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9 unusual facts about Country Music


Allen Case

On December 3, 1959, Case appeared on NBC's The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford, a variety program with a Country and Western theme.

Country Music: The Spirit of America

Country Music: The Spirit of America is a 2003 documentary film, in the IMAX format, written and co-produced by Tom Neff and co-directed by Neff, Steven Goldmann and Keith Melton.

Derek Hussey

He was a member of a country and western music band and was known to wear cowboy boots in the 1998-2003 Assembly.

Dig Richards

He returned to Australia in 1971 and, as Digby Richards, continued performing and recording with a mainly country style.

Escondido Public Library

The library hosts a monthly musical concert (November through April) with a wide variety of musical styles: zydeco, jazz, country, latin, folk.

Gertrude Berg

Country music singer Patsy Cline sang Berg's composition "That Wonderful Someone" on Cline's 1957 debut album.

New Music Weekly

Weekly editorial features include highlights of the top singles impacting radio and "spotlights" of new music from the Top40/Pop, Country, AC/Hot, and College music genres.

Penistone FM

Content on the station includes a variety of genres, with more specialist programming on evenings and at weekends, with Country, Brass, Alternative and Soul being some of the genres covered.

To Love and Die in Dixie

Country music singer Waylon Jennings, who died three months after the episode aired on television in the United States, guest-stars in his last ever appearance on the show.


Arthur Miles

He is credited with independently creating a style of throat singing, similar to the Tuvan style called sygyt, as a supplement to the normal yodeling of Country Western music.

Best Coast

The band's second album, The Only Place, was developed with a flurry of influences: traditional country music (such as Loretta Lynn, Dusty Springfield and Patsy Cline), Eagles, Fleetwood Mac and Drake's Take Care.

Blair Daly

Daly has co-written three number one country singles over the years including the number 1 single "Stand", recorded by Rascal Flatts in 2007.

Bob Beckham

Robert Joseph Beckham (July 8, 1927 – November 11, 2013) was an American country singer from Stratford, Oklahoma.

Bob Kingsley's Country Top 40

Bob Kingsley's Country Top 40 (sometimes abbreviated as CT40) is an American country music radio countdown show hosted by former American Country Countdown host Bob Kingsley.

Bonnie Owens

Bonnie Owens (October 1, 1929 – April 24, 2006), born Bonnie Campbell, was an American country music singer who was married to Buck Owens and later Merle Haggard.

Darrell McCall

Darrell McCall (born April 30, 1940) is a country music performer, known for his honky tonk and traditional country musical style at the height of his career in the 1960s, and his return to popularity during the Outlaw country era in the late 1970s.

Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing

The film follows the Dixie Chicks, an extremely successful all-woman Texas-based country music trio, over a three-year period of intense public scrutiny, fan backlash, physical threats, and pressure from both corporate and conservative political elements in the United States after lead singer Natalie Maines publicly criticised then President of the United States George W. Bush during a live 2003 concert in London as part of their Top of the World Tour.

Drinkin' Songs and Other Logic

Drinkin' Songs and Other Logic is a 2005 (see 2005 in music) album by country singer Clint Black.

Eddie Noack

Eddie Noack (April 29, 1930 – February 5, 1978), was an American country and western singer, songwriter and music industry executive best known for his 1968 cover of Leon Payne's serial killer song Psycho, was born De Armand A. Noack, Jr. in Houston, Texas.

Favorite State of Mind

"Favorite State of Mind" is a song recorded by American country music artist Josh Gracin.

Gamble Rogers

He appeared in James Szalapski's 1976 country music documentary film Heartworn Highways, performing an onstage comic monologue followed by "Black Label Blues."

Gary Beard

Also running was a second Republican, Country music singer Sammy Kershaw of Abbeville, the seat of Vermilion Parish in southwestern Louisiana, who drew 30 percent of the ballots.

Gary LeVox

Gary LeVox (born Gary Wayne Vernon, Jr., July 10, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter and musician, best known as the lead vocalist of American country trio Rascal Flatts.

Half as Much

It was first recorded by country music singer Hank Williams in 1952 and reached #2 on the Billboard Country Singles chart.

Hocking River

The Hocking River's name was the inspiration for the call letters of Lancaster's Country music radio station WHOK-FM (now WZOH-FM).

I Keep On Loving You

"I Keep On Loving You" is the title of a song recorded by American country music singer Reba McEntire.

Is It Still Over?

