List of progressive country artists
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- J. J. Cale[6]
- Johnny Cash[7]
- Lee Clayton[8]
- Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen[9]
- Rodney Crowell[10]
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- Willie Nelson[16]
- Michael Nesmith[25]
- Mickey Newbury[8]
- New Riders of the Purple Sage[26]
- Nitty Gritty Dirt Band[2]
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- Earl Scruggs[27]
- Billy Joe Shaver[28]
- Nick Shoulders[29]
- Sir Douglas Quintet[30]
- Sturgill Simpson[31]
- Sammi Smith[18]
- Marty Stuart[32]
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References
- 1 2 Carlin, Richard (February 25, 2014). Country Music: A Biographical Dictionary. Routledge. p. 9. ISBN 9781135361044 – via Google Books.
formed Barefoot Jerry to continue the progressive country-rock style of Area Code 615
- 1 2 Gesell, Carla E. (May 21, 1998). Godfrey, Donald G.; Leigh, Frederic A. (eds.). Historical Dictionary of American Radio. Bloomsbury Academic. pp. 315–16. ISBN 9780313296369.
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (October 8, 2020). "Bobby Bare Sings Shel Silverstein Plus Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
- 1 2 3 Hill, Jack W. (August 16, 2012). "In coal country, Knight discovered gold on vinyl". The Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
He got a lot of progressive country kind of artists, such as Dan Fogelberg, Jackson Browne, Jonathan Edwards, J.J. Cale, the Charlie Daniels Band and Barefoot Jerry
- ↑ Tunis, Walter (June 1, 2023). "10 not-to-miss bands, singers at this weekend's Railbird Music Festival in Lexington". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
a bill topped by progressive country upstart Zach Bryan
- ↑ "Top Album Picks". Billboard. June 30, 1973. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
- ↑ Kemp, Mark (November 2007). Dixie Lullaby. Free Press. p. 199. ISBN 9781416590460. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
progressive country-folk legend Johnny Cash
- 1 2 Holden, Stephen (July 12, 1981). "POP: JERRY JEFF WALKER". The New York Times.
Mr. Walker fits squarely into the "progressive country" category, which was invented in the early 1970's for artists like Mickey Newbury, Kris Kristofferson and Lee Clayton, who also brought a literary flair to their country laments.
- ↑ "We've Got a Live One Here". Cash Box. Internet Archive. July 17, 1976. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- ↑ Deming, Mark. "Rodney Crowell Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- 1 2 Cech, Tom (October 15, 1977). "Traditional Country + Modern Sound". Billboard. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
- ↑ Staff (October 26, 2017). "John Jorgenson Joins Chris Hillman in Tom Petty Tribute". ESP Takamine. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
- ↑ Ruhlmann, William. "Joe Ely Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- 1 2 Triplett, Gene (February 26, 1982). "Poco, Burrito Brothers Now Exist in Name Only". The Oklahoman. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ↑ Patoski, Joe Nick. "Kinky Friedman Introduces Gold Star Kids to the Land That Shaped Him". Texas Highways. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Progressive country". AllMusic. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- 1 2 Rockwell, John (April 8, 1976). "The Pop Life". The New York Times. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 Carr, Patrick (July 22, 1973). "It's So 'Progressive' in Texas". The New York Times. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ↑ Ellis, Widner (July 10, 2011). "Emmylou Harris broadens what it means to be country". Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
- ↑ Manheim, Jamss. "John Hartford Biography by James Manheim". AllMusic. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
Hartford was a multi-talented old-time musician, a riverboat captain, a satirical songwriter, a one-man showman of exceptional talents, and one of the founders of both progressive country music and old-time string music revivalism.
- ↑ Hamilton, Bretney (January 8, 2018). "The Road Gives Bob Livingston Life on New Record". Cowboys & Indians. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
In the beginning, Bob Livingston helped create progressive country music.
- ↑ Staff (December 3, 2010). "RAUL MALO: 'I'M NOT IN THE MAINSTREAM COUNTRY MUSIC GAME ANY MORE'". OC Weekly. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
After they disbanded in the early 2000s, Malo went solo and continued to make superb, thoughtful if progressive country music on his own.
- 1 2 Manheim, James. "Gary Morris Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ↑ Moser, Margaret (August 12, 2011). "Michael Martin Murphey, Brad Dunn & Ellis Country, The Duqaines, Wheeler Brothers, Jubal's Lawyer, and T Jarod Bonta". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
a face on Austin's Mount Rushmore of progressive country, the now Colorado-based Murphey is a Western storyteller in the Marty Robbins fashion
- ↑ Dansby, Andrew (December 10, 2021). "Texas native, Monkees great Michael Nesmith dies". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
Nesmith was a musician of multiple dimensions: a thoughtful songwriter too funny to be embraced by hippies and a progressive country music artist too full of angular edges to be embraced by Nashville. His genius was in his totality, which defied easy description.
- ↑ Cahill, Greg (April 5, 2006). "Rough & Reddy: NRPS are back in town". Metro Silicon Valley. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
Unbeknownst to Cage, that trip would provide a ticket across a psychedelic landscape and a charter membership in the progressive-country band the New Riders of the Purple Sage.
- ↑ Flippo, Chet (March 29, 2012). "NASHVILLE SKYLINE: EARL SCRUGGS: A QUIET BLUEGRASS GIANT IS GONE". CMT. Archived from the original on July 23, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
And he formed a progressive country band with his talented sons Gary and Randy. As the Earl Scruggs Revue, they toured far and wide and continued with musical experimentation.
- 1 2 Aaron, Charles (November 8, 2020). "The Ballad Of Billy Joe Shaver And Jerry Jeff Walker, Country Outlaws". NPR. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ↑ Tsahalis, Kostantina. "Do You Actually Hate Country?". Stuyvesant Spectator. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
Chock-full of whistles and yodels, Nick Shoulders makes progressive country music that has its fair share of politically charged tunes.
- ↑ Thanki, Juli (May 17, 2018). "Country Music Hall's new 'Outlaws' exhibit stars Waylon, Willie and the boys — and much more". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
- ↑ Ramsey, Jan (January 16, 2017). "Video: New Orleans Horns Light Up SNL With Sturgill Simpson". OffBeat. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
- ↑ Nash, Alanna (July 24, 1992). "This One's Gonna Hurt You". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
Past stints with Lester Flatt and Johnny Cash had made him a conduit between old-time hillbilly and bluegrass and progressive country music.
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