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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'."
Inductees in the 1980s Image Inductee Year Birth date Death date Notes Johnny Cash: 1980 February 26, 1932 September 12, 2003 Singer-songwriter and TV personality Connie B. Gay: 1980 August 22, 1914 December 3, 1989 Music executive Sons of the Pioneers: 1980 Roy Rogers (November 5, 1911) Bob Nolan (April 1, 1908) Lloyd Perryman (January 29, 1917)
The movie — which showcases Mickey Gilley's nightclub, Gilley's — is a huge success at the box office ($54 million), and its soundtrack includes several major hits and makes stars out of several of the artists (most notably Johnny Lee), and will have a major impact on the direction of country music of the early 1980s.
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 ...
Danny Gokey (born 1980) William Lee Golden (born 1939) The Goldens; Bobby Goldsboro (born 1941) Gone West; Goose Creek Symphony; Robert Gordon; Vern Gosdin (1934–2009) The Gourds; Josh Gracin (born 1980) Tammy Graham (born 1968) Billy Grammer (1925–2011) Gil Grand; Steve Grand; Amy Grant (born 1960) The Grascals; Claude Gray (born 1932) The ...
5. Elton John. Elton John’s biopic "Rocketman" introduced his incredible life story and music to a new audience. His farewell tour was a massive success, drawing in fans from all different ages ...
Randy Travis. Randy Travis was one of the biggest country music stars of the 1980s, but by the 2010s, he became more famous for his legal problems than his music.
The Oak Ridge Boys (pictured in 2013) had two number one singles in 1980. Hot Country Songs is a chart that ranks the top-performing country music songs in the United States, published by Billboard magazine. In 1980, 43 different singles topped the chart, then published under the title Hot Country Singles, in 52 issues of the magazine, based on ...