Even though I'll listen to just about everything, usually I don't like contemporary country, even though I'll pretty much give everything a go. However I do like Nagazumi Takeshi (his stage name is Hanaregumi), he's got alot of soul. If you don't know him, he's a Japanese country singer, I think he currently is with a group named "Ohana" and hasn't done any solo work since 2005. Here's one of my favorite things he's done:
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=dHS49mNU7Qk