Tag Archives: Neo-Traditionalist Country

Early in his career, Earl Thomas Conley’s music found the label “thinking man’s country.” A precise explanation — Conley checks the core of his personas, locating the motivations for his or her actions and values. Along the way, the astute listener will get fragments of himself/herself in almost any Conley …

Joe Diffie was regarded by a lot of his peers among the better vocalists in modern nation, and lent his traditional sensibilities to humorous, rock-tinged novelties and plaintive ballads. Diffie was created in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1958 and was raised inside a musical family members, first performing in public areas …

The Dave & Deke Combo, a band of LA country rockabillies, contain three Midwest transplants — leaders Dave Stuckey and Deke Dickerson, plus drummer Lance — and only 1 West Coastline native, bassist Shorty. After liberating many 7″ singles and an EP, the group’s recording debut, Moonshine Melodies, made an …

Having a bright clear tone of voice that combines the vulnerability of a girl using the intelligence and resilience of the grown up woman, Laura Cantrell burst onto the international music scene in 2000 using a debut album that showcased her impacting vocals, literate songwriting, and superb flavor in musicians …

Contemporary nation star Collin Raye burned off the sales graphs in the ’90s, because of a mixture of country-rock and even balladry, and a willingness to record socially mindful material among the dance and romance music. Raye was in fact blessed Floyd Collin Wray in DeQueen, AR, in 1959, and …

Billy Dean received a basketball scholarship to wait East Central Junior University in Decatur, MS, where he majored in physical education, but rather than wearing a whistle about his neck, he chosen a acoustic guitar strap. Influenced by Merle Haggard, Marty Robbins, and Dean Martin, he performed the golf club …

The Clark Family members Encounter hit paydirt in 2001, when their song “In the mean time Back in the Ranch” became the 13th best-selling solitary in country music. Area of the charm was the group’s fusion of nation and pop, however the fact that six members had been brothers certainly …

For accurate fans of Western golf swing music, Costs Boyd rates along with his modern, Bob Wills, despite the fact that both utilized completely different designs; whereas Wills & His Playboys frequently utilized horns and documented songs from a number of styles, Boyd remained accurate to his traditional western roots, …

Like her contemporary Shania Twain, singer/songwriter Terri Clark came storming away from Canada and captured the eye of America’s country music industry within the mid-’90s. Where Twain included more rock and roll & roll components into her music, Clark generally stayed near her nation roots, even when those roots had …

Allison Moorer was created into a music family members and raised in the tiny southern Alabama city of Frankville; when Moorer’s dad shot her mom and then changed the weapon on himself, old sister Shelby Lynne — shortly to become country vocalist herself — had taken charge of increasing Allison. …