"Is It Still Over?" is a song co-written by Ken Bell and Larry Henley and recorded by American country music artist Randy Travis.

It's Too Late to Love Me Now

In 1980, American country artist Jeanne Pruett released a cover version of the song and titled it as, "It's Too Late".

Jaron Lowenstein

On May 31, 2011, Lowenstein released "Beautiful Lies", which features Big Kenny, one-half of the country music duo Big & Rich.

Jim Photoglo

After his career as a pop star waned, he became a successful country music songwriter in Nashville.

Johnny Cash the King/Tammy Wynette the Queen

Johnny Cash The King and Tammy Wynette The Queen is an album by American country singers Johnny Cash and Tammy Wynette, released on Columbia Records in 1973 (see 1973 in music).

Katrina Elam

Katrina Ruth Elam (born December 12, 1983 in Bray, Oklahoma) is an American country music singer and songwriter.

Live and Obscure

Live and Obscure is a live album released by folk/country singer-songwriter Townes Van Zandt in 1987.

Lizzie and the Rainman

""Lizzie and the Rainman" is as song written by Kenny O'Dell and Larry Henley which was a #1 C&W hit for Tanya Tucker in 1975.

My Singing Monsters

In July 2013, Big Blue Bubble announced that they had collaborated with Grammy Award-winning artist Kristian Bush from American country music duo Sugarland to create a new character, the Shugabush.

One Beat at a Time

"One Beat at a Time" is a song recorded by Canadian country music artist Jim Witter.

P.O. Box 423

P.O. Box 423 is the debut album by Canadian country music artist Duane Steele.

PBA-FM

Each night specialist programs broadcast a specific genre of music, ranging from Classical, World, Rock & Roll, Jazz, Country, Progressive Rock and Rhythm & Blues.

Pete Drake

He organized a band, Sons of the South, in Atlanta in the 1950s, which included future country stars like Jerry Reed, Doug Kershaw, Roger Miller, Jack Greene, and Joe South.

Pilot Flying J

In 2012, the company signed country music singer Trace Adkins to become its new spokesperson for its relaunched loyalty program.

Rex Allen, Jr.

(born August 23, 1947) is an American country music singer, who started singing at the age of six; he had followed in the footsteps of his father, Rex Allen, a singing cowboy and the narrator of many Walt Disney films.

Rick Lindy

Rick Lindy (born June 30, 1967) is an actor and Country/Rockabilly musician from Chicago, Illinois.

S-K-O

S-K-O, originally known as Schuyler, Knobloch and Overstreet, was an American country music group composed of Thom Schuyler, Fred Knobloch and Paul Overstreet.

Save Your Kisses for Me

Among many cover versions, country singer Margo Smith had a number ten hit on the Country charts in 1976, while Bobby Vinton had a Billboard top 100 hit in the same year with his version.

South Charleston, West Virginia

Country singer-songwriter Kathy Mattea was born in the city's Thomas Memorial Hospital to parents who lived in nearby Cross Lanes, where she grew up

The Balham Alligators

The Balham Alligators were a band from London that mixed rock 'n' roll, cajun, country and R&B.

The Hutchens

The Hutchens was an American country music trio from Sandy Ridge, North Carolina composed of brothers Barry, Bill and Bryan Hutchens.

The Southern Oklahoma Cosmic Trigger Contest

The Southern Oklahoma Cosmic Trigger Contest is a soundtrack by The Flaming Lips to the Bradley Beesley fishing documentary Okie Noodling, featuring three country-tinged songs not found elsewhere, two of which are instrumentals.

Tight Rope

Tight Rope is the sixth studio album by country duo Brooks & Dunn, released in 1999 on Arista Nashville.

Trip Around the Sun

"Trip Around the Sun" is a song recorded by American country music artists Jimmy Buffett and Martina McBride.

Van Lear, Kentucky

The Van Lear mines are referred to by country music singer Loretta Lynn in her song "Coal Miner's Daughter" and in the title song of her Van Lear Rose album, and by Dwight Yoakam in "Miner's Prayer" from his Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc. album.

WAIZ

From 1980, probably earlier, until sometime after 1982, the station broadcast a Country Music format using the Drake-Chenault Great American Country programming service.

WEGL

WEGL 91 is a traditional "college radio" station in that the station's programming consists of an eclectic mix of genres including, but not limited to: Rock, Hip-Hop, Pop, Blues, Jazz, Country & Bluegrass, Soul, Dance & Techno, R&B, Reggae, World Music, Oldies, and Gospel.

