Experience the Genius of Ray Charles (Free Music)
Released in 1962, Ray Charles’ Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music is considered a landmark album in American music history, with CMT ranking it #2 on a list of 40 Greatest Albums and Rolling Stone naming it as one of the 500 greatest albums of all time in 2003. Both volumes, 1 and 2, were recently reissued together on CD. Read on to enter the giveaway.
Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, Volumes 1 & 2 Tracklist
- Bye Bye, Love
- You Don’t Know Me
- Half As Much
- I Love You So Much It Hurts
- Just A Little Lovin’
- Born To Lose
- Worried Mind
- It Makes No Difference Now
- You Win Again
- Careless Love
- I Can’t Stop Loving You
- Hey, Good Lookin’
- You Are My Sunshine
- No Letter Today
- Someday
- Don’t Tell Me Your Troubles
- Midnight
- Oh, Lonesome Me
- Take These Chains From My Heart
- Your Cheating Heart
- I’ll Never Stand In Your Way
- Making Believe
- Teardrops In My Heart
- Hang Your Head In Shame
Entering the Giveaway
We have 3 copies of Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, Volumes 1 & 2 ready to give away. Just leave a comment in this post telling us what your favorite subgenre or era of country music is and why you enjoy it.
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Eligible comments must be posted by 11:59 pm on Wednesday, June 17th. The winner will be chosen randomly and announced after the contest has ended.
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June 12, 2009 at 8:56 am Permalink
I am just now getting into the original country music from back in the day. I know this is hard to believe for many of you here but I actually fell in love with today’s radio country music on a one-year stay in the US. Now that I’ve returned to Europe, I miss it an awful lot. And on my quest to surround myself with country music – there is no country music in Europe, obviously – I’ve begun to dig through older stuff online. I can’t say I like any period better than the next. But I love that back then more so than now, songs always seemed to tell a real story full of truth and bitter reality.
I would love to listen to this Ray Charles collection because as much as I am obsessed with his well-known pieces that have entered the mainstream, as little do I know about the music he actually created.
Great choice for a giveaway! :)
June 12, 2009 at 9:27 am Permalink
My favourite subgenre of country is the outlaw country of the early seventies with Willie, Billy Joe, Waylon, David Allan and the boys. The reason for it is basically all the great tunes and lyrics, the rough sounds from those days and the sheer attitude of the singers
June 12, 2009 at 10:09 am Permalink
Outlaw Country. Welcome Jamey Johnson fans!
June 12, 2009 at 10:10 am Permalink
I do not need the CDs (I have the boxed set issued a few years back) so don’t enter me in the drawing
My favorite subgenre is either western swing or honky-tonk (as exemplified by Webb Pierce and Ernest)
June 12, 2009 at 10:21 am Permalink
My favorite era in country music is the current one. The reason being that the pop laden crap that is continually getting pumped out of studios and onto the airwaves makes everything that came before it sound so much better. This stuff even makes Garth Brooks sound good. Furthermore since the radios are bogged down in the current pop/money sound, I’m constantly searching out underground artists as well as revisiting the classics. Keep it up rascal flats, Hank never sounded so good.
June 12, 2009 at 11:05 am Permalink
My favorite era of country music is the 1960’s. When I listen to my Time-Life 60’s Hits compilation CDs the quality and variety of the music just blows me away. When it comes to the term “Classic Country” I think the late 50’s and 1960’s produced the majority of country music truly worthy of that title.
Favorite sub-genre is western swing and I’m glad that groups like the Time Jumpers, Alseep at the Wheel, Hot Club of Cowtown, and Quebe Sisters are keeping the genre alive and kicking.
June 12, 2009 at 11:39 am Permalink
I guess my favorite subgenre of country music would be comtemporary Americana, but it just sounds country to me.
June 12, 2009 at 12:12 pm Permalink
I’m a big fan of outlaw country – Johnny, Waylon, Merle, Willie. Got into it through my mom actually who’s a big Cash fan. I love the whooping ruckus good times songs as well as the reflective down and out-ers.
June 12, 2009 at 4:15 pm Permalink
My favorite era was the one I grew up in. The 90’s era, which I’m not sure what it’s called is my favorite because it brings back all the moments where I fell in love with country.
June 12, 2009 at 6:10 pm Permalink
My favorite era of country music would be the Outlaw era of the seventies. The music was stripped down, raw and real. Waylon By-God Jennings was a true genius, the likes of which we may never have the pleasure of hearing again.
June 12, 2009 at 9:44 pm Permalink
I’m not entering the competition, I just want to recommend this CD to anyone who is thinking of entering or who enters and misses out. It’s a brilliant record, one of Charles’ definitive recordings.
June 13, 2009 at 12:52 am Permalink
If I have to choose, I guess I’ll have to pick “alternative country” just because it’s what got me started. You know, you’re typical list of Whiskeytown, Uncle Tupelo, etc. It’s no Hank or Willie, but they led me to the greats.
June 13, 2009 at 8:19 am Permalink
I agree with Steve – whatever genre of music you prefer, this is an essential CD
June 13, 2009 at 8:57 am Permalink
Ah…too bad I already bought this on release day. Dang me and my need for instant music gratification.
June 13, 2009 at 8:58 am Permalink
I have to go with Jordan, as I love the 90’s because it is when I started to love country — but then again, I also love outlaw country and love Patsy, etc.
June 13, 2009 at 1:51 pm Permalink
i prefer the hip hop country. you know country rap. or its contraction, CRap.
June 16, 2009 at 8:15 am Permalink
I will always be an unapologetic lover of the alt country sub genre. Son Volt, Magnolia Electric Co., Todd Snider, Bonnie Prince Billy all have new albums out this year and I couldn’t be happier. I love this music because it mixes country with folk and rock, and listening to it is like jumper cables for the soul.
June 16, 2009 at 11:49 am Permalink
I’d have to say that my favorite period of country music is the second half of the 70s. That’s the stuff that really fires me up and holds my attention even after hundreds of listens.
June 18, 2009 at 3:46 pm Permalink
My favorite subgenre of country music is either bluegrass or western swing….or whatever The Little Willies do.
July 3, 2009 at 6:28 pm Permalink
Just wanted to say YAY again and thanks 9513 :) I’m looking forward to listening to this collection!
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