Progressive country
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Progressive country is a term used variously to describe a movement, radio format or subgenre of country music[1] which developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as a reaction against the slick, pop-oriented Nashville sound.[4][6] Progressive country artists drew from Bakersfield and classic honky-tonk country and rock and roll,[4] as well as folk, bluegrass, blues and Southern rock.[3] Progressive country is sometimes conflated with outlaw country,[1] which some country fans consider to be a harder-edged variant,[7] and alternative country.[8]
Definitions and characteristics
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Progressive country is variously considered a movement, a genre or a radio format.[1] It developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, as a reaction against the slick, pop-oriented Nashville sound of country music.[4][9] This movement was variously marketed under the names "Cosmic Cowboy music",[2] "twang core",[3] "cosmic country", progressive country, "redneck rock", "gonzo country" and, most commonly, outlaw country.[1] The phrase "Cosmic Cowboy music" was taken from a Michael Martin Murphey song.[2] Some country fans consider outlaw country a slightly harder-edged variant of progressive country.[7] KOKE-FM, a radio station in Austin, Texas, was a key proponent of progressive country.[1] By the mid-1970s, progressive country artists entered the mainstream, usually in the form of cover versions by other artists,[9] and "progressive country" had become the standard label for music that mixed country, rock, blues and gospel.[5] In the 1980s and '90s, progressive country evolved into alternative country,[7] and the two terms would sometimes be used interchangeably, as alternative rock clubs would begin booking country acts that were insurgent in a mainstream country scene that had embraced country pop.[8]
Progressive country drew equally from the
History
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See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Aaron, Charles (November 8, 2020). "The Ballad Of Billy Joe Shaver And Jerry Jeff Walker, Country Outlaws". NPR. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
- ^ a b c Patterson, Rob (September 1, 2013). "Q&A: MICHAEL MARTIN MURPHEY". Lone Star Magazine. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
And beyond all of Murphey's above achievements, there is also the role he played in launching the Austin progressive country scene in the 1970s. So pivotal a role, in fact, that the Capital City's first local musical movement to have substantial national impact even took its nickname, "Cosmic Cowboy music," from a Murphey song.
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- ^ a b c d e f g "Progressive country". AllMusic. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
- ^ a b c Reid, Jan (December 1976). "Who Killed Redneck Rock?". Texas Monthly. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
- ^ a b Cosmic Cowboys and New Hicks: The Countercultural Sounds of Austin's Progressive Country Music Scene, Stimeling, Travis David.
- ^ ISBN 9781440636370.
- ^ a b Phalen, Tom (February 20, 1997). "Grange Grunge? -- Alt Is Country's New Guerrilla Movement, And It Seems To Be Burgeoning In Ballard". Seattle Times. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ^ a b c American Popular Music: From Minstrelsy to MP3, Starr, Larry and Waterman, Christopher.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Roger Miller". AllMusic. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
- ^ Staff (January 24, 2022). "Marshall Tucker Band: Where We All Belong - Album Of The Week Club review". Classic Rock. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
- ^ Edwards, Clayton (March 30, 2023). "Marty Stuart Discusses Cosmic Country Ahead of the Release of 'Altitude'". Outsider. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ^ Triplett, Gene (February 26, 1982). "Poco, Burrito Brothers Now Exist in Name Only". The Oklahoman. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
- ^ Ellis, Widner (July 10, 2011). "Emmylou Harris broadens what it means to be country". Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ^ Tunis, Walter (October 22, 2018). "Marty Stuart thankful opening for Chris Stapleton, 'the man carrying the flag for country music'". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ^ "We've Got a Live One Here". Cash Box. Internet Archive. July 17, 1976. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- ^ Hamilton, Bretney (January 8, 2018). "The Road Gives Bob Livingston Life on New Record". Cowboys & Indians. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
In the beginning, Bob Livingston helped create progressive country music.
- ^ Rockwell, John (April 8, 1976). "The Pop Life". The New York Times. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
- ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Joe Ely Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
- ^ Freeman, Doug (October 30, 2020). "Jerry Jeff Walker Brought the Magic". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
- ^ Freeman, Doug (June 12, 2022). "Jimmy Buffett Revisits Life Before the Beach in Return to Austin". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
- ^ Carr, Patrick (July 22, 1973). "It's So 'Progressive' in Texas". The New York Times. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
- ^ Cech, Tom (October 15, 1977). "Traditional Country + Modern Sound". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
- ^ Nash, Alanna (July 24, 1992). "This One's Gonna Hurt You". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
Past stints with Lester Flatt and Johnny Cash had made him a conduit between old-time hillbilly and bluegrass and progressive country music.