WFRN-FM

WGNC, licensed to Constantine, Michigan and broadcasting with 15,000 watts of power, offers a format of "family-friendly" country music.

Where the Blacktop Ends

"Where the Blacktop Ends" is a song written by Allen Shamblin and Steve Wariner, and recorded by country music singer Keith Urban.

While We Were Waiting

While We Were Waiting is the first studio album by Canadian country music singer/songwriter Jason Blaine.


see also

A Little More Country Than That

"A Little More Country Than That" is the title of a debut song written by Joey + Rory's Rory Lee Feek, Wynn Varble and Don Poythress, and recorded by American country music artist Easton Corbin.

Ain't Necessarily So

"Ain't Necessarily So" is the title of a song written by Beth Nielsen Chapman, and recorded by American country music artist Willie Nelson.

Alvis Wayne

Alvis was born in Paducah, Texas and listened to country music on the radio as a child and was given a guitar at age ten.

Angel in My Eyes

"Angel in My Eyes" is the title of a song written by Tony Mullins and Blair Daly, and recorded by American country music artist John Michael Montgomery.

Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way

"Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way" is a song written and performed by American country music artist Waylon Jennings.

Bill Mack

He was named to the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame in 1999, and the Country Music DJ and Radio Hall of Fame in 1982.

Billboard Top Country Hits: 1964

Billboard Top Country Hits: 1964 is a compilation album released by Rhino Records in 1990, featuring 10 hit country music recordings from 1964.

Blue Yodel

Tompall Glaser recorded a version of "T For Texas" which was included on the 1976 compilation, Wanted! The Outlaws, country music's first million-selling album.

Boquillas del Carmen

Country music star Robert Earl Keen was known to have frequented Boquillas and released an album in 1994 entitled Gringo Honeymoon whose title track is said to be about a day he and a female companion visited the village.

Buddy Jewell

Signed to Columbia Records in 2003, Jewell made his debut on the American country music scene with the release of his self-titled album, which produced the singles "Help Pour Out the Rain (Lacey's Song)" and "Sweet Southern Comfort".

Carolann B

At the age of 9 years Carolann's hero was George Hamilton IV 'The Abassador of country Music', who at that time presented a show on TV called George Hamilton and Friends.

Corbin/Hanner

Under this lineup, they would record two albums for Alfa Records, in addition to charting several singles on the Billboard country music charts.

Country Junkie

Country Junkie is the sixth studio album by Canadian country music artist Gord Bamford.

Dick Damron

Dick Damron (born Joseph Glenn, March 22, 1934 in Bentley, Alberta) is a Canadian country music singer, songwriter.

Dixieland Delight

Songwriter Ronnie Rogers, who previously had hits with Ed Bruce, Dave Dudley, Tanya Tucker and others, recalled to country music journalist Tom Roland that the idea for "Dixieland Delight" came to him when he was driving down Highway 11W, a Tennessee road in Rutledge, Tennessee.

Dunklin County, Missouri

David Nail, country music singer, was born and raised in Kennett.

Finish What We Started

"Finish What We Started" is a song written Michael Noble and Monty Powell, and recorded by American country music group Diamond Rio.

Forget About Me

"Forget About Me" is the title of a song written by Frankie Miller, Troy Seals and Eddie Setser, and recorded by American country music duo The Bellamy Brothers.

How Your Love Makes Me Feel

"How Your Love Makes Me Feel" is a song written by Trey Bruce and Max T. Barnes, and recorded by American country music group Diamond Rio that reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.

I Don't Believe in Goodbye

"I Don't Believe in Goodbye" is the title of a song written by Mark Miller, Bryan White and Scotty Emerick, and recorded by American country music group Sawyer Brown.

I Don't Remember Loving You

"I Don't Remember Loving You" is a song written by Harlan Howard and Bobby Braddock, and recorded by American country music artist John Conlee.

I Just Want to Dance with You

"I Just Want to Dance with You" is the title of a song written by John Prine and Roger Cook, and performed by American country music singer George Strait.

I Sang Dixie

"I Sang Dixie" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Dwight Yoakam.

I'm the One Mama Warned You About

"I'm the One Mama Warned You About" is the title of a song written by Mickey James and Gayle Zeiler, and recorded by American country music artist Mickey Gilley.

Is It Friday Yet?

