Music Over a Lifetime, Part 1

February 1, 2008 by kastorff.

I’ve always listened to music. Mom and Dad sang in the church choir, and we had record players in our home from as far back as I can remember. I’ve characterized my place in the musical timeline as “old enough to want to go to Woodstock, but not old enough to go.” So, I grew up listening to the Beatles, Rolling Stones, and Cream, among others, in the last days of AM radio as a viable music medium.

I guess I’m not really into mainstream country. It’s not that I don’t appreciate Martina McBride, or Toby Keith…they just don’t make it into my rotation much. I do like outlaw country (Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Lucinda Williams, etc.) and bluegrass/traditional country (Doc Watson, George Jones, The Carter Family, Johnny Cash, etc.) I also like a lot of country rock type stuff (Pure Prairie League, Amazing Rhythm Aces, Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle), and I love John Prine. Prine’s lyrics are amazing.

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