What are the classics that every country bassist should know?

[silky smoove]

I started playing country for the first a few months ago. Here are some tunes that shaped my perception of how to play country bass:

Folsom Prison Blues and Walk the Line by Johnny Cash for classic country.

Standing Outside the Fire, Friends in Low Place and Tearin' it Up by Garth Brooks for modern-classic country

For modern country... Gone and What Do You Think About That by Montgomery Gentry. Here for the Party by Gretchen Wilson. Country is my Rock by Trent Tomlinson. Ladies Love Country Boys by Trace Adkins.

[Elihu]

Gotta add some George Jones-how about It's Been a Good Year for the Roses, Love Bug and The Grand Tour? And Waylon Jennings The Only Daddy That Will Walk the Line?

[jro]

Old thread revival.
If you are talking country classics you need some more oldies in there. How about:

Webb Pierce - Why Baby Why, In the Jailhouse Now, There Stands the Glass
Faron Young - "Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young", Hello Walls, Wine Me Up
Ray Price - San Antonio Rose, Heartaches by the Number, Crazy Arms
Ernest Tubbs - Walking the Floor Over You, Thanks A Lot
Kitty Wells - I Dont Claim to an Angel, How Far Is Heaven
Porter Wagoner (best suits too) - Green Green Grass Of Home, Misery Loves Company

My country band hosts an open stage at a local VFW and all the old timers come out. They play a lot of these songs. They like the "modern" stuff like Buck, Willie and Waylon, and even Dwight too. Funny thing is these older people come from miles around to dance. Usually all dressed up too. We'll be doing a sound check and they start dancing! Its probably one of the funnest gigs I've played.

Now excuse me while continue my search for a powder blue suit with white piping.

[etoncrow]

Originally Posted by 5StringBlues

I had to think back aways,but as I recall it was "Get OUTTA my yard!"

To complete the phrase it was (and I quote):

"Gitchieass offama propty!"

[gweimer]

That looks more like what my band leans towards. I got my new assignments this week (they didn't give me any artists names):

Peanut Butter
Pretty Words
D-I-V-O-R-C-E
I Can't Help It
Blues Eyes Crying in the Rain
Storms Never Last
Easy Lovin'
Blue Kentucky Girl

We almost worked up "Swinging Doors", too. I've pitched "Working Man Blues" and "I Ain't Living Long Like This" to them, too.

BTW -those VFW gigs pay good money. Same goes for American Legion Hall gigs around here. Gotta find me a Nudie suit somewhere...