Best-known for a short run of nation novelty strikes in the middle-’70s, Dick Feller was also a songwriter in charge of several strikes by other performers, especially his oftentime composing partner, Jerry Reed. Feller was created in Bronaugh, MO, in 1943, and began performing and composing in his past due …

Best known to many listeners for the aptly titled instrumental smash “Raunchy,” Expenses Justis was also a longtime linchpin from the Nashville saving community, working like a maker, musical movie director, and A&R guy for brands including Sunlight and Mercury. Created Oct 14, 1927, in Birmingham, Alabama, he was raised …

Paul Williams remains to be among America’s best recognized all-purpose superstars within the ’70s and ’80s — even though plenty of individuals are conscious that he was a songwriter, vocalist, and instrumentalist, he also acted in films and tv, was a regular visitor on leading chat displays (he appeared for …

Named following a brand of tissue, the four members from the Statler Brothers didn’t in fact discuss a fraternal bond; what they do share, nevertheless, was the variation of being probably one of the most effective vocal harmony organizations in the annals of nation music. Formed within the group’s house …

In light of all attention given Mel Tillis’ infamous speech impediment — he sometimes named his autobiography Stutterin’ Boy — the refined, sincere vocal delivery and songwriting skills that 1st attained him fame were often misplaced within the shuffle; nonetheless, through the span of his many years in nation music, …

Known throughout nation music as “your guitar Man,” singer/songwriter Jerry Reed obtained recognition not merely for an effective solo career but additionally as an actor and ace session player. Jerry Reed Hubbard was created in Atlanta, GA, on March 20, 1937; after picking right up your guitar as a kid, …

Zoot Cash was among British rock and roll & roll’s homebound heroes — admired, respected, and popular by his co-workers, and in a position to fill up halls in Britain nightly, he never were able to sell plenty of information, even in Britain. Created in Bournemouth in 1942 using the …

Along with his laid-back, straightforward vocals and large, imposing build, Don Williams had become referred to as “the Gentle Giant.” That nickname was bestowed on him in the first ’70s, when he started a string of countrypolitan strikes that ran in to the early ’90s. Williams was by no means …

Virtuosic instrumentation and ultra-smooth vocal harmonies have produced the Laurel Canyon Ramblers probably one of the most effective organizations performing tradition-rooted bluegrass. Led by banjo, acoustic guitar, and dobro participant and vocalist Plant Pederson, the Laurel Canyon Ramblers represent over a century of bluegrass encounter. The Laurel Canyon Ramblers, called …