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30. Juni 2024 · Here we present 10 groundbreaking country heroes who paved the way for the modern Americana explosion. Bob Wills. In addition to early pioneers such as Jimmie Rodgers and The Carter...
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27. Juni 2024 · Back in the day, I discovered the music of Bob Wills when I was a fresh faced college DJ at WXYC Chapel Hill. It was like hearing songs from an alternate universe to me, a kid who grew up listening to FM and AM radio’s menu of pop, rock and rap of the day, sprinkled with music bought from cassette c
Vor 6 Tagen · One of his many country chart toppers was 1951's "Hey, Good Lookin'." Like many of his other songs, A-list artists like Johnny Cash, Ray Charles, and Roy Orbison covered the tune. #14. Cold, Cold ...
Vor 6 Tagen · He also enjoyed Hank Williams, Bob Wills, Moon Mullican and Jimmie Rodgers. One of the first musicians that he heard in person was Ernest Tubb, playing on the back of a truck in Fort Worth. Orbison also said that a formative experience was the regular singing sessions at Fort Worth, where he was surrounded by soldiers who were intensely ...
Vor 3 Tagen · In 1970, Haggard released A Tribute to the Best Damn Fiddle Player in the World (or, My Salute to Bob Wills), rounding up six of the remaining members of the Texas Playboys to record the tribute: Johnnie Lee Wills, Eldon Shamblin, Tiny Moore, Joe Holley, Johnny Gimble, and Alex Brashear.
Vor einem Tag · Though Americana music gained popularity in 2009, the first Americana singer was likely Hank Williams in the 1950s. Americana music incorporates elements of country music, bluegrass, folk, blues, gospel, rhythm and blues, roots rock and southern soul and is overseen by the Americana Music Association and the Americana Music Honors ...
10. Juni 2024 · Bob Wills. March 6, 1905–May 13, 1975. Known as the "King of Western Swing," Bob Wills was born near Kosse, Texas, in 1905. He grew up hearing the blues sung in cotton fields and country tunes played on his father’s fiddle.
