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Verlon Thompson
Verlon Thompson is an American singer, songwriter,"Reviews: Dirt Drifters, Chris Isaak, Verlon Thompson, more" ''Americana Music'', December 31, 2011, By Ken Paulson guitarist,"Reviews and Previews", and troubadour from . He has long partnered with as a producer, guitarist, and song co-writer. Biography Thompson has released a ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Binger, Oklahoma
Binger is a town in Caddo County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 672 at the 2010 census. It is the headquarters of the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma, who were settled in the area during the 1870s.May, Jon D. "Binger." ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''. Accessed September 14, 2018. History Binger was established immediately after the opening of the Wichita-Caddo Reservation in August 1901, and organized by the Washita Valley Townsite Company. It was named for , then Commissioner of the U. S. Land Office. A post office named Binger opened in November, 1901.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dierks Bentley
Frederick Dierks Bentley (; born November 20, 1975) is an American country music singer and songwriter. In 2003, he signed to Capitol Nashville and released his eponymous debut album. Both it and its follow-up, 2005's ''Modern Day Drifter'', are certified Platinum in the United States, and his third album, 2006's ''Long Trip Alone'', is certified Gold. It was followed in mid-2008 by a greatest hits package. His fourth album, '' Feel That Fire'', was released in February 2009, and a bluegrass album, ''Up on the Ridge'', was released on June 8, 2010. His sixth album, ''Home'', followed in February 2012, as did a seventh one, '' Riser'', in 2014. Bentley's eighth album, titled ''Black'', was released in May 2016, and his ninth, ''The Mountain'', was released in June 2018. His tenth studio album will release in early 2023. Bentley's studio albums have accounted for 27 singles on the Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts, of which 18 have reached No. 1: his debut single, "Wha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sugar Hill Records
Sugar Hill Records is an American bluegrass and Americana record label. It was founded in Durham, North Carolina in 1978 by Barry Poss and David Freeman, the owner of County Records and Rebel Records. Poss acquired full control of Sugar Hill in 1980 and owned the label until 1998, when he sold it to the Welk Music Group, owner of Vanguard Records. Poss stayed on as president, and in 2002 was promoted to chairman. Sugar Hill remained in Durham until 2007, when Poss moved the label to Nashville, Tennessee. Among the many notable artists who have released albums on the label are Nickel Creek, Doc Watson, Townes Van Zandt, Ricky Skaggs, Guy Clark, Robert Earl Keen, Sam Bush and Dolly Parton. One of Parton's albums for Sugar Hill, ''Halos & Horns'' (2002), included a song called "Sugar Hill", which she wrote as a tribute to the label. In 2008, Welk Music Group appointed EMI as distributor of its labels including Sugar Hill. In 2006, Sugar Hill executive Barry Poss won a Lifetime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Friends (Guy Clark Album)
''Old Friends'' is an album by the American musician Guy Clark, released in 1988 on Sugar Hill Records. Clark wrote or cowrote eight of the album's ten songs. Rosanne Cash and Emmylou Harris were among the backing vocalists. The album was recorded in Nashville, using an 8-track. Critical reception The ''Sun-Sentinel'' wrote that "Clark's half-sung/half-spoken delivery, gentle finger-picking and the songs that are the stars." ''The Washington Post'' noted that "when he stops being portentous and settles for warm, Clark's still a fine songcrafter." Track listing # "Old Friends" (Guy Clark, Susanna Clark, Richard Dobson) – 3:12 # "Hands" (Clark, Joe Henry, Verlon Thompson) – 2:22 # "All Through Throwin' Good Love After Bad" (Clark, Richard Leigh) – 2:46 # "Immigrant Eyes" (Clark, Jim Murragh) – 3:37 # "Heavy Metal" (Clark, Jim McBride) – 3:02 # "Come From the Heart" (Susanna Clark, Richard Leigh) – 3:18 # "The Indian Cowboy" ( Joe Ely) – 2:21 # "To Live Is to Fly" (To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asylum Records
Asylum Records is an American record label, founded in 1971 by David Geffen and partner Elliot Roberts. It was taken over by Warner Communications (now the Warner Music Group) in 1972, and later merged with Elektra Records to become Elektra/Asylum Records. After previous incarnations, it is geared primarily towards hip-hop, along with rock and alternative metal. It is owned and distributed by Warner Music Group. History Formation Asylum was founded in 1971 by David Geffen, and partner Elliot Roberts, both of whom had previously worked as agents at the William Morris Agency, and operated a folk/rock label. They had also previously founded their own management company. While unsuccessfully pitching a recording contract for their client Jackson Browne to Atlantic Records president Ahmet Ertegun, Geffen said, "You'll make a lot of money." Ertegun replied, "You know what, David, I have a lot of money. Why don't you start a record company and then you'll have a lot of money." ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boats To Build
''Boats to Build'' is an album by American singer-songwriter Guy Clark, released in 1992. Guests include Sam Bush, Rodney Crowell, Marty Stuart, Emmylou Harris and Jerry Douglas. Track listing # "Baton Rouge" (Clark, J. C. Crowley) – 2:46 # "Picasso's Mandolin" (Clark, Radney Foster, Bill Lloyd) – 2:50 # "How'd You Get This Number" (Guy Clark, Susanna Clark) – 3:30 # "Boats to Build" (Clark, Verlon Thompson) – 3:45 # "Too Much" (Clark, Lee Roy Parnell) – 2:51 # "Ramblin' Jack & Mahan" (Clark, Richard Leigh) – 3:40 # "I Don't Love You Much Do I" (Clark, Richard Leigh) – 2:36 # "Jack of All Trades" (Clark, Rodney Crowell) – 3:36 # "Madonna w/Child ca. 1969" (Clark) – 2:56 # "Must Be My Baby" (Clark) – 2:52 Personnel *Guy Clark – vocals, guitar * Brian Ahern – guitar *Sam Bush – mandolin *Bill Caswell – jaw harp *Travis Clark – bass *Rodney Crowell – background vocals *Jerry Douglas – dobro, Slide Guitar *Radney Foster – background vocals *Emmylo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demetria Kalodimos
