tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5367231221697714444.post7660613248290476838..comments2024-03-19T19:19:28.807-07:00Comments on That Nashville Sound: The Impact On Country Music By Rufus PayneThat Nashville Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14234415910990902906noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5367231221697714444.post-70270729299462541332023-06-26T11:47:28.796-07:002023-06-26T11:47:28.796-07:00The influence of Mr. Payne on Country Music is rem...The influence of Mr. Payne on Country Music is remarkable. Consider that he first heard music before there was radio or phonographs in the rural South East. He was raised on pure Folk Music; he learned to play and sing from watching, listening, and being coached one-on-one, in the aural-oral tradition. In addition to shaping the young Hank Williams, he must have influenced others, Black and white. It's humbling that we acknowledge what Mr. Payne and other African American musicians have brought from Africa and given to our culture. -Doug Pratt, Atlanta, Georgia, USAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com