Kinda depends on how far you go back/what genre of country you are talking about. But John Hartford has some of my favorite lyrics that still carry weight today. I probably think about the song In Tall Buildings everyday on my drive to work.

The thing I hate the most about modern country is that there's nothing that really connects it to country/bluegrass other than the poor use of steel string guitar and fake accents. I live in Oklahoma.... Nobody talks like that, and even if they did you would usually lose it when you're singing.

Someone like reba mcentire has a fairly common Oklahoman accent if you talk to older people in the boonies, but she doesn't really sing with a heavy accent. It's all performative affectations from rich kids from suburbs pretending like they're from the country side.