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What A Way To Live
''What a Way to Live'' is the fifth studio album by American country music artist Mark Chesnutt. His first album for Decca Records, it earned RIAA gold certification in the United States for sales of 500,000 copies. The tracks "She Dreams", "Goin' Through the Big D", "Gonna Get a Life", and "Down in Tennessee" were all released as singles, peaking at #6, #2, #1, and #23, respectively, on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs charts. "She Dreams" was co-written and originally recorded by Tim Mensy on his 1992 album ''This Ol' Heart'', from which it was released as a single, peaking at #74 on the country charts that year. Mark duets with Waylon Jennings on the track "Rainy Day Woman" which Jennings first recorded on his 1974 album '' The Ramblin' Man''. The title track was originally recorded by Willie Nelson in 1960. Track listing Personnel * Brent Rowan - electric guitar * Tim Broussard - squeezebox * Mark Chesnutt - lead vocals * Glen Duncan - fiddle, mandolin * Pat Flynn - ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Nelson
Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 29, 1933) is an American country musician. The critical success of the album ''Shotgun Willie'' (1973), combined with the critical and commercial success of ''Red Headed Stranger'' (1975) and '' Stardust'' (1978), made Nelson one of the most recognized artists in country music. He was one of the main figures of outlaw country, a subgenre of country music that developed in the late 1960s as a reaction to the conservative restrictions of the Nashville sound. Nelson has acted in over 30 films, co-authored several books, and has been involved in activism for the use of biofuels and the legalization of marijuana. Born during the Great Depression and raised by his grandparents, Nelson wrote his first song at age seven and joined his first band at ten. During high school, he toured locally with the Bohemian Polka as their lead singer and guitar player. After graduating from high school in 1950, he joined the U.S. Air Force but was later discharged d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waylon Jennings
Waylon Jennings (June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. He pioneered the Outlaw Movement in country music. Jennings started playing guitar at the age of eight and performed at age fourteen on KVOW radio, after which he formed his first band, The Texas Longhorns. Jennings left high school at age sixteen, determined to become a musician, and worked as a performer and DJ on KVOW, KDAV, KYTI, KLLL, in Coolidge, Arizona, and Phoenix. In 1958, Buddy Holly arranged Jennings's first recording session, and hired him to play bass. Jennings gave up his seat on the ill-fated flight in 1959 that crashed and killed Holly, J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson and Ritchie Valens. Jennings then formed a rockabilly club band, The Waylors, which became the house band at "JD's", a club in Scottsdale, Arizona. He recorded for independent label Trend Records and A&M Records, but did not achieve success until moving to RCA Victor, when h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Squeezebox
The term squeezebox (also squeeze box, squeeze-box) is a colloquial expression referring to any musical instrument of the general class of hand-held bellows-driven free reed aerophones such as the accordion and the concertina. The term is so applied because such instruments are generally in the shape of a rectangular prism or box, and the bellows is operated by squeezing in and drawing out. Accordions (including piano accordions and button accordions) typically have right-hand buttons or keys that play single notes (melody) and left hand buttons that play chords and bass notes. The bandoneon is a type of concertina particularly popular in South America and Lithuania, frequently featuring in tango ensembles. Concertinas (including the English concertina, Anglo concertina and bandoneon) play single notes (melody) on both left and right hands. The Indian harmonium remains an important instrument in many genres of Indian music, stemming from French-made hand-pumped harmoniums bei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brent Rowan
Brent Rowan (born May 28, 1956 in Waxahachie, Texas) is an American session musician and record producer who works primarily in country music. Active since the 1970s, Rowan began working with John Conlee through the recommendation of record producer Bud Logan. Rowan first played on Conlee's "Friday Night Blues", and later became the only guitarist for Conlee's recordings. He also played guitar for Alabama, Alan Jackson, Chris LeDoux, Clay Walker, Confederate Railroad, and others. In 1989, Rowan was awarded Guitarist of the Year by Academy of Country Music. Rowan produced Joe Nichols' ''Man with a Memory''. He has also produced for McHayes, Julie Roberts, and 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 " Austin". The lead-off single from his self-titled debut album, "Austin" spent five weeks at .... Selected discography References {{DEFAULTSORT:Rowa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shawn Camp (musician)
Darrell DeShawn Camp (born August 29, 1966) is an American musician who performs country and Americana music. Originally signed to Reprise Records in 1993 as a recording artist, Camp charted two minor singles on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts that year. Since then he has found success as a songwriter, having co-written hit singles for many country music artists, including Willie Nelson, Garth Brooks, Josh Turner, Brooks & Dunn, and Blake Shelton, although he continues to record his own material as well. Biography Camp was raised in Perryville, Arkansas by a musical family. In 1987, he moved to Nashville and worked in the backing bands of acts including The Grand Prairie Boys, Osborne Brothers, Alan Jackson, Suzy Bogguss, and Trisha Yearwood. In 1991, he was signed to Reprise Records, with two minor Top 40 singles charting in 1993. The first of these, "Fallin' Never Felt So Good", was previously recorded by Dude Mowrey. Camp recorded a second album ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rainy Day Woman
"Rainy Day Woman" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Waylon Jennings. It was released in December 1974 as the second single from the album '' The Ramblin' Man''. The song reached number 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States. This 50-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly by collecting airplay data from Nielsen BDS along with digital sal ... chart. Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts References 1975 singles 1974 songs Waylon Jennings songs Songs written by Waylon Jennings RCA Records singles {{1970s-country-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Lauderdale
James Russell Lauderdale (born April 11, 1957) is an American country, bluegrass, and Americana singer-songwriter. Since 1986, he has released 31 studio albums, including collaborations with artists such as Dr. Ralph Stanley, Buddy Miller, and Donna the Buffalo. A "songwriter's songwriter," his songs have been recorded by dozens of artists, notably George Strait, Gary Allan, Elvis Costello, Blake Shelton, the Dixie Chicks, Vince Gill, and Patty Loveless. Early life Lauderdale was born in Troutman, North Carolina, the son of Barbara Ann Lauderdale (née Hobson) and Dr. Wilbur "Chap" Chapman Lauderdale. Lauderdale's mother was originally from Kansas. In addition to her work as a public school and piano teacher, she was active in the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Churches in Troutman, Charlotte, and Due West, South Carolina, where she served as music director, church organist, and choir director. His father was born in Lexington, VA, the son of Reverend David Thomas and Sal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayland Holyfield
Wayland D. Holyfield (born March 15, 1942) is a prominent American songwriter and leader in the songwriting community. His music has been regarded as a standard for “honest simplicity” in the Nashville writing community. Personal life Wayland Holyfield was born in Mallettown, Conway County, Arkansas. He was educated in Arkansas public schools and attended Hendrix College at Conway, Arkansas before graduating from the University of Arkansas with a degree in marketing in 1965. Prior to his musical career Holyfield was a wholesale appliance salesman and advertising account manager. He and his wife, Nancy, have three grown children, Greg, Mark and Lee. Early career In 1972, Holyfield left Arkansas and moved to Nashville, Tennessee to pursue a songwriting career and his first song was recorded in 1973. He received his first number one hit with "Rednecks, White Socks and Blue Ribbon Beer". In 1975, Holyfield achieved his first solo number one hit " You're My Best Friend" recorde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronnie Rogers
Randall "Ronnie" Rogers (born in Nashville, Tennessee) is an American country music singer and songwriter. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Rogers charted eight singles on the ''Billboard'' country charts, including the top 40 hits "Gonna Take My Angel Out Tonight" and "My Love Belongs to You". He recorded for the Lifesong, Epic and MTM labels. Rogers has also co-written several singles for the band Alabama, including the number one hits "Dixieland Delight" and "Jukebox in My Mind "Jukebox in My Mind" is a song written by Dave Gibson and Ronnie Rogers, and recorded by American country music group Alabama. It was released in July 1990 as the second single from their album '' Pass It On Down''. The song reached number one o ...." Singles References American country singer-songwriters American male singer-songwriters Epic Records artists Living people MTM Records artists People from Nashville, Tennessee Year of birth missing (living people) Singer-songwriters f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Harrison
Gary Steven Harrison is an American songwriter. Harrison began his career in the 1970s, and has written over 300 major-label recorded songs, including several number one hits. His songwriting credits include: " Hey Cinderella" (recorded by Suzy Bogguss); " I Hate Everything" a number one recording by George Strait); " I Just Wanted You to Know" (recorded by Mark Chesnutt); " I Thought It Was You" (recorded by Doug Stone); "Lying in Love with You" (recorded by Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius); " Strawberry Wine" (with Matraca Berg, recorded by Deana Carter); " Wild Angels" (with Matraca Berg; recorded by Martina McBride); " Wrong Side of Memphis" (with Matraca Berg, recorded by Trisha Yearwood), and " Everybody Knows" recorded by Trisha Yearwood. Other artists who have recorded his work include: Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw, Kenny Rogers, Patty Loveless, Reba Mcentire, Keith Whitley, John Michael Montgomery, Billy Ray Cyrus, Charley Pride, Anne Murray, Mindy McCready, Diamond Rio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Menzies
Timothy Ray Menzies (born August 25, 1959), sometimes known as Tim Mensy, is an American country music artist. Initially, he was a member of the band Bandana, in which he charted several singles on the Hot Country Songs charts in the 1980s. After leaving Bandana, Menzies began a solo career on Columbia Records in 1990, releasing his debut album ''Stone by Stone'' that year. A second album, ''This Ol' Heart'', followed in 1992 on Giant Records. Overall, these two albums produced six singles for Menzies on the country charts as well. In addition to his work as a musician, Menzies has written songs for several artists, including Mark Chesnutt, Shelby Lynne, Trisha Yearwood, and Reba McEntire. Biography Menzies was born in Mechanicsville, Virginia. He debuted as a performer at age three, with a band his mother was a member of. Born to a musical family, he, his two brothers, two sisters, and parents performed throughout Virginia. They opened shows for Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash and ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Martin (songwriter)
Tony Martin is a country music songwriter who has had fifteen number-one hits as a songwriter. Among his compositions are "Third Rock from the Sun" by Joe Diffie, "Just to See You Smile" by Tim McGraw, " You Look Good in My Shirt" by Keith Urban, and "No Place That Far" by Sara Evans. Martin received a bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University (BYU) in 1986. His degree emphasized journalism, he was a reporter for "The Daily Journal" in Chicago after he graduated from BYU. His song " Baby's Gotten Good at Goodbye" was recorded by George Strait in 1988. Its success made Martin decide to go to Nashville. When he first moved there, he worked as a correspondent for ''The Tennessean'' to help support himself and his wife Amethea. In 2001, Martin signed an exclusive contract with Sony/ATV Music Publishing. He is the son of another Nashville-connected songwriter Glenn Martin. Martin is a member of Latter-day Saint. Among other callings in the LDS Church, he has served in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
