ok, who needs some joy? 9 minutes of pure joy.

[mopinko]

i think i long since lost my ability to believe in dreams, something my da infected me w at a young age.
but these ladies sure make me believe for this minute.

[wyn borkins]

1. I Watched And Enjoyed This Earlier - Now I'm Still Smiling (!) (n/t)

[FM123]

2. Okay, I'm cryin.

Like Simon said, I really needed that today...

[wnylib]

3. That was really fantastic. What talent!

[2naSalit]

4. Wow...

They're good!

[Bayard]

5. K&R

[Ziggysmom]

6. So happy for them. They are very original and their energy is contagious.

[highplainsdem]

7. See this thread for another of their songs, IMO an even better one:

https://democraticunderground.com/10181687597

I'm glad to see this thread tonight, though. Didn't know they were on AGT.

[YoshidaYui]

8. I was going to say, I need far more than nine minutes

of Joy Ried!

[mopinko]

20. hey buddy, this is the lounge.

[YoshidaYui]

23. and i toast to her greatness

[TreasonousBastard]

9. Audience and judges love 'em-- and I agree.

[NBachers]

10. I had to watch twice. Now I'm off to check out their other song.

[highplainsdem]

12. Just noticed that you recced that thread. Thanks! When I happened across

"Made For Me" back in April, I think I must have watched the video a dozen times. Couldn't believe how good they were, and I loved the joy they radiated.

[NBachers]

19. I just spent an hour and a half checking out their other music. Thanks for putting it out here.

[electric_blue68]

11. Happy tears for them!

[KS Toronado]

13. I'm guessing Dolly Parton will be giving them a call.

[mopinko]

21. had the same thought.

[cayugafalls]

14. They were awesome. There is star power there. I felt like it was a concert.

Give me more.

[highplainsdem]

15. See reply 7 and the thread it links to.

[people]

16. They were GREAT!

Thank you for posting them!

[Warpy]

17. C&W is not my genre, but I know the difference between good and bad

and these women are GOOD. Looks like they've got a lot of material on YouTube. I'll listen to it.

I also approve of the sentiment. I always figured if some guy had his eye out for someone better, it was a good idea to leave him to the chase. I had better things to do.

[mopinko]

22. i met this guy recently

early 40's. said- the only country i like i cash.
willie? no. kristofferson? no.
so, i play him some steve earle, and a little jt. yuck. i'm like- dude they kicked steve out of nashville cuz he discovered rockabilly. sent distinctly bluesy or pop style. nope.
that was my clue that he was not the one. lol.

[Warpy]

24. It's just not my genre

probably because I was so scarred by the formative years I spent in Dixie during a Klanner resurgence (kid with a Jewish last name and an Irish Catholic mother, they didn't know where to run first).

At work, when the radio was tuned to C&W, I could take about half an hour, then I said either tune it to oldies or I was going to have to kill somebody. Yeah, not my genre.

That isn't to say I reject all of it. I love McMurtry, the Chicks, Parton, and now these women.

I can still take only so much of it before I become homicidal.

[mopinko]

25. some of it makes me bats. i grew up on heehaw, and didnt get over it for a long time.

one of my 1st jobs after my divorce was qc in a koolaid factory. the owners were from southern il.
there was a tavern on the corner that would cash your paycheck, so we all spent too much time and money there. mostly country juke box. the big hit at the time was- you can park your shoes under my bed. pretty sure i sang that on a couple payday nights.

but mostly is was my ex, whose record collection when he moved in w me contained red headed stranger and will the circle be unbroken.
got totally hooked when i heard cash's american recordings.
more roots than country fan. but these ladies are such classic country and proud of it that ya gotta love it.

[Warpy]

26. Check this out, that performance broke down the door

I also love "Jesus and Alcohol," which kind of sums up every small town I've ever lived in.

[mopinko]

27. they actually have 2 albums in the can.

been listening all morning.
the lyrics are just sooooooo sharp. some of them are polished to where they blind ya.
and those sister harmonies. ALWAYS the best.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

18. Wow. That had me smiling so much that something got in my eyes.

[Faux pas]

28. They

gave me chills, joy and hope!

[Jade Fox]

29. Not a Country Music fan but.....

I love that these women are busting the color barrier in the genre.

[mopinko]

30. wellll. charlie pride,

there's others. but it's still hard. she's not wrong that country doesnt look like them. but it's been trending that way for a while.
seems like a door buster, tho. they kicked that so hard, i dont think it'll close again.

[Jade Fox]

31. I thought of Charlie Pride, but geez

he came out way back in the sixties. As far as I know there hasn't been a major Black country star since.

[mopinko]

32. there's a couple that are hot right now.

i think one of them tweeted at them.

you're not wrong. nashville sucks. the best country is from ppl who either got kicked out or were never let in in the 1st place.

[Fla Dem]

33. Fantastic! Was this this year?

[mopinko]

34. yes