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Class call and rap. hank williams said, the only education he needed was from a bluesman. johnny cash had gus cannon, a jug band bluesman. and even bill monroe, the father of bluegrass had arnold schultz, an african-american fiddle player. interwoven into all of this music is the blues and our history that we dont always focus on, but is there and is there in country music from the very beginning. and so, we shouldnt be surprised that lil nas x, a black gay rapper that had the number one country...

Fact completely interrelated with all other american forms of music. its not an island nation in which you need a passport or a visa or some relaxed immigration laws. it is abutting the blues. is abutting jazz. it is a budding rhythm and blues. it abuts rock and roll and gospel and folk and pop and even classical and rap. and what you find is that a.p. kafrter needs that black song catcher. hank williams said the only education he needed was from rufus tee to the pain. even bill monroe, the fath...

Supporters that are celebrities. you didnt mention charlie daniels, a big celebrity and republican. conrad bain. >> fiddle player. >> great fiddle player. >> he was from the marshall tucker band. >> yes. ted nugent. the kids love ted nugent. and charlotte ray who was on "the facts of life." >> may i add one? >> yes. >> kid rock not actually a child so he can vote. kid rock is an adult, and he will vote for romney. >> can i intersect with the ambudsman. i specifically asked a question, is in that...

My dad used to say whats the difference between a violin player and a fiddle player in one has whiskers. he is one of the biggest names in the democratic party, but some political pundits are saying clinton on the campaign trail is a double-edged sword, hes like a st. bernard you cant control. he told supporters governor romneys economics are crazy. but that comes less than a week after mr. clinton went on national television and seemed to have a different message about governor romney. here is ...

In nashville at the ryman with all these songs and this band a few weeks ago. >> larry: the nashville sound, they always talk about the nashville sound. >> this is the cream of the crop. ronny mccry, his family, a great group of bluegrass pickers, chris charp, dennis krout, a great up right base player. these guys. stuart, the fiddle player. these are the real pickers. its always comfortable to be able to look at anybody in the room and nod at them and know theyre going to take a great chorus. >...

Nashville pickers and we played in nashville at the ryman with all these songs and this band a few weeks ago. >> larry: are they the best? the nashville sound, they always talk about the nashville sound. >> this is the cream of the crop. ronny mccry, his family, a great group of bluegrass pickers, chris charp, dennis krout, a great upright bass player. these guys. stuart, the fiddle player. these are the real pickers. its always comfortable to be able to look at anybody in the room and nod at th...

On line, before we get to the tweets and stuff, i want to take you through a couple of the pictures because they help tell the story joe johnson was talking about. this one here, it says president carter holding a copy of byrds al bum in 1978. he was an avid fiddle player and appeared on hee-haw twice in season 79. >> a fiddle player, who knew? >> we knew him as a lawmaker. were all people. interesting to see that side of it. he was the top topic on twitter this morning and its interesting to se...

This record, these are all nashville pickers. and we played in nashville at with all the songs a few weeks ago. >> larry: are they the best? always talk about the nashville sound. >> these are the cream of the crop. this is ronnie mccoury and his family, del mccoury, a great grouch bluegrass pickers. and chris sharp and dennis crouch, great upright bass player. these guys, the fiddle player, these are the real pickers. and its always comfortable to be able to look at anybody in the room and nod ...

Dont know what im doing because -- >> larry: youre beyond that. do you still play nashville? >> sure. absolutely. i enjoy playing nashville. and the band that we used on this new record, these are all nashville pickers. and we played in nashville at the ryeland with all these songs and this band a few weeks ago. >> larry: are they the best, the -- always talk about the nashville sound. >> these are the cream of the crop. this is ronnie mccoury and his family, del mccoury, a great group of bluegr...

>> well, i dont think any of them really get angry. the ones that get angry, that makes it all worthwhile. there arent many out of there think i dont know what im doing. >> larry: youre beyond that. do you still play nashville? >> sure. absolutely. i enjoy playing nashville. and the band that we used on this new record, these are all nicheville pickers. and we played in nashville with all these songs a few weeks ago. >> larry: are they the best? they always talk about the nashville sound. >> the...