Is It Friday Yet? is the fifth studio album by Canadian country music artist Gord Bamford.

It's Like We Never Said Goodbye

"It's Like We Never Said Goodbye" is the title of a song written by Roger Greenaway and Geoff Stephens, and recorded by American country music singer Crystal Gayle.

Larry Boone

Boone has also co-written several singles for other country music artists, including a Number One single for Kathy Mattea, and Top Ten hits for Don Williams, Tracy Lawrence, Rick Trevino and Lonestar.

Livin' in These Troubled Times

"Livin' in These Troubled Times" is the title of a song written by Sam Hogin, Roger Cook and Philip Donnelly, and recorded by American country music artist Crystal Gayle.

Marilyn Faye Parney

The second album titled "Unbridled Heart" was recorded in Vancouver, BC, Canada and produced by Mike Norman (multi-instrumentalist for recording artist Suzanne Gitzi) and featured performances by top performers as Tony Rudner (nominated Canadian Country Music Producer of the Year 1998 for past work with Farmers Daughter), Tom McKillup (recording artist Lisa Brokup) plus a guest performance by solo recording artist Gary Fjellgard.

Mouth of the South

Jerry Clower (1926–1998), comedian in the country music industry

No One Else on Earth

"No One Else on Earth" is a song written by Jill Colucci, Stewart Harris and Sam Lorber, performed by American country music artist Wynonna.

Not on Your Love

"Not On Your Love" is a song written by Tony Martin, Troy Martin, and Reese Wilson, and recorded by American country music artist Jeff Carson.

On the Side of Angels

"On the Side of Angels" is the title of a song written by Gary Burr and Gerry House, and recorded by American country music artist LeAnn Rimes.

Piper PA-24 Comanche

Country music singers Patsy Cline, "Cowboy" Lloyd Copas and Hawkshaw Hawkins were on board a Comanche owned and piloted by Cline's manager, Randy Hughes, when it crashed in deteriorating weather near Camden, Tennessee on March 5, 1963, killing all on board.

Pixie Jenkins

Born 'Paul Blake Jenkins' in Launceston, Tasmania in 1957, now referred to by his stage name 'Pixie', in an article in The Australian, Pixie was referenced alongside Jimmy Little, Chad Morgan and Slim Dusty as "...an icon of Australia's country music industry".

Pocket of a Clown

"Pocket of a Clown" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Dwight Yoakam.

Richie McDonald

He has also co-written singles for other country music artists, including "She's Always Right" by Clay Walker, "Jimmy's Got a Girlfriend" by The Wilkinsons, "Let Them Be Little" by Billy Dean (which Lonestar itself also recorded), "Coalmine" by Sara Evans, and "Once a Woman Gets a Hold of Your Heart" by Heartland.

Sawmill Road

"Sawmill Road" is a song written by Dan Truman, Sam Hogin and Jim McBride, and recorded by American country music group Diamond Rio.

Sentimental Ol' You

"Sentimental Ol' You" is a song written by Bob DiPiero and Pat McManus, and recorded by American country music artist Charly McClain.

That's My Kind of Night

"That's My Kind of Night" is a song written by Dallas Davidson, Chris DeStefano, and Ashley Gorley, and recorded by American country music singer Luke Bryan.

The Buckaroos

Known for their signature red, white and blue colored guitars and fiddles, the Buckaroos in 1966 became only the second country music band to appear at Carnegie Hall in New York City.

The Church on Cumberland Road

"The Church on Cumberland Road" is a song written by Bob DiPiero, John Scott Sherrill and Dennis Robbins, and recorded by American country music group Shenandoah.

The Fear of Being Alone

"The Fear of Being Alone" is a song written by Walt Aldridge and Bruce Miller, and recorded by American country music singer Reba McEntire.

The Rest of Mine

"The Rest of Mine" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Trace Adkins.

The River and the Highway

"The River and the Highway" is a song written by Gerry House and Don Schlitz, and recorded by American country music artist Pam Tillis.

What's in It for Me

"What's in It for Me" is the title of a song written by Gary Burr and John Jarrard and recorded by American country music artist John Berry.

When a Woman Cries

"When a Woman Cries" is a song written by Buck Moore and Mentor Williams, and recorded by American country music artist Janie Fricke.

When I Said I Do

"When I Said I Do" is the title of a song written by American country music singer Clint Black, and recorded by Black and his wife Lisa Hartman Black as a duet.