50's era country music reccomendations anyone?

[cleveramerican]

I had been listening to Merle Haggard after he died
I learned his hero was Buck Owens, so I been listening to him, I love him.
Buck's hero was Lefty Frizell , so I been listening to him.
I know about Hank


who are some lesser known country stars of the late 50's early 60'S era,
who are really good, who I should check out?

[Archae]

2. Hank Williams.

His brat (Jr) is a far-right nutcase, but Hank William's stuff was legendary.

[raccoon]

7. I'd like to time travel just to see Hank perform. nt

[blogslut]

3. Also not lesser known: Jim Reeves

[Skittles]

15. love him

[cemaphonic]

4. If you like guitar, you cant go wrong with...

Chet Atkins
Merle Travis
Doc Watson

[OriginalGeek]

16. Man I love Doc Watson

MErle and Chet ain't no scrubs either.

[rug]

5. The Louvin Brothers

[OriginalGeek]

17. I entered the thread just to post them

Love the Louvins. Although I must admit sometimes I love them ironically.

[rug]

18. Apparently they were a big influence on the Everly Brothers.

There's a lot of good old stuff out there.

[OriginalGeek]

20. Another duo I love

Yep, I love a pretty huge amount of that old stuff.

[raccoon]

6. George Jones? Not sure if he's as far back as you want, though. nt

[trof]

8. Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys.

I just like to say that.
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[BlueStateLib]

9. Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys

I prefer the rough honky tonk country music which was most popular in the 1940s and 1950s, not so much the Nashville sound that originated during the mid 1950s as a subgenre of American country music or the 1960s Buck Owens and the Bakersfield sound

[MicaelS]

10. Johnny Cash.

No doubt about it. Start with his early stuff. He toured constantly, so you will find live albums. Check out the live album recorded at Folsom Prison for the inmates. How many modern singers would perform at a prison?

[OxQQme]

11. Tennessee Ernie Ford

Sons of the Pioneers
Eddy Arnold
Gene Pitney
Ferlin Husky
Soggy Mountain Boys
The Statler Brothers
Marty Robbins
Jim Reeves

My O My..the memories.
I was 15 in 1955 in LA.
Mon and Dad had this radio show on most of the time ---> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town_Hall_Party

Oh yeh --- Ricky Nelson

[Tikki]

12. Ray Price and George Jones....great Country voices..

Tikki

[OriginalGeek]

19. In addition to the tremendous talent in every reply so far

I'll always have a soft spot for Marty Robbins. He was one of my grandma's favorite singers and I spent many a summer listening to her sing along to his records.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

21. I always enjoyed Roger Miller

[cemaphonic]

22. Seattle's KEXP has a show called "Swingin' Doors" that should help you find other artists.

Thursday 6-9 PST. I know they have live streaming, and I think they might archive the shows as well.

Usually, about half of the program is 50s-60s country, and half of it is newer stuff (alt-country, indie, folkgrass, etc. - not much mainstream country radio).

[cleveramerican]

23. thank you all so much

I've got quite a few to check out
thanks for that
have a good day

[Major Nikon]

24. Merle and Buck were influenced by other artists as well...

[Orrex]

25. Check out "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy"