![]() ![]() Kevin Mabry & Liberty Street "We Love Our Country" (Rome Records, 1981) (LP)Ī popular local artist and concert organizer, Ohio native Kevin Mabry led the band Liberty Street for several years before becoming born again in 1984, after which he devoted himself more fully to Christian music, founded his own ministry later in the decade. Comments, corrections and suggestions are always welcome. These are the people who are often overlooked in the history books but who contributed their talents, hopes and dreams to the country music world, and the aim of this guide is to keep their memories and their work alive. Many of these musicians toured nationally or regionally while others were strictly hometown folks. They included longhaired country-rockers, red-dirt outlaws, Nashville hopefuls and earnest amateurs, as well as the more country-oriented artists in the bluegrass and southern gospel fields. LOCALS ONLY: This is a guide to independent and off-the-radar country musicians from the 1960s, 1970s and early 'Eighties, including hometown performers working in regional oprys, jamborees, dude ranches, casinos, pizza parlors and lounges. 1970's "Hippiebilly" Country Albums, Letter "M" - Joe Sixpack's Guide To Hick Music
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