Gothic Country Musicians

[BillyDeath]

Do you think this is possible for a country musician to have some goth elements. Maybe that will give Dwight yoakam the opportunity to make a come back, after all he is my favorite musician. Does anyone listen to him? :devil

[slingerlandstyx]

Clint 'Black', lol

[MarsDustDoug]

Clint 'Black', lol

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Closest I can come to is The Unknown Hinson

www.myspace.com/unknownhinson

and it is a bit of a longshot. he is HILARIOUS live and he does the voice for one of the Squidbillies on Adult Swim.

[Hellion]

Listen to the song "Cotten eye Joe"

[phee]

Check Out "The Hungry Ghost" They are most definitly Gothic Country...

[BillyDeath]

Do you think Dwight Yoakam could be gothic?

[LuluVox]

16 Horsepower / Woven Hand. I guess.

[phee]

Do the "Kentucky Headhunters" count?

[Moonlight_Phantasy]

I thinks its possible but improbable.

[BrassFusion]

Country + Goth = Folk. I know, I've heard it attempted before.

[Scary Guy]

Country + Goth = Folk. I know, I've heard it attempted before.

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Not all of it

Ghoultown is a good example.

Surprised no one mentioned Jonny Cash yet either...

[Brenda Starrr]

Surprised no one mentioned Jonny Cash yet either...

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I just woke up, or I would have. Johnny was the most goth.

[Rayne]

Um ... hello.

... JOHNNY CASH!!

[Rayne]

Surprised no one mentioned Jonny Cash yet either...

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I really need to scroll down to the end before posting sometimes.

[Joey Deadcat]

No such thing. However, there are country/western artists who have some dark-sounding songs. Other than that there are dark bands who throw in those elements like Ghoultown(and their brief offshoot, Maltoro), Gun Club, Tex & The Horseheads, The Coffinshakers, and most psychobilly bands who have some "country-ish" tunes. And, like Doug mentioned, Unknown Hinson. Hasil Adkins is another one who did creepy rockabilly/country/broken blues. Other than that, you're still not gonna find a gothic western section in your local cd shop.

[DarkVampire]

I just woke up, or I would have. Johnny was the most goth.

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The man in black invented country goth.

[Scary Guy]

I disagree, The Coffinshakers are extremely goth country, although extremely campy sounding IMO. Come on "Dark in my Heart" is probably my favorite song by them that I can remember.

[jadnifer]

I do like Dwight Yoakam, but I wouldnt necessarily call him goth

[Joey Deadcat]

Forgot to mention that Hank Williams, Sr also had some pretty dark tunes.

[MarsDustDoug]

ah crap I forgot about Ghoultown...

nother one I thought of too. The Bloodjunkies. They easily had a gothy-country/western feel to them

[lord_velos]

Ghoultown is a good example.

Surprised no one mentioned Jonny Cash yet either...

I remember Ghoultown! I kinda liked them. They had this song called "There a Killer in Texas"

And would Johnny Cash really be considered goth? Than again would Ghoultown also really be goth? (shrugs)

[Head Wreck]

ghoultown tocks.

after two

the worm

fistfull of diamonds

pale skin diva

all classics as well as the ubiquetous killer in texas

[LuluVox]

Munly and the Lee Lewis Harlots.

[Homicidalheathen]

I have been enlightened. I didn't even think goth country exhisted or that it was a good thing.....if it did. Now I have some stuff to check out.

[MarsDustDoug]

Ghoultown Interview

SInce the thread got revived here is a interview with Ghoultown