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Live From The Troubadour
''Live from the Troubadour'' is the third live album by American country music singer Tanya Tucker. It was released on October 16, 2020, by Fantasy Records. The album was recorded on October 16, 2019, during the first night of Tucker's sold out two night engagement at the Troubadour (West Hollywood, California), Troubadour to promote the release of her comeback album ''While I'm Livin'''. Background On July 8, 2019, Tucker announced three shows to celebrate the release of her new album, ''While I'm Livin'''. The shows were August 22 at Nashville's Exit/In, September 17 at the Bowery Ballroom in New York, and October 16 at the Troubadour in Los Angeles. A second show at the Troubadour on October 17 was added on August 23. The first night at the Troubadour was recorded and highlights from the performance were broadcast by 88.5FM on December 13. Release and promotion The first single from the album, "Bring My Flowers Now", was released on December 13, 2019. The album was announced o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanya Tucker
Tanya Denise Tucker (born October 10, 1958) is an American country music singer and songwriter who had her first hit, "Delta Dawn", in 1972 at the age of 13. Over the succeeding decades, Tucker became one of the few child performers to mature into adulthood without losing her audience, and during the course of her career, she notched a streak of top-10 and top-40 hits.Tanya Tucker biographyat Allmusic She has had several successful albums, several Country Music Association award nominations, and hit songs such as 1973's " What's Your Mama's Name?" and "Blood Red and Goin' Down", 1975's "Lizzie and the Rainman", 1988's "Strong Enough to Bend", and 1992's "Two Sparrows in a Hurricane". Tucker's 2019 album ''While I'm Livin''' won the Grammy Award for Best Country Album, and "Bring My Flowers Now" from that same album won Tucker a shared songwriting Grammy for Best Country Song. Tucker's documentary '' The Return of Tanya Tucker Featuring Brandi Carlile'' was released to theaters Fal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blood Red And Goin' Down
"Blood Red and Goin' Down" is a song written by Curly Putman, and recorded by American country music artist Tanya Tucker. It was released in June 1973 as the second single from Tucker's album ''What's Your Mama's Name ''What's Your Mama's Name'' is the second studio album by American country music singer Tanya Tucker. It was released on May 21, 1973, by Columbia Records. The album was produced by Billy Sherrill and includes Tucker's first two number one country ...''. The single was Tucker's second number one on the country chart and would stay at number one for a single week and spend a total of twelve weeks on the chart. Content The song is about an adolescent girl, who accompanies her father to a barroom where her mother and her mother's lover are drinking, and witnesses as her father murders the pair. Chart performance References 1973 singles 1973 songs Tanya Tucker songs Songs written by Curly Putman Song recordings produced by Billy Sherrill Columbia Records ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It's A Little Too Late (Tanya Tucker Song)
"It's a Little Too Late" is a song written by Roger Murrah and Pat Terry, and recorded by American country music singer Tanya Tucker. It was released in January 1993 as the second single from her album '' Can't Run from Yourself''. It peaked at number 2 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart in March, behind George Strait's "Heartland". It also reached number 12 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100. Critical reception Mario Tarradell of ''The Miami Herald The ''Miami Herald'' is an American daily newspaper owned by the McClatchy Company and headquartered in Doral, Florida, a city in western Miami-Dade County and the Miami metropolitan area, several miles west of Downtown Miami. Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Refe ...
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Patsy Bruce
Patsy Ann Bruce (née Smithson; March 8, 1940 – May 16, 2021) was an American country-western songwriter, music artist manager, and casting agent and businesswoman. She is best known for songs co-written with her then-husband, singer Ed Bruce, during the late 1970s and early 1980s, including the country-western standard "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys," which was recorded by Waylon Jennings with Willie Nelson and went to No. 1 on the country chart in 1978. Biography Early life Patsy Bruce was born Patsy Ann Smithson to Henry and Hazel Smithson on March 8, 1940, in Brownsville, Tennessee. Personal life and early career In October 1964, while she was employed as a secretary she married William Edward Bruce Jr., subsequently known professional as Ed Bruce, who was working as a car salesman and trying to break into music at the time. They had met in Nashville but married in Memphis before moving back to Nashville in 1966. They had a daughter in 1965, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Bruce
William Edwin Bruce Jr. (December 29, 1939 – January 8, 2021) was an American country music songwriter, singer, and actor. He was known for writing the 1975 song "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" and recording the 1982 country number one hit " You're the Best Break This Old Heart Ever Had". He also co-starred in the television series ''Bret Maverick'' with James Garner during the 1981–1982 season. Early life Bruce was born in Keiser, Arkansas, United States, and grew up in Memphis, Tennessee. In 1957, at the age of 17, he went to see Jack Clement, a recording engineer for Sun Records. Bruce caught the attention of Sun owner Sam Phillips, for whom he wrote and recorded "Rock Boppin' Baby" (as "Edwin Bruce"). 1960s In the early 1960s, Bruce recorded for RCA and some smaller labels like Wand/ Scepter, singing rockabilly music, as well as country material and pop material such as "See the Big Man Cry". In 1962, he wrote "Save Your Kisses" for pop star Tommy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Texas (When I Die)
