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He is a Tejano and Texas country music singer, infusing his music with Latin sounds, and even singing verses of songs in Spanish. In the 1970s and 1980s, he was one of country music's most successful male artists, recording a string of hit songs, such as "You Always Come Back to Hurting Me," "Desperado," "Down on the Rio Grande" and "Foolin'."
The album's title track had reached the Top 40 on the country chart the previous year, and was later a Top 10 hit for George Strait in 1990. In 1970, Smith signed with Decca Records , and his popularity quickly soared, starting off with his 1972 Top 10 hit, " I've Found Someone of My Own ". [ 8 ]
Pages in category "Country musicians from California" The following 185 pages are in this category, out of 185 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Inglewood resident was one of very few Black men to have success in country music in the 1970s, and one of two known Black male artists from California who performed at a nationally-charting ...
Country music star Spade Cooley died from a heart attack while backstage during the intermission of a benefit concert in Oakland, California on 23 November. Cooley was serving a life term in prison for beating his wife to death in front of their daughter, and played the show on a weekend furlough.
Country musicians from California (185 P) G. Guitarists from California (2 C, 561 P) H. ... Singers from California (6 C, 509 P) Songwriters from California (3 C, 576 P)
Brad Cotter (born 1970) Neal Coty (born 1964) The Country Gentlemen; Court Yard Hounds; Bucky Covington (born 1977) Cowboy Copas (1913–1963) Cowboy Crush; Cowboy Junkies; Cowboy Troy (born 1970) Don Cox (born 1964) The Cox Family; Billy "Crash" Craddock (born 1939) Adam Craig; Floyd Cramer (1933–1997) Crawford/West; Roger Creager; Creedence ...
Best Male Country Vocal Performance — "For the Good Times", Ray Price Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal — " If I Were a Carpenter ", Johnny Cash and June Carter Best Country Instrumental Performance — Me & Jerry , Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed