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19. Oh, that's awful! I never heard that. How utterly rude. But it ultimately reflects badly on Rich...

Sun Aug 5, 2012, 03:47 PM

Aug 2012

not Denver.

AND it shows he was short sighted. The crossovers were one reason for the country explosion, and tons of $ rolling into the country music business. Patsy Cline was a crossover the other way. What would Rich have thought if someone in pop had done that to Patsy Clin if she'd won best new artist?

I can see where purists want to keep things that way. But nothing stays the same, does it?

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If Jim Croce's music were released today, would he be considered a country artist? [View all] OmahaBlueDog Aug 2012 OP

They say rock-n-roll is a mixture of country and blues Tobin S. Aug 2012 #1

That "belch" singing of late. alphafemale Aug 2012 #3

this is one of my favorite bands OriginalGeek Aug 2012 #11

Yeah. Like that! alphafemale Aug 2012 #14

lol, it's cool OriginalGeek Aug 2012 #17

There will always be a place in music for a man with a guitar and/or a voice that cracks your heart. alphafemale Aug 2012 #2

I'd like to agree with you.... sendero Aug 2012 #4

As I said downthread, the real question is "Who would play him today?" OmahaBlueDog Aug 2012 #35

Radio play.. sendero Aug 2012 #36

Definitely not. Honeycombe8 Aug 2012 #5

Upper Darby boy would be rollin' over in his grave Patiod Aug 2012 #6

Leroy is Bad, man, BAD. More gang-like than rural cowbay bad. Honeycombe8 Aug 2012 #8

on a side note; I'd pay a bounty to anyone who can find me OriginalGeek Aug 2012 #12

How would you classify John Denver? aint_no_life_nowhere Aug 2012 #16

Disgusting what Charlie Rich did to John Denver at the CMA's oregonjen Aug 2012 #18

Oh, that's awful! I never heard that. How utterly rude. But it ultimately reflects badly on Rich... Honeycombe8 Aug 2012 #19

Thank God I'm A Country Boy! Honeycombe8 Aug 2012 #20

He sang about that stuff, too. sadbear Aug 2012 #9

I don't know if technically we do have top 40 stations, truedelphi Aug 2012 #23

No. I always considered his music to be more along the lines of folk music. Arkansas Granny Aug 2012 #7

And not just music. sadbear Aug 2012 #10

Yeah...I've thought a time or two that he would've come out with more wonderful songs. Honeycombe8 Aug 2012 #21

"How is music different if Jim Croce lives" is one of the great what-ifs OmahaBlueDog Aug 2012 #32

He probably wouldn't be on radio these days. Many artists of that period who are still Arkansas Granny Aug 2012 #37

Taylor is still widely played on adult/contemporart formats OmahaBlueDog Aug 2012 #38

I agree, Croce would have a hard time getting airplay. malthaussen Aug 2012 #41

Here is Croce singing an old country tune Major Nikon Aug 2012 #13

Well, THAT'S a country song, for sure. But it doesn't sound like him. Honeycombe8 Aug 2012 #22

It's him Major Nikon Aug 2012 #24

Wow. I never heard that before. Imagine that. Good song, though. nt Honeycombe8 Aug 2012 #29

It's one of my favorites Major Nikon Aug 2012 #30

Oh and btw I have tickets to see Elton John alphafemale Aug 2012 #15

Mrs. OBD has seen him, but I haven't OmahaBlueDog Aug 2012 #34

He was a crossover -- I always considered him country, because he was in my dad's 8-track collection fishwax Aug 2012 #25

Jim Croce was in my 8-track collection too, along with John Denver and Gordon Lightfoot, and Arkansas Granny Aug 2012 #27

You won't often hear Whole Lotta Love or When the Levee Breaks on Country Radio, though fishwax Aug 2012 #28

It would be a shame pipi_k Aug 2012 #26

Country has always been a more uneven genre OmahaBlueDog Aug 2012 #33

Most country music today is doing what Rock-n-Roll did in the 70s lastlib Aug 2012 #40

No way. n/t RebelOne Aug 2012 #31

Soft Rock with some country background to it. I bet country stations would play it. Motown_Johnny Aug 2012 #39

Croce wouldn't be released today seanpencil Aug 2012 #42