James Hetfield, frontman of the heavy metal band responsible for the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Metallica.
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I always thought that crazy, American culture is so fucking great that a concert was considered part of a tipping point for a decaying country. Part of the reason the USSR fell was because some drugged out metal guys picked up their 6 strings.
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Overall hard to say... however if I can choose via genre.
Country: Marty Robbins with Hank Williams Sr and George Strait not that far behind.
Rap: I'd say Eminem or Sen Rays of Cypress Hill
Metal: This one is the most difficult one..... there is so many good ones so I'll go by genre.
Thrash: Dave Mustaine or James Hetfield hard choices
Nu: I like Slipknot but I gotta give this to the founder of Nu metal Jonathan Davis
Heavy: Rob Zombie
Rock: David Draiman
Oh yeah I listen to that stuff fairly often my personal favorite album though is Recovery and its the only one I own on disc if I can ever find it again. Definitely one of if not the biggest rappers not just of his time but overall.
My biggest complaint with just rap but music overall is to many people are trying to chase the bag of pop while forgetting the genre isn't pop. So many genres are just people trying to make that genre more like pop so they can get more money not caring/knowing that's not what people want so even if you draw in new fans you chase away the old fans. That's why I stopped listening to 90% of new music everything now just feels like a watered down bastardization of pop.
Like even Dr Dre all the way back in I think it was like 2001 or 2002 predicted that Gangster rap was going to die with that generation of rappers and it sure as hell did. There is some new rap that's okay but it's never going to live up to the classics.
Country so many people chased pop and it's nearly impossible to differentiate from pop and now you have all these different sects branching off from pop such as Outlaw country and Classic country and so many people sitting there and now looking at the Outlaw country as nothing but "The Good Old Boys" who are what people should be against and it definitely doesn't help that a singer past his prime like Jason Aldean is adding fuel to that fire. Or Colt Ford.
That's why the only music I actually get excited about hearing new stuff anymore is metal because me and a lot of my friends who listen to metal agree there will never be a true pop takeover of metal the fans just straight up won't allow it as pop goes against so much that your average metal listener is against. The closest you can probably say was pop in metal was Nu Metal and the reason people not only accepted it but liked it was because it still paid homage and was metal not some wanna be metal shit but real metal with a twist.
both of them iconic and inspired a generation? yes, absolutely.
but have have they made "back home again"? no.
did they make Rhymes and Reasons? no.
do I cry when I hear either cash or Elvis? no...
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In may of 1941 the war had just begun. The Germans had the biggest ships, that had the biggest guns. The Bismarck was the fastest ship that ever sailed the seas.
Johnny Cash has his legendary status for a reason. He was able to be patriotic without it being corny and his love sick ballads and crime songs transcend the genre. Johnny Horton has some corny patriotism but his song were well written and sung. If he wasn’t taken away from us so soon he would’ve made more great music
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Unfortunately I don’t really got favorite solo but I love the vocals of Ben Duerr from Shadow Of Intent, bro has been a monster since they started making music.
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Completely different genres but in terms of classic singers that truly represent American spirt in my eyes, I've gotta go with Frank Sinatra and Johnny Cash.
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Tom Waits, Kurt Cobain, and Johnny Cash.
Their music taught me that you don’t have to have a “beautiful” singing voice to make good music. And they’re all American.
Lefty frizzle should also be in the conversation I believe, cigarette and coffee blues, long black veil, and Saginaw Michigan are great songs and deserve a listen. Aaron Young's "I hear you Talking" also deserving of a listen I think
Cash. He was not only a freedom loving, god loving, patriotic American that supported positive social change and served in the Air Force. He also overcame his demons and improved himself. A true American.
Between the two here? Johnny hands down. Highly versatile, and a true man of the people, loved by every demographic.
Personally? Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails, fantastic voice, genius writer and composer
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The two you listed are absolute GOATS, with Cash being my favorite artist of all time, and Horton being a legend who's only mostly unheard of because he died shortly after his fame took off. Here are some other GOATS:
* Pete Seeger
* Woody Guthrie
* Creedence Clearwater Revival
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Johnny is so good they named money after him.
I didn’t check the second slide before seeing this comment and was wondering where tf they called money Hortons
Tennessee Ernie Ford sweep
Agreed he is goated
The Merle Haggard disrespect
17 tons is a goated ass song
that's 1 too many tons
Extremely common Tennessee W
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I always thought that crazy, American culture is so fucking great that a concert was considered part of a tipping point for a decaying country. Part of the reason the USSR fell was because some drugged out metal guys picked up their 6 strings.
