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Rex Benson (songwriter)
Rex Benson is an American songwriter and music publisher (popular music), music publisher most associated with Country music. Benson's career began when he wrote his first songs in 1972 and grew with his first co-publishing agreements in 1979. He has since established the REX BENSON MUSIC GROUP which includes publishing companies for the 3 U.S. performing rights organizations Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), and the Society of European Stage Authors and Composers (SESAC). Of the hundreds of songs Benson represents, dozens have been recorded by major-label recording artists and/or placed within programming on major television networks. Songwriting Benson has written or co-written songs for recording artists Kenny Rogers, Garth Brooks, Tammy Wynette, Don Williams, Joe Diffie, The Oak Ridge Boys, Mel Tillis, Bobby Vinton, Chesapeake (band), Linda Ronstadt, Rich McCready, Scott Joss, Shirley Myers and others. He also wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Songwriter
A songwriter is a musician who professionally composes musical compositions or writes lyrics for songs, or both. The writer of the music for a song can be called a composer, although this term tends to be used mainly in the classical music genre and film scoring. A songwriter who mainly writes the lyrics for a song is referred to as a lyricist. The pressure from the music industry to produce popular hits means that song writing is often an activity for which the tasks are distributed between a number of people. For example, a songwriter who excels at writing lyrics might be paired with a songwriter with the task of creating original melodies. Pop songs may be composed by group members from the band or by staff writers – songwriters directly employed by music publishers. Some songwriters serve as their own music publishers, while others have external publishers. The old-style apprenticeship approach to learning how to write songs is being supplemented by university degrees, c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rich McCready
Rich McCready (born February 9, 1970, in Seneca, Missouri) is an American country music singer-songwriter. McCready signed to Magnatone Records in 1995 and recorded two albums for the label.Rich McCreadyat Allmusic AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databas ... His highest-charting single, "Thinkin' Strait," peaked at number 53 in 1996. Rich also has 4 kids Kirby, Jordan, Savannah, Jaab Discography Albums Singles Music videos References External links * 1970 births American country guitarists American male guitarists American country singer-songwriters American male singer-songwriters Living people Singer-songwriters from Missouri People from Seneca, Missouri Guitarists from Missouri 21st-century American singer-songwriters Country musicians from Missou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Shedd
James Harold Shedd (born November 8, 1931) is a music industry executive and producer, best known for his role as producer of the country group Alabama as well as Reba McEntire, Shania Twain and Toby Keith. During his career he has headed Mercury Records and Mercury's sister label, Polydor. Honors In the city limits of Bremen, Georgia, U.S. Route 27 is formally known as “Harold Shedd Highway” Life and work Born November 8, 1931, Shedd began work in his hometown of Bremen, Georgia, where he was a member of a local band and worked in radio for fourteen years as DJ, engineer, sales manager and finally station owner.Miller, Zell; ''They Heard Georgia Singing'' pub. Mercer University Press, 1996 p. 266-7 In 1972, he sold up and moved to |
Jim Ed Norman
Jim Ed Norman is an American musician, multi-platinum record producer, arranger and label-head. As an arranger and producer, he was one of the principal architects of the distinctive sound of West Coast 1970s pop and country rock. He was President of Warner Bros Records Nashville from 1984 to 2004. Early career Having grown up in Florida, Norman pursued music at North Texas State University where he met Don Henley and joined his group, Felicity, in 1969, playing keyboards and guitar. After renaming themselves Shiloh, and by now based in Los Angeles, the group recorded an album produced by Kenny Rogers (Amos Records, 1970) which bore early signs of the direction in which 1970s country-rock would soon move en masse. The group disbanded shortly after the release of the album. Norman then joined Uncle Jim's Music, a group which included award-winning singer-songwriter, Gary Nicholson. Uncle Jim's Music disbanded and he made the decision to pursue his primary interest in arranging ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Back Home Again (Kenny Rogers Album)
''Back Home Again'' is the twenty-fourth studio album by American country music artist Kenny Rogers. Overview ''Back Home Again'' is the last of Rogers' albums with Reprise Records and is the beginning of his movement between various labels, including his own label, Dreamcatcher Records, in the years to come. Of the Reprise albums, this had the worst chart showing. It only reached number 42 on the U.S. Country charts and is Rogers' second consecutive album not to attain any certifications from the RIAA. Rogers left Reprise after this record's run, though he did remain with the parent company WEA at their Giant Records division. Track listing Personnel Compiled from liner notes. Musicians * Kenny Rogers – lead vocals * Mike Lawler – synthesizers * Phil Naish – keyboards, synthesizers, string arrangements * Bobby Ogdin – acoustic piano, keyboards * Hargus "Pig" Robbins – acoustic piano * Steve Gibson – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, mandolin, mandola * Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda Davis
Linda Kaye Davis (born November 26, 1962) is an American country music singer. Before beginning a career as a solo artist, she had three minor country singles in the charts as one half of the duo Skip & Linda. In her solo career, Davis has recorded five studio albums for major record labels and more than 15 singles. Her highest chart entry is "Does He Love You", her 1993 duet with Reba McEntire, which reached number one on the ''Billboard'' country charts and won both singers the Grammy for Best Country Vocal Collaboration. Her highest solo chart position is " Some Things Are Meant to Be" at No. 13 in 1996. Davis is the wife of the country singer Lang Scott and the mother of Hillary Scott of Lady A. Davis won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Album and Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song as part of the Scott Family's album ''Love Remains''. Linda Davis now has three Grammy wins in her career. Linda won the Billboard Music Award, as part of H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pier Pressure (album)
