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King of Country Music
Strong, not perfect voice
Attention, fiddle on nose |
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Star of Grand Ole Opry
Great Speckle Bird- dobro
Wabash Cannon ball |
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Western inspired crossover star- smooth sounding voice
"Make the World Go Away" |
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Influential cowboy singer
"That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine" |
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Does Film Tumbling Tumbleweeds- prototype for Western films
"Back in the Saddle Again" by Ray Whitley |
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| 1st African American country star, fired from Opry thought to be prejudice |
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| Harmonica player, "Ice Water Blues" |
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Rivaled Nashville Sound w/more western flavor and Rock & Roll
Buck Owens and Merle Haggard were top artists. |
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Type of music. Started in 1945 when Bill Monroe invited Earl Scruggs to Opry.
Banjo playing, rapid "3 finger style"
Requires most musical dexterity of any genre in Country. |
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Inspired by 70's rock success
Convincing voice
Biggest selling solo artist ever
"The Dance" |
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Country record executive
Signed many artists from Great Credibility Scare
Helped make Nashville "hip" and viable |
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Long lasting country singer, career glorified after death
Helped 90's Americana movement
"Hurt" |
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"Seven Year Ache"
Married Rodney Crowell, writer.
E-bow to play steel guitar |
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Discovered at Bristol Sessions
Defied harmony singing
"Bury Me Under the Weeping Willow" |
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| Singer of The Carter Family, plain voice |
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First guitar hero of country
Carter scratch |
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| Found songs for Carter family |
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Insane, brilliant talent scount and musician
Discovered Charley Pride, JL Lewis
Recorded Elvis and Waylon Jennings
Home turned recording studio |
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"Walking After Midnight"
Didn't have traditional twang
Overdubbed own song bc didn't like the way it sounded. |
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Rockabilly performer
"Female Elvis Presley"
"Let's Have a Party" |
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Strong man with deep voice
wild, shaggy appearance
Collaborated with Willie Nelson to spearhead Outlaw Movement |
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Almost died in '59 plane crash
"Are You Sure Hank Done it This Way?" about innovations and changes in country
"I'm a Ramblin Man" |
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Alcoholic who would talk in Donald Duck voice
"No-Show Jones"
"He Stopped Loving Her Today" biggest single ever |
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One of top Bluegrass stars today
"Every Time You Say Goodbye" about saying bye to loved one
Won fiddling contests as a child |
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Football player, flew helicopter in military
Landed helicopter on Johnny Cash's yard
Frog-like voice, "Jesus Was a Capricorn", "To Beat the Devil"
Dripping Springs Festival |
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Comeback in 2000's with Jack White
"Portland, Oregon" about drinking
"Coal Miner's Daughter" |
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"King of Bluegrass"
Very high voice- played a little with Monroe
'"bus" ruined country'
Influenced Dwight Yoakam |
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Ambitious businesswoman
"Whoever's in New England"
Influenced by JD Crowe and The New South |
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Followed Joy Lynn White's albums
Over 10 million records several times
Moved to Texas for Bluegrass sound
"Travelin' Soldier" |
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Rival of Dwight Yoakam...Americana
Tough voice
Great Credibility Scare
"Guitar Town"
Rough childhood |
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"Roll in my Sweet Baby's Arms"
Surpassed Bill Monroe in popularity
Bluegrass |
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Voice of the common man
Idolized by Bob Dylan
"This Land is Your Land"
"God Bless America"- melody taken from Carter Family |
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Started in Bakersfield CA
Voice deepened over years
Inspired by Cash performance at San Quentin prison |
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"The Storyteller"
Member of Dripping Springs concert
"Momma Bake a Pie"
"A Week in Country Jail"
song finding trips |
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Hank Williams' main competitor
4 top 10 records at one point
Style of sliding around notes |
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"Father of Bluegrass"
Band, Blue Grass Boys- "Heavy Traffic Ahead" |
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Yodeling
First solo female star in country
"I Want to be a Cowboy's Sweetheart"
Cowboy outfit |
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| 3 producers of Nashville Sound |
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| Charley Pride, Dolly Parton, Don Gibson, Eddie Arnold, Kitty Wells, Patsy Cline, Ray Price, Tammy Wynette |
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| Artists of Nashville Sound |
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| Pop/country mix from the late 1950's |
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"Hello Walls"- odd sound
Dripping Springs
Spearheaded Outlaw Movement w/Jennings
Red Headed Stranger album |
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Singer with high voice
Snare drum and electric bass
"Rocky Top", "Ruby"
1st-2nd gen of bluegrass |
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Defined Bakersfield Sound- "King of Bakersfield"