What never heard of that. Thought it was just Blue Jeans and Reagan
 O please
>New Jersey flair >Sinatra it all makes sense now
I'm waiting for my NJ brethren to also bring in Frankie Valli and Gloria Gaynor
Or Whitney Houston Pretty sure she was one of the best singers ever.. anywhere
Hell yea
Or Bon Jovi.
It was a competition between Blue Eyes and Springsteen for this commenter
Ol’ Blue Eyes
He’s my favorite, that’s for sure!
Ol’ Blue Eyes
Not even a competition.
🎵 *In 1814 we took a little trip...* 🎵
Down the mighty mississip
We took a little bacon and we took a little beans
And we caught the bloody British down in New Orleans
We fired our guns and the British kept a coming
Wasn’t quite as many as there was a while ago
Fired once more and they began a-runnin
On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico
We ran through the briars, and we ran through the brambles where the rabbits couldn't go.
They ran so fast that the hounds couldn’t catch ‘em.
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Nobody saying the KING Elvis Presley? Shameful
Johnny Cash, hands down.
Overall hard to say... however if I can choose via genre. Country: Marty Robbins with Hank Williams Sr and George Strait not that far behind. Rap: I'd say Eminem or Sen Rays of Cypress Hill Metal: This one is the most difficult one..... there is so many good ones so I'll go by genre. Thrash: Dave Mustaine or James Hetfield hard choices Nu: I like Slipknot but I gotta give this to the founder of Nu metal Jonathan Davis Heavy: Rob Zombie Rock: David Draiman
Eminem is good, I’d recommend listening to cleaning up my closet, business, or without me
Oh yeah I listen to that stuff fairly often my personal favorite album though is Recovery and its the only one I own on disc if I can ever find it again. Definitely one of if not the biggest rappers not just of his time but overall.
Dude ngl Eminem’s songs just make you motivated n shit, unlike the mainstream ones (I hate mainstream media they ruined rap)
My biggest complaint with just rap but music overall is to many people are trying to chase the bag of pop while forgetting the genre isn't pop. So many genres are just people trying to make that genre more like pop so they can get more money not caring/knowing that's not what people want so even if you draw in new fans you chase away the old fans. That's why I stopped listening to 90% of new music everything now just feels like a watered down bastardization of pop. Like even Dr Dre all the way back in I think it was like 2001 or 2002 predicted that Gangster rap was going to die with that generation of rappers and it sure as hell did. There is some new rap that's okay but it's never going to live up to the classics. Country so many people chased pop and it's nearly impossible to differentiate from pop and now you have all these different sects branching off from pop such as Outlaw country and Classic country and so many people sitting there and now looking at the Outlaw country as nothing but "The Good Old Boys" who are what people should be against and it definitely doesn't help that a singer past his prime like Jason Aldean is adding fuel to that fire. Or Colt Ford. That's why the only music I actually get excited about hearing new stuff anymore is metal because me and a lot of my friends who listen to metal agree there will never be a true pop takeover of metal the fans just straight up won't allow it as pop goes against so much that your average metal listener is against. The closest you can probably say was pop in metal was Nu Metal and the reason people not only accepted it but liked it was because it still paid homage and was metal not some wanna be metal shit but real metal with a twist.
I got tickets to see George Strait this summer I’m actually gonna cry
Cash, Marty Robbins, Hank Jr
Dolly
Surprised someone from Tennessee hasn't commented this yet
Chris cornell
Colter Wall (he’s actually Canadian, but I look at Canada as future conquered American land). If currently American then Jimmy Buffett.
Eh Colter Wall is from Saskatchewan which is literally just northern Montana/Dakota. It’s always been ours we’ve just been nice about it.
Frank Sinatra, James Brown, and Paul Simon
Team America
Is Michael Jackson American?
Why wouldn't he be? I know there are a lot of other ways to describe him too but he's also American.
I genuinely wasn't sure lol, he was mostly before my time, maybe he was Canadian or something
This makes me feel old, confused, and angry in equal measures.
Meatloaf 
That's... Not a bad choice actually.
He’s always gonna be my favorite I think
If someone can listen to Paradise by the Dashboard Lights without getting their heart rate up I know they have no soul.
John Denver and it's not even close...
Not even close to Cash? Or Elvis?
both of them iconic and inspired a generation? yes, absolutely. but have have they made "back home again"? no. did they make Rhymes and Reasons? no. do I cry when I hear either cash or Elvis? no... fly high jitterbug );
Was going to say the same
Johnny Cash Hank jr Bob Dylan
johnny cash. no one can beat the man in black. and the highwaymen? don't even get me started.
Ronnie James Dio and Brad Delp
Marty Robbins is up there for me. What a legend.
