I grew up in GA and created a list of people to make me proud to counter the awful ones

[TNNurse]

Jimmy Carter was always at the top of the list. Now I live in very red East TN and at 75 cannot really relocate. So I am building a list of Tennesseans. Dolly of course, Al Gore, Gloria Johnson and Trae Crowder. Today, he shared this clip to prove there have always been progressive "country boys"

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[ms liberty]

1. K&R love that clip!

[TNNurse]

2. I was thrilled that he shared it.

[Comrade Citizen]

3. Johnny Cash knew hardship

His hometown, Dyess, Arkansas was one of FDR's New Deal colonies created for destitute sharecroppers.

https://www.pbs.org/video/pov-cashs-hometown-dyess-arkansas/

[hlthe2b]

4. Kris Kristofferson was a really brilliant man. I enjoyed that short clip.

They were all quite astute and obviously talented.

[planetc]

5. Invigorating. Thanks, I enjoyed that.

[yardwork]

6. There are lots of progressive alt-country musicians in Nashville.

Steve Earle, for instance.

[llmart]

7. You could add Margaret Renkl.

She's in Nashville and writes opinion pieces for the NY Times that let everyone know she is a dyed-in-the-wool liberal. Her specialty is nature and the environment but she has made no bones about what side of the fence she's on politically. She's also written some amazing books. I follow her on Facebook where she gifts her articles to her followers so they don't need a subscription. Her writing is amazing and passionate.

[TNNurse]

8. Thanks,

I was not working on a list for TN yet, but will check her out. I also think of Jon Meacham.