''Pier Pressure'' is the third and final album by the progressive bluegrass band Chesapeake. It is marked by more original material by the group members - four songs by bassist Coleman as well as one by guitarist Klein. Track listing # "Once a Day" ( T. Michael Coleman) 2:52 # "Full Force Gale" (Morrison) 3:51 # "Bed of Roses" (Benson, Gillette) 4:14 # "Nothing Ain't a Lot" (T. Michael Coleman) 3:09 # "Carolina Star" (Motfatt) 3:35 # "Sleepwalk(ing) at the Drive-In" (Farina) 4:03 # "Baby Blue Eyes" (Eanes) 3:39 # "White PIlgrim" (Traditional) 2:54 # "Guilty" (T. Michael Coleman) 2:57 # "Rockin' Hillbilly" (T. Michael Coleman) 3:07 # "Don't Lay Down" (Moondi Klein) 3:25 # "Working on a Building" (Traditional) 5:18 Personnel * Moondi Klein - lead vocals, guitar, piano * Mike Auldridge - Dobro, lap steel, pedal steel, guitar, vocals * Jimmy Gaudreau - mandolin, guitar, vocals * T. Michael Coleman - bass guitar, guitar, vocals with * Pat McInerney - percussion, drums * Linda Rons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Beckett
Barry Edward Beckett (February 4, 1943 – June 10, 2009) was an American keyboardist, session musician, record producer, and studio founder. He is best known for his work with David Hood, Jimmy Johnson, and Roger Hawkins, his bandmates in the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, which performed with numerous notable artists on their studio albums and helped define the "Muscle Shoals sound". Among the artists Beckett recorded with were Bob Dylan, Boz Scaggs, Paul Simon, Rod Stewart, Duane Allman, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, Dire Straits, The Proclaimers and Phish. He was also briefly a member of the band Traffic. Biography Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Beckett rose to prominence as a member of the rhythm section at the Muscle Shoals studio in Sheffield, Alabama, of which he was one of the founders in 1969. As a founding member of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section (also known as the Swampers), he helped define what became known as the Muscle Shoals sound. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allen Reynolds
Allen Reynolds (born August 18, 1938) is an American record producer and songwriter who specializes in country music. He has been inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum. Biography Early life and career Reynolds was born in North Little Rock, Arkansas, and grew up in Memphis, Tennessee. He started writing songs during his college years and eventually teamed up with Dickey Lee to form their own publishing and production company. They had a minor regional hit with the song "Dream Boy." In the early 1960s, Reynolds most notably wrote the 1965 pop hit "Five O'Clock World" for the Vogues. Reynolds worked at Sun Records in Memphis, and he became good friends with Jack Clement, a leading producer and writer at the label. Commercial success In the early 1970s, Reynolds' friend, producer and writer Jack Clement, left Memphis to start his own publishing company and record label in Nashville, JMI Records. Clement convinced Reyno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beyond The Season
''Beyond the Season'' is the first Christmas album by American country music artist Garth Brooks. It was released on August 25, 1992, however it was the first album on Liberty Records, and peaked at number 2 on both of '' Billboard'' magazine's ''Billboard'' 200 and Top Country Albums sales charts that year. ''Beyond the Season'' was also the best-selling Christmas/holiday album of 1992 in the United States with sales of 1,542,000 copies for the year according to Nielsen SoundScan. As of November 2014, the album has cumulative sales of 2,650,000 copies in the U.S. and is the seventeenth best-selling Christmas/holiday album in the U.S. during the entire SoundScan era (March 1991 – present). On November 15, 1995, ''Beyond the Season'' was certified Triple Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipment of 3 million copies in the United States. Track listing Chart performance ''Beyond the Season'' peaked at #2 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200, and o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trisha Yearwood
Patricia Lynn Yearwood (born September 19, 1964) is an American singer, actress, author and television personality. She rose to fame with her 1991 debut single " She's in Love with the Boy," which became a number one hit on the ''Billboard'' country singles chart. Its corresponding self-titled debut album would sell over two million copies. Yearwood continued with a series of major country hits during the early to mid-1990s, including " Walkaway Joe" (1992), "The Song Remembers When" (1993), "XXX's and OOO's (An American Girl)" (1994), and "Believe Me Baby (I Lied)" (1996). Yearwood's 1997 single " How Do I Live" reached number two on the U.S. country singles chart and was internationally successful. It appeared on her first compilation ''(Songbook) A Collection of Hits'' (1997). The album certified quadruple-platinum in the United States and featured the hits "In Another's Eyes" and "Perfect Love." Yearwood had a string of commercial successes over the next several years incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dumbo's Circus
''Dumbo's Circus'' is a live action/puppet television series that aired on The Disney Channel beginning on May 6, 1985, and featured the character of ''Dumbo'' from the original film. Reruns continued to air until February 28, 1997.TV Guide - February 22–28, 1997 The cast members are human-sized anthropomorphic animals played by people in puppet suits using technology developed by Ken Forsse, the creator of Teddy Ruxpin. The same production technique was used for ''Welcome to Pooh Corner''. Unlike ''Pooh Corner'', the show never had NTSC VHS releases. Many of the show's cast went on to star in the Christian radio series, ''Adventures in Odyssey''. The wagon used in the show was seen in the late 1980s and early 1990s on the vehicle boneyard lot of the Studio Backlot Tour at Disney-MGM Studios in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. When the series first started, Sebastian is seen wearing only his hat, vest and short pants. After a few episodes, he is given a white T-shirt to go with it. So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
