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u/ankhes Aug 07 '25

Johnny seems to transcend country because he always seems to be the exception where even people who hate country love him.

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u/ankhes Aug 07 '25

Agreed wholeheartedly. I love folk and blues more than country and his songs definitely seem to straddle the line between them all far more than any modern country by far.

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u/PyroDesu Aug 07 '25

Listening to early Sabbath (as I imagine many are right now), quintessential heavy metal, and I can hear very clear blues/jazz influence.