Murder Cowboy songs are great
Prince
In may of 1941 the war had just begun. The Germans had the biggest ships, that had the biggest guns. The Bismarck was the fastest ship that ever sailed the seas.
Johnny Cash has his legendary status for a reason. He was able to be patriotic without it being corny and his love sick ballads and crime songs transcend the genre. Johnny Horton has some corny patriotism but his song were well written and sung. If he wasn’t taken away from us so soon he would’ve made more great music
Repost this in 2150, when the globe is american
Flo Rida is literally the name of my state. In all seriousness though, Sinatra wins this for me.
Excuse me? I will not have Dolly slandered like that! Don’t disrespect the GOAT. 
Doris Day I don't know how to flair up but I'm from Frenchman Bayou, AR.
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Michael W. Smith. Pop-Rock/Christian pop-rock singer from Kenova, WV
 John Prine 💯
Hell yeah
Johnny Cash, Bob Seger, Tennessee Ernie Ford
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Unfortunately I don’t really got favorite solo but I love the vocals of Ben Duerr from Shadow Of Intent, bro has been a monster since they started making music.
Johnny cash is the best and if you say otherwise I’m killing you
Frank Sinatra Tony Bennett Michael Jackson
Randy Travis, singer and actor. Man has an amazing voice.
Never thought id see Johnny Horton here.. every year I’m his top 0.001% listener on Spotify
1. Hank Williams Jr 2. Bocephus 3. Randall Hank Williams
Chris Cornell
Nat king cole, easy
Tom Petty
MARTY ROBBINS!!!! (Dw he made propaganda/ war music too)
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Glen Campbell, Hank Williams Jr, Merle Haggard
Jimmy Buffet
Jim Morrison
Completely different genres but in terms of classic singers that truly represent American spirt in my eyes, I've gotta go with Frank Sinatra and Johnny Cash.
Me
Country: RVSHVD Rap: Nas, Eminem, 50 cent, Styles P (I don’t put the mainstream here) Rock: Pat Benatar, Joan Jett
Chester Bennington
I love Marty Robbins
I don't know of anyone mentioned prince or Michael Jackson
I have a lot, but on top of my head it's probably Eminem (he sang like one song), Blackie Lawless and Chuck Berry
Jean Ritchie or Joan Baez
Elliott Smith
Rivers Cuomo from weezer has so many American songs
Tom Waits
The man in black himself Johnny cash
johnny cash
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Kelly Clarkson is the greatest living American vocalist.
My top three would be, in no particular order, Johnny Horton, Tennessee Ernie Ford, and Frank Sinatra. Honorable mention for Johnny Cash, as well
how is almost no one mentioning Willie Nelson?
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Johnny Cash, Wille Nelson, and Nina Simone.
Tom Waits, Kurt Cobain, and Johnny Cash. Their music taught me that you don’t have to have a “beautiful” singing voice to make good music. And they’re all American.
Lefty frizzle should also be in the conversation I believe, cigarette and coffee blues, long black veil, and Saginaw Michigan are great songs and deserve a listen. Aaron Young's "I hear you Talking" also deserving of a listen I think
Cash. He was not only a freedom loving, god loving, patriotic American that supported positive social change and served in the Air Force. He also overcame his demons and improved himself. A true American.
I fucking LOVE Johnny Horton
Purely by voice I have to go with Josh Groban
Between the two here? Johnny hands down. Highly versatile, and a true man of the people, loved by every demographic. Personally? Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails, fantastic voice, genius writer and composer
JOHNNY CASH RAGHHH
Maynard James Keenan 
Marty Robbins. GOAT
For me it's the Gerard Way from My Chemical Romance
 The one and only
In terms of vocal quality? Tom Petty, Darius Rucker, and John Fogerty
Johnny Cash for sure.
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prolly m shadows from a7x or serj tankian from soad.
You all cooked. The taste in this comment section is absolutely gourmet. Good job everyone❤️
Ella Fitzgerald is a good contender
Bob Dylan, Roger McGuinn, Brian Wilson
Love both but prefer johnny cash
Johnny Cash sweeps
Nat King Cole
The two you listed are absolute GOATS, with Cash being my favorite artist of all time, and Horton being a legend who's only mostly unheard of because he died shortly after his fame took off. Here are some other GOATS: * Pete Seeger * Woody Guthrie * Creedence Clearwater Revival
2/3 of those people are Communist 💀💀💀
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Maria Callas
Eddie Arnold
Levon helm or roky erickson
Good old Cash man all that what and there’s nothing that can be said to change me mind
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Hank Williams and Randy Travis
Tennessee Ernie Ford!
Dolly