"Texas (When I Die)" is a song co-written and originally recorded by American country music artist Ed Bruce. Bruce's version peaked at number 52 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles chart in 1977. The song was covered by American country music artist Tanya Tucker, initially as the B-side of another cover, Buddy Holly's " Not Fade Away". It was released in November 1978 as the first single from her album ''TNT''. Tucker's version reached number 5 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles chart. Chart performance Ed Bruce Tanya Tucker Year-end charts In popular culture Throughout the 1980s, the song was used as the Dallas Cowboys' touchdown song at their home games and as professional wrestler David Von Erich David Alan Adkisson (July 22, 1958 – February 10, 1984) was an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name David Von Erich. A member of the Von Erich Family, Von Erich is best known for his appearances with World Class Champion ...'s entrance mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Lynn Jones
David Lynn Jones (born January 15, 1950) is an American country music singer-songwriter. Between 1987 and 1994, Jones released four studio albums. He also charted four singles on ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Hot Country Songs, Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. His highest charting single, "Bonnie Jean (Little Sister)," peaked at number ten in 1987. Biography David Lynn Jones was born January 15, 1950, in Bexar, Arkansas. In the 1970s, he played bass in a local band called Freddy Morrison & the Bandana Blues, and had a minor songwriting success with Randy Cornor's hit "Heart Don't Fail Me Now". By 1986, Jones had also written "Living in the Promiseland", a No. 1 single on the Hot Country Songs charts for Willie Nelson. He also recorded the song's demo and played all but one instrument on it. Nelson also recorded another one of Jones's songs, "When Times Were Good", with Merle Haggard on their 1987 duet album ''Seashores of Old Mexico''. Mercury Records signed Jones ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandi Carlile
Brandi Marie Carlile ( ; born June 1, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter and producer whose music spans many genres, including folk rock, alternative country, Americana, and classic rock. , Carlile has released seven studio albums. She has received 6 Grammy Awards and earned 25 Grammy nominations, including one for ''The Firewatcher's Daughter'' (2015), six for ''By the Way, I Forgive You'' (2018), three for her work as producer and songwriter on Tanya Tucker's album '' While I’m Livin’'' (2019), and 10 for '' In These Silent Days'' (2021). She was the most nominated woman at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards, with six, including nominations for Album of the Year (''By the Way, I Forgive You''), Record of the Year and Song of the Year (" The Joke"). In 2019, Carlile formed an all-female quartet with Amanda Shires, Maren Morris, and Natalie Hemby called the Highwomen. They released their debut album, ''The Highwomen'', in 2019 to critical acclaim and commercial success, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merle Kilgore
Wyatt Merle Kilgore (August 9, 1934 – February 6, 2005) was an American singer, songwriter, and manager. Born in Chickasha, Oklahoma, he was raised in Shreveport, Louisiana. At the time of his death, he was the personal manager of Hank Williams Jr."Country Legend Merle Kilgore Dies." ''Billboard''. February 7, 2005 Accessed June 2, 2016 Early life Although born in , United States, Kilgore was raised in Shreveport, Louisiana. He was t ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
June Carter Cash
June Carter Cash (born Valerie June Carter; June 23, 1929 – May 15, 2003) was an American singer, songwriter and dancer. A five-time Grammy award-winner, she was a member of the Carter Family and the second wife of singer Johnny Cash. Prior to her marriage to Cash, she was professionally known as June Carter and occasionally was still credited as such after her marriage (as well as on songwriting credits predating it). She played guitar, banjo, harmonica, and autoharp, and acted in several films and television shows. Carter Cash won five Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Christian Music Hall of Fame in 2009. Early life June Carter Cash was born Valerie June Carter in Maces Spring, Virginia, to Maybelle Carter (nee Addington) and Ezra Carter. Her parents were country music performers and she performed with the Carter Family from the age of 10, in 1939. In March 1943, when the Carter Family trio stopped recording together at the end of the WBT contract, Maybelle Carte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an American singer and songwriter. He has released 21 studio albums, most of which feature his backing band, the E Street Band. Originally from the Jersey Shore, he is an originator of heartland rock, combining mainstream rock musical styles with narrative songs about working class American life. Nicknamed "the Boss", his career has spanned six decades. Springsteen is known for his poetic, socially conscious lyrics and energetic stage performances, sometimes lasting up to four hours. In 1973, Springsteen released his first two albums, '' Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.'' and '' The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle'', neither of which earned him a large audience. He changed his style and reached worldwide popularity with ''Born to Run'' in 1975. It was followed by ''Darkness on the Edge of Town'' (1978) and '' The River'' (1980), which topped the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart. After the solo recording, ''Neb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Schlitz
Donald Alan Schlitz Jr. (born August 29, 1952) is an American country music songwriter. For his songwriting efforts, Schlitz has earned two Grammy Awards, as well as four ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year awards. In 1993, he was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Later in 2012, he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Furthermore, in 2017, he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. During the Saturday night broadcast on June 11, 2022, Schlitz was invited by Vince Gill to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry. He will be officially inducted on August 30, 2022. Songwriting career Schlitz' first hit as a songwriter was Kenny Rogers's " The Gambler", which became a crossover country hit upon its release in 1978, later becoming one of Rogers's signature songs. Since then, Schlitz has written numerous country songs and penned several hits for other country artists. Among his biggest hits are two Number One songs which he co-wrote with Paul Ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
