10-26-2009, 03:41 PM
Many of you know that I talk about how much I enjoy Red Dirt music. Most people call it Red Dirt Country, but that is a misnomer. It is really a fusion of many kinds of music. Most of the great old school Southern Rock (like Lynard Skynard) would be considered Red Dirt by today's standards.
Stillwater, Oklahoma is considered the home of Red Dirt music and Cross Canadian Ragweed (CCR but not to be confused with Credence Clearwater Revival) is perhaps the best known of them all.
This is likely their best known song: The Boys from Oklahoma. The video isn't great so I would suggest that you use it to see the pics and hear the song. Then click on one of the live versions and see just how much the crowd gets into it.
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Musically it is good, not great but you get a feel for what they can do.
Another song that I really love by CCR is "In Oklahoma" Here is a link to the song and some background story.
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What I love about CCR and this music in particular is that it tells a story without being overly political. They are just good old boys from Oklahoma that went to OSU and they have too many influences to be just country. They tell the story they want to tell in a way that touches folks. You can dance to it, sing along. It isn't about mama, trains, getting drunk (though they do like their weed), etc. It is just real world stuff.
They sell out everywhere they play and they just love playing. They have yet to make a shitty album.
Stillwater, Oklahoma is considered the home of Red Dirt music and Cross Canadian Ragweed (CCR but not to be confused with Credence Clearwater Revival) is perhaps the best known of them all.
This is likely their best known song: The Boys from Oklahoma. The video isn't great so I would suggest that you use it to see the pics and hear the song. Then click on one of the live versions and see just how much the crowd gets into it.
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Musically it is good, not great but you get a feel for what they can do.
Another song that I really love by CCR is "In Oklahoma" Here is a link to the song and some background story.
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What I love about CCR and this music in particular is that it tells a story without being overly political. They are just good old boys from Oklahoma that went to OSU and they have too many influences to be just country. They tell the story they want to tell in a way that touches folks. You can dance to it, sing along. It isn't about mama, trains, getting drunk (though they do like their weed), etc. It is just real world stuff.
They sell out everywhere they play and they just love playing. They have yet to make a shitty album.
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Pokes28 -- AKA David in Missouri
Pokes28 -- AKA David in Missouri