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Who invented country rock?

Mar 15, 2008, 3:03pm Setting The Woods On Fire

This post is inspired by an e-mail from reader Tom who took issue with my off-the-cuff comment in an earlier post that Gram Parsons "wrote the book" on country rock . I had been referring to Parsons' work with The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers, & as a solo act, and wrongly implied that Parsons invented country rock. Tom, who knows his stuff, rightly pointed out that several country rock songs were released before The Byrds put country-rock on the map in the Summer of 1968 with Sweetheart of the Rodeo . [...]

• Bob Dylan - I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
• Buck Owens - My Heart Skips A Beat
• Buffalo Springfield - Go And Say Goodbye
• Elvis Presley - Blue Moon Of Kentucky
• Gene Clark - Tried So Hard
• Hank Williams - (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle
• Jerry Lee Lewis - Your Cheating Heart
• Jimmie Rodgers - Blue Yodel No. 1 (T For Texas)
• Moby Grape - Ain't No Use
• Ray Charles - I've Got Tiger By The Tail
• The Band - Long Black Veil
• The Beatles - I'll Cry Instead
• The Byrds - Hickory Wind
• The Byrds - Mr. Spaceman
• The Byrds - Time Between
• The Byrds - Wasn't Born To Follow
• The Dillards - Reason To Believe
• The Everly Brothers - When Will I Be Loved
• The Flying Burrito Brothers - Sin City
• The Gosdin Brothers - Georgia
• The International Submarine Band - Luxury Liner
• The International Submarine Band - Miller's Cave
• The Lovin' Spoonful - Nashville Cats
• Tom T. Hall - I Miss A Lot Of Trains

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Artist:	Bob Dylan
Title:	I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
Link Text:	Bob Dylan - Ill Be Your Baby Tonight (mp3)
File Name:	Ill_Be_Your_Baby_Tonight.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1968

Artist:	Buck Owens
Title:	My Heart Skips A Beat
Link Text:	Buck Owens - My Heart Skips A Beat (mp3)
File Name:	My_Heart_Skips_A_Beat.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1964

Artist:	Buffalo Springfield
Title:	Go And Say Goodbye
Link Text:	Buffalo Springfield - Go And Say Goodbye (mp3)
File Name:	Go_And_Say_Goodbye.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1967

Artist:	Elvis Presley
Title:	Blue Moon Of Kentucky
Link Text:	Elvis Presley - Blue Moon Of Kentucky (mp3)
File Name:	Blue_Moon_Of_Kentucky.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1954

Artist:	Gene Clark
Title:	Tried So Hard
Link Text:	Gene Clark - Tried So Hard (mp3)
File Name:	Tried_So_Hard.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1967

Artist:	Hank Williams
Title:	(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle
Link Text:	Hank Williams - (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle (mp3)
File Name:	I_Heard_That_ Lonesome_Whistle.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1955

Artist:	Jerry Lee Lewis
Title:	Your Cheating Heart
Link Text:	Jerry Lee Lewis - Your Cheating Heart (Hank Williams cover) (mp3)
File Name:	Jerry_Lee-Your_Cheating_Heart. mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1964

Artist:	Jimmie Rodgers
Title:	Blue Yodel No. 1 (T For Texas)
Link Text:	Jimmie Rodgers - Blue Yodel No. 1 ("T" for Texas) (mp3)
File Name:	Blue_Yodel_No_1-T_For_Texas.mp 3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1928

Artist:	Moby Grape
Title:	Ain't No Use
Link Text:	Moby Grape - Ain't No Use (mp3)
File Name:	Aint_No_Use.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1967

Artist:	Ray Charles
Title:	I've Got Tiger By The Tail
Link Text:	Ray Charles - I've Got A Tiger By The Tail (Buck Owens cover) (mp3)
File Name:	Tiger_By_The_Tail.mp3
Bitrate:	179 kbps
Year:	1965

Artist:	The Band
Title:	Long Black Veil
Link Text:	The Band - Long Black Veil (mp3)
File Name:	Long_Black_Veil.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1968

Artist:	The Beatles
Title:	I'll Cry Instead
Link Text:	The Beatles - Ill Cry Instead (mp3)
File Name:	Cry_Instead.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1964

Artist:	The Byrds
Title:	Hickory Wind
Link Text:	The Byrds - Hickory Wind (mp3)
File Name:	Hickory_Wind.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1968

Artist:	The Byrds
Title:	Mr. Spaceman
Link Text:	The Byrds - Mr. Spaceman (mp3)
File Name:	Mr_Spaceman.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1966

Artist:	The Byrds
Title:	Time Between
Link Text:	The Byrds - Time Between (mp3)
File Name:	Time_Between.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1967

Artist:	The Byrds
Title:	Wasn't Born To Follow
Link Text:	The Byrds - Wasn't Born To Follow (mp3)
File Name:	Wasnt_Born_To_Follow.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1968

Artist:	The Dillards
Title:	Reason To Believe
Link Text:	The Dillards - Reason To Believe (Tim Hardin cover) (mp3)
File Name:	Reason_To_Believe.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1968

Artist:	The Everly Brothers
Title:	When Will I Be Loved
Link Text:	The Everly Brothers - When Will I Be Loved (mp3)
File Name:	When_Will_ I_Be_Loved.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1959

Artist:	The Flying Burrito Brothers
Title:	Sin City
Link Text:	The Flying Burrito Brothers - Sin City (mp3)
File Name:	Sin_City.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1969

Artist:	The Gosdin Brothers
Title:	Georgia
Link Text:	The Gosdin Brothers - Georgia (mp3)
File Name:	Gosdin_Bros-Georgia.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1969

Artist:	The International Submarine Band
Title:	Luxury Liner
Link Text:	International Submarine Band - Luxury Liner (mp3)
File Name:	Luxury_Liner.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1968

Artist:	The International Submarine Band
Title:	Miller's Cave
Link Text:	International Submarine Band - Miller's Cave (mp3)
File Name:	Millers_Cave.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1968

Artist:	The Lovin' Spoonful
Title:	Nashville Cats
Link Text:	The Lovin Spoonful - Nashville Cats (mp3)
File Name:	Nashville_Cats.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1966

Artist:	Tom T. Hall
Title:	I Miss A Lot Of Trains
Link Text:	Tom T. Hall - I Miss A Lot Of Trains (mp3)
File Name:	I_Miss_A_Lot_Of_Trains.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1970