Every Little Honky Tonk Bar is good!
My first reaction is Edward Snowden
Ever Lovin’ Hand by Tyler Childers
Yeah a lot of the places I’ve seen have their own stuff, but the venue I was at had nothing. It was a lakeside bar on a dock basically. Owner asked if I had my own equipment.
Yeah that’s probably a good range, I think that’s the same speaker my buddy uses
The ironic thing about this comment is that the actor of Gomer Pyle had a fairly successful career as a singer
Good country still exists today and in recent decades, but it’s just not Luke Bryan or a lot of the algorithmic radio fodder
So I have recently started to explore performing local gigs. A friend of mine gets booked to sing what is essentially glorified karaoke (takes requests, sings to backing tracks from KaraFun). I joined him last night as a guest and the owner wants me to do essentially the same thing, just a different night of the week.
As I am completely new to this whole thing, what would be some recommendations for equipment? Mics? Speakers? Mixer?
The original was a country song and it was better
He feels like an inauthentic attempt to cram as many vague country-ish words and references into a song as possible. Like there’s no real substance to the music, it’s just algorithmic radio fodder. It’s antithetical to what country music should be. At least that’s my take
I love anything by Wheeler Walker Jr, She’s a Country Music Fan always gets a good response
I’m also an aspiring performer, starting lessons shortly but no musical training so I don’t know much about ranges.
But I am a karaoke frequenter so I’m familiar with a lot of karaoke songs similar to those you have there, so here’s a few I can think of.
When I Was Your Man - Bruno Mars Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Pat Benetar Tennessee Whiskey - Chris Stapleton (trust me on this one) Drops of Jupiter - Train Black Velvet - Allanah Myles (I hate this one but it’s a crowd pleaser)
Also know that you can ask the karaoke jockeys to take songs a step(s) up or down to make them more comfortable for your range
People need to listen to Coleman Jennings, he’s not getting enough love. Think modern Willie Nelson
KaraFun has the option to have the lead vocal in there with you at various volumes
I love all sorts of different country sounds but I have a hard time with Treaty Oak Revival
I Love You, Goodbye by Midland might be close to what you’re looking for
Sleeping Alone - Flatland Cavalry
Things Have Gone To Pieces - George Jones
Stone - Whiskey Myers
And Then Some - Midland
Please Don’t Go - Wyatt Flores
Kansas City Southern / A Tornado Warning - Turnpike
Country Western from the perspective of Arthur Morgan or John Marston
Love the Isbell shout, he’s tremendous
A little off the beaten path, but it was actually You In A Honkytonk by Randall King. Killer song, I still listen to it all the time
If you once disliked country, what song got you to like it?
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