Jackson Taylor, Blackberry Smoke, the Pear Ratz, Hellcat Susie, Agave Posse Band, Chance Cody, Fifth on the Floor, Frank Foster, Harris and Ryden, Hellbound Glory, Old Crow Medicine Show, Reckless Kelly. Check them out. Not the Nashville country pop sound- but true country music.
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