When I worked in a record store chain long ago there were a handful of artists listed on an index card near the register along with the classification where their albums were located. We had to know these because people would get frustrated looking in one genre trying to find an artist and the artist would be elsewhere. Johnny Cash headed up that list.... People looked all kinds of places for him.... Crazy...

Anyone who listens to Long Black Veil and doesn't think JC is country is dumber than a bag of pygmy dicks.

When 610 AM was THE country station in KC? sure.

When Taylor Swift tops the charts? Tougher call. But that speaks more to the [de]volution of country than anything.

I know it's confusing because people think that Rascall Flatts and lady Antebellum are country but they're not - they're shit! So does that answer your question? Wait I'm confused now.

I never realized a person could quantify the level of intelligence of a single pygmy dick... much less a whole bag of them.

Impressive sir.

is that right? cause the poll results are damn near 50/50

"The first rap artist?"

You're older than I thought. I listened to that as a kid when I was helping my grandpa pour basements. (or trying to help, anyway0

Lefty frizzell is another old timer that doesn't fit a genre.

His music was considered Outlaw Country for a reason. Definitely country. Definitely not Nashville.

Cash is an icon.. he doesn't fit in a box.

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I know he's worshipped but I think his music is garbage. It literally hurts my ears and his voice is worse than that maroon 5 guys although not similarly sounding. He absolutely destroyed Trent Reznors "hurt", no idea how ppl think that us a good rendering of it