Today's country sucks with people like Beyonce, Nas, jelly Roll and a whole bunch of others. So, I'm posting classic/traditional country music!!

Leon Russell (born Claude Russell Bridges; April 2, 1942 – November 13, 2016) was an American musician and songwriter who was involved with numerous bestselling records during his 60-year career that spanned multiple genres, including rock and roll, country, gospel, bluegrass, rhythm and blues, southern rock

Tonight's double shot of great country music!

"If I Were a Carpenter" is a folk song written by Tim Hardin. In 1974, Leon Russell released a version with a funk tempo and his own rewritten lyrics from the perspective of a "rock star"



"Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues" is a song written and performed by American folk singer Danny O'Keefe. Leon Russell (Hank Wilson) Live 1984 "Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues"




Bonus tracks

"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" is a song written and recorded by American country music singer-songwriter Hank Williams in 1949. Leon Russell released a version in 1973



"Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms" is an American traditional song. It seems to have developed from lyrics in the cowboy song "My Lula Gal." Leon Russell (Hank Wilson) "Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms"



"The Window Up Above" is a song written and originally recorded by American country music artist George Jones.



"Heartaches by the Number" is a popular country song written by Harlan Howard, Leon Russell – Heartaches By The Number



"When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again" is a song written by Wiley Walker and Gene Sullivan in 1940.



"Cotton Fields"