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High Mileage
''High Mileage'' is the seventh studio album by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released on September 1, 1998, and produced four hit singles on the Hot Country Songs charts for Jackson: "I'll Go on Loving You" (#3), "Right on the Money" (#1), "Gone Crazy" (#4) and "Little Man" (#3). Upon its release in late 1998, "I'll Go on Loving You" became the highest-debuting single of Jackson's career at the time, entering the country charts at #35. Also included here is the track "A Woman's Love", which Jackson re-recorded in 2006 for his album ''Like Red on a Rose''. The re-recorded version on that album was released as a single in 2007, peaking at #5 that year. Background During the release of his 2000 album, '' When Somebody Loves You'', Jackson reflected on the album on Arista's website: " I guess the last album I made -- not the cover-song album, Under the Influence, but High Mileage was a little on the dark side. aughsI love that album, but some of it's a little ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Jackson
Alan Eugene Jackson (born October 17, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter. He is known for blending traditional honky-tonk and mainstream country pop sounds (for a style widely regarded as "neotraditional country"), as well as penning many of his own songs. Jackson has recorded 16 studio albums, three greatest-hits albums, two Christmas albums, and two gospel albums. Jackson is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold over 75 million records worldwide, with 44 million sold in the United States alone. He has had 66 songs appear on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart; of the 66 titles, and six featured singles, 38 have reached the top five and 35 have claimed the number one spot. Out of 15 titles to reach the ''Billboard'' Top Country Albums chart, nine have been certified multi-platinum. He is the recipient of two Grammy Awards, 16 CMA Awards, 17 ACM Awards and nominee of multiple other awards. He is a member of the Grand Ole Opry, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Like Red On A Rose
''Like Red on a Rose'' is the fourteenth studio album by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released on September 26, 2006. The album produced two singles, the title track and "A Woman's Love", which respectively reached numbers 15 and 5 on the Hot Country Songs charts. This album was produced by singer Alison Krauss, who also selected the songs. "A Woman's Love", a re-recording of a song previously included on Jackson's 1998 ''High Mileage'' album, was the only song written by Jackson. This album abandoned Jackson's typical neotraditional country style and his usual producer Keith Stegall, and instead went for a soft rock/adult contemporary sound. Track listing Personnel Adapted from the album's liner notes. Musicians *Ron Block – acoustic guitar, twin electric guitars on "A Woman's Love" *Jim Cox – Fender Rhodes, Hammond B-3 organ, Wurlitzer *Jerry Douglas – lap steel guitar, Dobro *Alan Jackson – lead vocals *Alison Krauss – strings *Viktor Krauss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandolin
A mandolin ( it, mandolino ; literally "small mandola") is a stringed musical instrument in the lute family and is generally plucked with a pick. It most commonly has four courses of doubled strings tuned in unison, thus giving a total of 8 strings, although five (10 strings) and six (12 strings) course versions also exist. There are of course different types of strings that can be used, metal strings are the main ones since they are the cheapest and easiest to make. The courses are typically tuned in an interval of perfect fifths, with the same tuning as a violin (G3, D4, A4, E5). Also, like the violin, it is the soprano member of a family that includes the mandola, octave mandolin, mandocello and mandobass. There are many styles of mandolin, but the three most common types are the ''Neapolitan'' or ''round-backed'' mandolin, the ''archtop'' mandolin and the ''flat-backed'' mandolin. The round-backed version has a deep bottom, constructed of strips of wood, glued togethe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuart Duncan
Stuart Duncan (born April 14, 1964) is an American bluegrass musician who plays the fiddle, mandolin, guitar, and banjo. Life Duncan was born in Quantico, Virginia, and raised in Santa Paula, California, where he played in the school band. He is married with three children. Duncan has been a member of the Nashville Bluegrass Band since 1985. He also works as a session musician and has played with numerous well-known performers, including George Strait, Dolly Parton, Guy Clark, Reba McEntire, and Barbra Streisand. In 2006, he toured with the Mark Knopfler–Emmylou Harris Roadrunning tour, and he appears on their ''All the Roadrunning'' and ''Real Live Roadrunning'' albums. In 2008, he joined Robert Plant and Alison Krauss on the tour for their critically acclaimed album ''Raising Sand''. He appeared on Transatlantic Sessions Series 4 broadcast by the BBC in September/October 2009. In 2011, Duncan collaborated with cellist Yo-Yo Ma, bassist Edgar Meyer, mandolinist Chris Thile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Bayers
Eddie Bayers (born January 28, 1949) is an American session drummer who has played on 300 gold and platinum albums. He received the Academy of Country Music 'Drummer of the Year Award' for fourteen years, has three times won the Nashville Music Awards 'Drummer of the Year,' and was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2019. He was also a member of two bands: The Players, and The Notorious Cherry Bombs. In 2022, Bayers was one of four inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame along with Ray Charles, The Judds, and Pete Drake. Early life The son of a career military man, Bayers moved around as a child, originally from Maryland then spending time in Nashville, North Africa, Oakland, and Philadelphia. His early musical training was as a classical pianist studying Bach, Beethoven, and Mozart. During his college years in Oakland, California he was a member of the Edwin Hawkins Singers and he also jammed with future stars Jerry Garcia, and Tom and John Fogerty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael White (singer)
