Country Music Profiles
Country Music Legend: Dolly Parton
Dolly’s effect on country music is truly epic and heartfelt. GATV reports:
“I’ve always been a writer. My songs are the door to every dream I’ve ever had and every success I’ve ever achieved,” says Dolly Parton of her incredible career, which has spanned nearly five decades and is showing no signs of slowing down. [...]
Country Musics Unsung Legends: Don Helms
One name you don’t hear too much on the radio or CMT is Don Helms. However, Helm’s has had an amazing impact on country music. For instance:
As a member of Hank Williams’ Drifting Cowboys, Don Helms achieved legendary status as one of the most important sidemen in country music. The sound of Helms’ [...]
Country Music Classic Chet Atkins
Words are almost inadequate to describe the musical stylings of country great Chet Adkins. The Country Music Hall of Fame highlights:
No single country instrumentalist has achieved the renown and respect of Chester Burton Atkins. His immense musical influence on country, rock, and jazz musicians from Jerry Reed to George Harrison, Duane Eddy, and Earl [...]
Bluegrass Legends Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs
Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs are country music legends. Marty Stuart, a country music legend in his own right highlights in May the Circle Be Unbroken, “Lester Flatt’s singing Earl Scrugg’s unique banjo picking were the cornerstones of an act that took Bluegrass around the world.”
If you want to hear some fantastic Earl [...]
Country and Folk Legend Nanci Griffith
The Country Universe points out:
The eighties brought a mini-folk revival to Music Row, with coffeehouse artists scoring major label deals. Of this group, only Mary Chapin Carpenter went on to mainstream country success, but one of the earliest of the wave made inroads into the Americana scene before it even had that name.
Nanci Griffith called [...]
The Life of Country Music Legend Willie Nelson
Wednesday was Willie Nelson’s birthday. He turned “75 years young” and has indeed lived a life of great highs and lows, even by country music standards. The Country Hound points out:
In the 1960’s Nelson moved to Austin and found himself amongst the popular “hippie” movement, a distinction that would carry throughout his life. [...]
The Danny Dill Legacy and “The Long Black Veil” the global music classic
Dannny Dill: Country Legend and Songwriter
Danny Dill’s songwriting has had a dramatic impact on country music and the life of mainstream music as well. CMT Online highlights the life and times of Mr. Dill:
Inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1975, Danny Dill is one of country music’s greatest songsmiths. His tune, [...]
An American Country Music Classic: George Strait
Tom Roland of Great American Country TVsuggests of George Strait’s life and illustrious country music career:
With more than 25 years of hits behind him, George Strait has established one of the most unique careers in any genre of music. He’s amassed more than 50 No. 1 hits, more than 30 platinum albums and more nominations [...]
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