Demetria Kalodimos is a television news presenter based in Nashville, Tennessee. She was formerly an anchor for WSMV-TV, an NBC affiliate based in Nashville, Tennessee Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and ..., where she appeared on weeknight broadcasts at 6 and 10 p.m. Biography Life and education Kalodimos grew up in Morton Grove, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. She earned her bachelor's degree in music education from Illinois Wesleyan University, where she lived in Dodds Hall, in 1981. She later earned a master of science degree in journalism from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. In the early 1990s Kalodimos was part of a lawsuit involving a contractor she hired to build a home. The contractor eventually filed for bankruptcy. In the late 1990s she went th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne. History AllMusic was launched as ''All Music Guide'' by Michael Erlewine, a "compulsive archivist, noted astrologer, Buddhist scholar and musician". He became interested in using computers for his astrological work in the mid-1970s and founded a software company, Matrix, in 1977. In the early 1990s, as CDs replaced LPs as the dominant format for recorded music, Erlewine purchased what he thought was a CD of early recordings by Little Richard. After buying it he discovered it was a "flaccid latter-day rehash". Frustrated with the labeling, he researched using metadata to create a music guide. In 1990, in Big Rapids, Michigan, he founded ''All Music Guide' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Stewart (singer)
Larry Stewart (born March 2, 1959) is an American country music singer, best known for his role as lead singer of the country pop band Restless Heart. In 1993, Stewart left the band in pursuit of a solo career, recording four solo albums and charting eight singles on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts before reuniting with Restless Heart in 2002. His highest-charting solo single was "Alright Already", which peaked at No. 5 in 1993. Biography Stewart moved to Nashville, Tennessee, in the 1980s in pursuit of a career in baseball. Although he had received an athletic scholarship from Belmont University in Nashville, he decided to focus on a career in music instead. After finding work as a demo singer, Larry joined the group Restless Heart in 1984 at the recommendation of the band's keyboardist Dave Innis, with whom Stewart had attended college. Between 1985 and 1993, Restless Heart charted 18 Top 40 singles on the U.S. ''Billboard'' H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pam Tillis
Pamela Yvonne Tillis (born July 24, 1957) is an American country music singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. She is the daughter of country music singer Mel Tillis and ex-wife of songwriter Bob DiPiero. Tillis recorded unsuccessful pop material for Elektra and Warner Records in the 1980s before shifting to country music. In 1989, she had signed to Arista Nashville, entering Top 40 on Hot Country Songs for the first time with "Don't Tell Me What to Do" in 1990. This was the first of five singles from her breakthrough album '' Put Yourself in My Place''. Tillis recorded five more albums for Arista Nashville between then and 2001, plus a greatest hits album. She charted twelve top-ten hits on the ''Billboard'' country music charts while on Arista, including the number-one "Mi Vida Loca (My Crazy Life)" in 1995. Other top-ten hits of hers include her signature song " Maybe It Was Memphis", as well as "Shake the Sugar Tree", " Spilled Perfume", a cover of Jackie DeShanno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The McCarters
The McCarters were an American country music trio, composed of sisters Jennifer, Lisa, and Teresa McCarter. They recorded two albums for Warner Records Nashville between 1988 and 1990. These albums accounted for three top-ten singles on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs charts: " Timeless and True Love", " The Gift", and " Up and Gone". The trio disbanded in 1990. Biography The McCarters consisted of Jennifer McCarter (born March 7, 1964) and her two sisters, twins Lisa and Teresa (born November 21, 1966). The three of them performed locally in Sevierville, Tennessee, for many years, starting when Jennifer was nine years old. After they had reached adulthood, Jennifer contacted record producer Kyle Lehning as she liked his production work with Randy Travis. She convinced Lehning to listen to a fifteen-minute audition, after which Lehning recommended them to Warner Records Nashville. The trio was signed to the label in 1987, where they recorded their debut album ''The Gift''. This ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The First Step (song)
"The First Step" is a song written by Doug Crider and Verlon Thompson, and recorded by American country music artist Tracy Byrd Tracy Lynn Byrd (born December 17, 1966) is an American country music artist. Signed to MCA Nashville Records in 1992, Byrd broke through on the country music scene that year with his 1993 single " Holdin' Heaven", which reached Number One on ' .... It was released in November 1994 as the third single from the album '' No Ordinary Man''. The song reached number 5 on the '' Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. Critical reception Deborah Evans Price, of '' Billboard'' magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that the song continues Byrd's pattern of two-step cliches, but that he manages to "inject more than enough spirit to get this one over." Price concludes that Byrd was "born to sing this stuff."'' Billboard'', November 19, 1994 Chart performance Year-end charts References 1994 singles 1994 songs Tracy Byrd songs MCA Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