Larry Michael White is an American country music artist. The son of songwriter L. E. White, who has written for Conway Twitty, Michael had a song he wrote recorded when he was still a teenager. "You Make It Hard To Take The Easy Way Out" appeared on the B-side to Conway Twitty's hit "You've Never Been This Far Before". Michael was later signed to Reprise Records in 1992, releasing his debut album ''Familiar Ground'' that year. This album produced three chart singles for him on the '' Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts, including the No. 32 "Professional Fool." The album was produced by Robert Byrne. White also was a writer on "Rock-a-Bye Heart" for Dana McVicker, "Fighting Fire with Fire" for Davis Daniel, " Loving Every Minute" for Mark Wills, " The Baby" for Blake Shelton Blake Tollison Shelton (born June 18, 1976) is an American country music singer and television personality. In 2001, he made his debut with the single "Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Woman's Love
"A Woman's Love" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Alan Jackson. Jackson originally recorded the song on his 1998 album ''High Mileage''. This version was the b-side to the album's single "Right on the Money". In 2006, Jackson re-recorded the song for his album ''Like Red on a Rose''. This version was released in January 2007 as the album's second and final single. Content The song explores a man's thoughts on being loved. The 2007 re-recording features twin electric guitar played by Ron Block Ronald Franklin Block (born July 30, 1964) is an American banjo player, guitarist, and singer-songwriter, best known as a member of the bluegrass band Alison Krauss & Union Station. He has won 14 Grammy Awards, 6 International Bluegrass Music A .... Critical reception Deborah Evans Price, of '' Billboard'' magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling the song "a warm, romantic tune that showcases Jackson's softer side." She goes on to call the song "be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carson Chamberlain
Carson Chamberlain (born in Berea, Kentucky) is an American songwriter, record producer and session musician who works mainly in the field of country music. He worked as a bandleader and steel guitarist for Keith Whitley until Whitley died in 1989. Afterward, he worked as a touring manager for Alan Jackson and Clint Black. Chamberlain became an A&R director at Mercury Nashville in 1994, but later retired from that position. He has also worked as a record producer for several Mercury acts, including Mark Wills, Billy Currington and Easton Corbin. Chamberlain co-wrote the songs "Love's Got a Hold on You", "Everything I Love" and " Between the Devil and Me" for Jackson; " The Best Day" for George Strait; and "Walk a Little Straighter "Walk a Little Straighter" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Billy Currington. It was released in April 2003 as his debut single and the first from his self-titled debut album. The song peaked at number 8 on the U . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harley Allen
Harley Lee Allen (January 23, 1956March 30, 2011) was an American bluegrass and country singer and songwriter. Early life Allen was born in Dayton, Ohio, the son of bluegrass performer Red Allen. Discography Studio albums Singles Music videos Career Allen appeared on several 1970s albums with his brothers as the Allen Brothers: ''Allengrass'' (Lemco Records), ''Sweet Rumors'' (Rounder Records), ''Clara's Boys'' (Rounder Records), ''Are You Feeling It Too'' (Folkways Records), ''Red Allen Favorites'' (King Bluegrass Records). He recorded three solo albums, ''Across The Blueridge Mountains'' ( Folkways, 1983), ''Another River'' (PolyGram, 1996) and ''Live At The Bluebird'' (2001). He was most known for providing background vocals on the song "I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow" from the ''O Brother, Where Art Thou?'' soundtrack. He won two Grammy Awards for that recording in 2002, in the Best Country Collaboration with Vocals and Album of the Year categories. Allen perfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kieran Kane
Kieran Kane (born October 7, 1949) is an American country music artist, as well as the owner of Dead Reckoning Records, an independent record label. Between 1986 and 1990, he and Jamie O'Hara comprised The O'Kanes, a duo which charted seven singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles charts, including the Number One single " Can't Stop My Heart from Loving You". In addition, Kieran charted a string of solo singles on Asylum Records in 1982. After The O'Kanes disbanded in 1990, both O'Hara and Kane recorded solo albums of their own. Kane was also responsible for writing the song " I'll Go On Loving You" which was a top 5 hit for Alan Jackson in 1998. Biography Kane was born in Queens, New York. His first musical experience was at age nine, playing drums in his brother's rock band. Eventually, Kane shifted his focus to bluegrass, before relocating to Los Angeles, California where he found work as a session guitarist and songwriter. Kieran moved to Nashville, Tennessee by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Craig (songwriter)
Charlie Craig (September 30, 1938 – July 1, 2011) was an American songwriter born and raised in Watts Mills, South Carolina. He relocated to Nashville and spent over 40 years in the music industry. Some of his songs have been recorded by Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers, Alan Jackson, Travis Tritt, Johnny Cash, Aaron Tippin and George Strait. Craig died of lung cancer on July 1, 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee.Charlie Craig death notice from ''WZTV'' (July 1, 2011) Hit songs recorded by other artists * "" – |
Phil Vassar
Phillip George Vassar Jr. (born May 28, 1962) is an American country music artist. Vassar made his debut on the country music scene in the late 1990s, co-writing singles for several country artists, including Tim McGraw ("For a Little While", " My Next Thirty Years"), Jo Dee Messina (" Bye, Bye", " I'm Alright"), Collin Raye ("Little Red Rodeo"), and Alan Jackson ("Right on the Money"). In 1999, he was named by American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) as Country Songwriter of the Year. Later that same year, Vassar was signed to Arista Nashville as a recording artist. His debut album, ''Phil Vassar'', was released in early 2000, producing five hits on the U.S. ''Billboard'' country singles charts and earning a gold certification in the United States. He followed it in 2002 with '' American Child'', ''Shaken Not Stirred'' in 2004, and finally '' Greatest Hits, Vol. 1'' in 2006 before Vassar left the label for Universal South Records (now Show Dog-Universal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
