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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'."
Neko Case (born 1970) Bobby Cash (born 1961) John Carter Cash (born 1970) Johnny Cash (1932–2003) June Carter Cash (1929–2003) Rosanne Cash (born 1955) Tommy Cash (1940–2024) Troy Cassar-Daley; Jason Cassidy; CB30; Bill Chambers; Kasey Chambers (born 1976) Chance; Jeff Chance (1954–2008) Chapel Hart; Beth Nielsen Chapman (born 1958) Cee ...
1956 in country music, Ray Price, Marty Robbins and Johnny Horton emerge, resurrect traditional country music after the influx of rock and roll threatens the heart of country music. 1957 in country music, Rock-flavored acts — Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Everly Brothers and Ricky Nelson — dominate charts; Patsy Cline debuts on the charts.
March 26 — Ronnie McDowell, male vocalist of the 1970s and 1980s, who first rose to fame with his Elvis Presley tribute "The King Is Gone". August 7 — Rodney Crowell, singer-songwriter who enjoyed mainstream fame in the late 1980s before becoming a leader in the alternative country movement; ex-husband of Rosanne Cash.
Five artists achieved their debut country number ones in 1950, including Hank Snow with "I'm Movin' On". [5] Leon Payne spent two non-consecutive weeks atop the jockeys chart in January with "I Love You Because". Payne, who was better known as a songwriter for other country artists, achieved the unusual feat of reaching number one with his only ...
The Inglewood resident was one of very few Black men to have success in country music in the 1970s, ... epicenter of country music. From the mid-1950s until its closure in 1995, icons such as Buck ...
Hank Williams, regarded as one of the most important singers and songwriters in the history of country music, gains his first number one. [1] [4] 1950: Lefty Frizzell, one of the most influential artists in the transition of country music to mainstream acceptance, reaches number one for the first time. [19] [20] 1951
Country USA was a 23-volume series issued by Time-Life Music during the late 1980s and early 1990s, spotlighting country music of the 1950s through early 1970s. Each volume in the series chronicled a specific year in country music, from 1950 through 1972, and was issued on a double-length compact disc or cassette , or two vinyl albums .