For the first time since the initial election, we will be looking at more than three years this go round, as the 1903-1905 classes were pretty weak. We have 16 players from the previous ballot and 16 new players.
Due Date: Monday, August 4. I'll extend this if there's demand.
Players On Their Final Ballot
Candy Cummings
Dave Orr
Deacon White
Before we get to the results, I want to shout out to Scot at Coffeyville Whirlwind for profiling our electorate. Awesome stuff.
We had an excellent turnout this time with 24 voters chiming in. Let's welcome AMR and Can of Corn to the ranks! And I'm confident in saying that their presence affected the outcomes. We'll leave it up to you to decide whether or not that's a good thing.
Arcia's theme song?
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXVnb0wveRg
(2 votes, average: 9.00 out of 10)
Loading... Not the best audio, but I've had friends who hate country who love this song. It's the only song I can think of that doesn't have an intro or and outro.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdAmiDC0GUQ
(6 votes, average: 8.50 out of 10)Loading... I was looking forward to just looking up my favorite country songs and posting them this week. What I've found, however, is that a lot of country sounds awful live. When you have to scream your drawl over cheering fans, it's really bad. Also, some of my favorite artists just don't sound that good out of the studio.
Blackhawk, to my pleasant surprise, sounds exactly the same. They're not my favorite band, but now I have more respect for them.
Van Stephenson on the far right died in 2001 of skin cancer. Country fans will notice Ricky Skaggs, not part of the band, in the mix here.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BKu2joWpvY
(2 votes, average: 9.00 out of 10)Loading... If you like guitars, watch this guy. He invented his own guitar, and you can see him go to town on it here.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zEzHPsi87w&feature=kp
(2 votes, average: 9.50 out of 10)Loading... So after some discussion we decided that we do not want the same players on the ballot indefinitely, even if they don't fall below 25%. Here are the reasons:
1. Some players likely will not change much. For example, it appears about 35% of voters feel that Comiskey deserves to go in because of what he did outside of his playing days. This will likely stay rather static.
2. For players close to the 75% threshold, the pressure of falling off the ballot will likely generate more discussion.
3. We felt it will be more fun if players are judged against their contemporaries.
Therefore, the MAXIMUM number of times a player can be on the ballot is SIX. This is ballot number five. When it's a player's last turn on the ballot, it will be made clear.
Three years per ballot isn't standard, but so far it's how things are falling. 1903-1905 only has seven eligible players, so there may be more years on the next ballot if we have the regular amount of people fall off.
Due Date: July 7. I'm going on my honeymoon on July 11, so I hope to post results on July 10.
Brooks & Dunn, the most successful duo in country music history, got me hooked on country music with Boot Scootin' Boogie. So you have them to thank.
It was hard to just pick one song from these guys. But Neon Moon is the first song I ever danced to with a woman. It became "our song" I had with my high school sweetheart.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3sDGzx9y9I
(3 votes, average: 8.67 out of 10)Loading... The Statler Brothers sang a little country and a lot of gospel. They were backup singers for Johnny Cash. I've always viewed them as the barbershop quarter of country music.
The Class of '57 is the song I feel highlights their vocal ranges the best while still being whimsical.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAWOgXMeldU
Continue reading The Statler Brothers — Class of ’57
(3 votes, average: 8.33 out of 10)Loading... Last time I was guest DJ, all the way back in 2011, I only played one country song for ya'll. I sincerely apologize, so I'm here to rectify that this week.
Alison Krauss became very popular very quickly in 1994 at the age of 23 when she did a cover of Keith Whitley's "When You Say Nothing At All." To date it's still her only song that's cracked the Top 30, though her albums have always sold well, including her collaboration with Robert Plant. She has won more Grammy awards than any other woman in history. Even more than Derek Jeter.
Her voice is amazing.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRLNI3I0NnM
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