again. But; of course,The tradionalist are cryin' "Sellout" once again. Excuse me, I think those tradionlists better look at the Billboard charts again. In the last decade, their names have appear on the Hot 100. So, they better take their compliants to Billboard, not the ones that are crossing over. I for one see nothing wrong it at all. Anyone else agree?

: & some pudgy
: guy from OK. named Garth Brooks.

LOL! Well, not that I'm his biggest fan, but the only concert I've ever attended that was by a country artist was a performance by that "pudgy" guy who outsold all others in the '90s. Hey, it was that huge free concert he held in NYC's Central Park back in the Summer of '97 - and quite frankly, it was an experience that I'll never forget!

: But; of
: course,The tradionalist are cryin'
: "Sellout" once again. Excuse me, I
: think those tradionlists better look at the
: Billboard charts again. In the last decade,
: their names have appear on the Hot 100. So,
: they better take their compliants to
: Billboard, not the ones that are crossing
: over. I for one see nothing wrong it at all.
: Anyone else agree?

"Billboard" is not to blame. It only reflects what's being played on the radio - it doesn't dictate what should be (contrary to popular belief). The main problem is that the current country market has become too youth-oriented (alas, a problem w/ most genres of today's music, actually)...

: LOL! Well, not that I'm his biggest fan, but
: the only concert I've ever attended that was
: by a country artist was a performance by
: that "pudgy" guy who outsold all
: others in the '90s. Hey, it was that huge
: free concert he held in NYC's Central Park
: back in the Summer of '97 - and quite
: frankly, it was an experience that I'll
: never forget!

: "Billboard" is not to blame. It only
: reflects what's being played on the radio -
: it doesn't dictate what should be (contrary
: to popular belief). The main problem is that
: the current country market has become too
: youth-oriented (alas, a problem w/ most
: genres of today's music, actually)...
If you like 80's country, you'll love the show that airs tonight on TNN(the former Nashville Network) called "Century Of Country" it will focus the Urban Cowboy movement(Which the critics hated it BIG TIME !!!!!) more on the country-crossover artists and the artists of that decade that scored huge hits & it was also the end of it when a lanky tall country artist from North Carolina named Randy Travis brought back tradional country music back to the masses once again. George Strait, Ricky Skaggs, Dwight Yoakam, Steve Earle were also part of the "New Movement" that made hardcore country fans happy; but, for others it's was a different story.