Wanted: Outlaw Country Songs, Dead or Alive. Reward: Unlimited Karaoke Fun

This blog does heavy championing & ample tutorial for modern mainstream radio pop, its valiant 90s & 80s predecessors & even the standard deviation of R&B & grunge within that. But I was reminded in a recent epic roke with co-educators at Karaoke Shout (currently the standout mecca of mood lit midnight melodies) of an alternate genre for optimum group camaraderie & singing pleasure. For folks with just the right down home spirit (this crowd was beyond aces) & perhaps one or two rokers who might be able to master the drawl & deep bass, I strongly encourage you to wagon south, west & yes'm, even six to seven decades back, to the treasures of classic country western. See three wondrous suggestions including one masterful performance clip below to illustrate the possibilities & rewards. There's a postmodern nod everyone does to self & screen when David Allan Coe points out to himself & guitar that these songs ain't necessarily 'bout "mama's, trains, trucks, prison, or gettin drunk," the last of which is entirely permissible & often compatible with unlimited fun karaoke nights. Thanks to this great crew for these genre-terrain triumphs as well as general spirit & success in selections from Bell Biv Devoe to Katy Perry with accompanying 4th of J lighting ambiance.

Charles & Grace take Long Black Veil to town & back:


D.A.C. talks about Waylon Jennings & other loves & misnomers:


A well-known regal genre classic for practice with audio & train backdrop, get some friends snapping & swaying for best results:

-G