"Act Naturally"- ended up being played by Beatles
Buckaroos with Haggard
Heehaw gives him notoriety, revived career in 80's |
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Idolized by Emmylou
"Coat of Many Colors", "Jolene", |
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| Comedian at Grand Ole Opry |
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Music scout
Held Bristol Sessions |
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Big personality
2nd biggest star of 1950's behind Hank
Nasal voice, influenced by Rodgers |
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Innovative shuffle beat in songs
"Heartaches by the Number"
knack for finding great talent
influenced Willie Nelson |
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First black superstar after DeFord Bailey
First to win back to back CMA's |
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Crossover star that contributed to Nashville Sound
"Four Walls" |
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Cowboy singer, deep voice
"Sam Hall"- higher voice than normal |
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smart w//incredible voice
Many western themed hits
"A White Sport Coat and a Pink Carnation" |
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Fiddler from Texas
Played for Victor Talking Machine Company in 1922
"Sally Gooden" |
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"The Father of Country Music"
"Blue Yodel #1"
Discovered at Bristol Sessions |
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Most influential cowboy singer
Sang with Sons of Pioneers
Sang "Tumbling Tumbleweeds"
Married Dale Evans= western power couple
"Blue Shadows on the Trail" considered best western song |
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Neo-traditionalist w/bluegrass background
tight harmonies
"Crying My Heart Out Over You" |
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"Singing Ranger"- from Canada
Influenced by Rodgers and Dalhart
Great guitar player |
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Traditional Western artist from Texas
Part of neo-traditionalist movement
"Fool Hearted Memory", "Amarillo by Morning"
stereotypical country singer |
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Neo-traditionalist
started "Country Workout" phase
"On the Other Hand" |
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"Texas Troubadour"
Self-purported great yodeler
brought electric guitar to country music
"Walking the Floor Over YOU" |
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Wife of Mutt Lang
Heavily influenced by rock artists (Def Leppard) |
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"Your Cheating Heart", "Lovesick Blues", "So Lonesome I Could Cry"
Fred Rose was friend/editor
tumultuous relationship with wife Audrey |
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Founder of Western Swing
"Light Crust Doughboys"
"San Antonio Rose" |
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Kept cosmetology license
Tumultous relationship with George Jones
"Stand by your Man" |
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Self proclaimed "Hillbilly"
Loved traditional country, combined cowboy w Elvis look
simple lyrics but eloquent speaker
"Guitars, Cadillacs"
Rival of Steve Earle |
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| Group of skilled musicians often heard in background in 60's |
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most popular country band ever
"The Closer You Get" |
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| released the first country concept album w/Shel Silverstein fueling the Outlaw Movement |
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| Performing Rights Organization helped artists in early 80's |
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| Considered "Big Bang" of country music |
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| "There's a Star Spangled Banner Somewhere" about crippled child war... |
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| Group that released "Sweetheart of the Rodeo" |
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| Had a country album- Modern Sounds... |
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| Mary Chapin Carpenter, Travis Tritt, Alan Jackson, Clint Black, Garth Brooks |
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| Vernon Dalhart's Prisoner's Song |
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| first million selling record |
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| supported by Johnny Cash and Earl Scruggs in anti-war fight |
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| Recorded albums "Nashville Skyline" "Blonde on Blonde" |
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| Almost destroyed country music, led to shift ito pop-country |
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| most talented steel guitar player ever |
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| Sang Love at the Five and Dime |
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| premier place for bluegrass musci |
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| Album with Crowe, Skaggs, Douglas, influenced Allison Krauss |
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| "Chasing that Neon Rainbow" |
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| Magazine that covers Americana and Alternative Country |
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| movement to take the power away from records so artists could perform when and where they wanted |
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| I am a Man of Constant Sorrow |
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| Technology adopted in 1991 |
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| great American songwriter |
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| Allowed companies to own number of radio stations |
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| Will the Circle Be Unbroken? |
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| Song by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band |
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| "I May Hate Myself in the Morning" |
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| revealed many singers to Country music fans, like Bob Dylan |
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