Larry Franklin (musician)
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Larry Franklin is an American Fiddler, mandolin and guitar player, session musician, and composer. His style embraces country, blues, rock and roll, jazz, and Western swing.


Biography


Early years

Growing up in
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, Franklin took up the fiddle at age 7. He was inspired by his father Louis Franklin and his great uncle Major Franklin, well-known Texas-style fiddlers. Franklin's first fiddler's contest, at age 7, was in Hale Center, Texas, on July 4, 1960, where he met famed fiddler Uncle Eck Robertson. He continued competing and winning championships through his teens and won the World Championship in Crockett, Texas, when he was 16 years old. Franklin performed with dance bands while in high school. After three years in the Army (1972-1975), he co-founded the Cooder Browne Band, who were signed by
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to his Lone Star Records label where they released one album. Franklin was with the band from 1976 until 1980.


Asleep at the Wheel

After leading his own Larry Franklin Band from 1980 until 1984, Franklin performed with
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from 1984 until 1991. They won two
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for Instrumental of the Year: in 1987 for "String of Pars" (co-written by Franklin), and in 1988 for "Sugarfoot Rag". They won another Grammy in 1999 for "Bob's Breakdowns" on the ''Ridin' with Bob'' album.


Session work and touring

Franklin moved to Nashville in 1991 to work as a session musician. He has worked with
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,
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,
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, Ray Price,
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, and
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, among others.


The Time Jumpers

Franklin performs Monday nights at 3rd and Lindsley in Nashville with the Time Jumpers, an 11-piece Western swing band anchored by three fiddles played by
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, Joe Spivey, and Franklin. Other members include
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(guitar), Doug Green (guitar), Paul Franklin (steel guitar), Brad Albin (bass), Andy Reiss (guitar), Jeff Taylor (accordion, piano), and Billy Thomas (drums).


Sons of the Palomino

Franklin is a member of Sons of the Palomino, led by
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. The band also includes Paul Franklin, Jerry Roe, Tony Harrell, James Mitchell, and Brad Albin.


Louis Franklin Fiddlefest

In 2005, Franklin started the annual Louis Franklin Championship Fiddlefest with his nephew Jason Andrew and 2010 was the final year it was held.


Awards

While a member of Asleep at the Wheel, Franklin won two
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for Instrumental Performance of the Year in 1987 and 1988. Larry won a third Grammy as a guest with Asleep at the Wheel for Instrumental Performance of the Year in 1999 for "Bob's Breakdowns" from the ''Ridin' with Bob'' album. In 1997 and 2002 the
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awarded him the Fiddle Player of the Year award. Franklin was inducted into the Texas Fiddlers' Hall Of Fame in 2002 and the National Fiddlers Hall of Fame in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 2017.


Discography


Solo albums

* 1978: ''Keepsake Album'' with father Louis Franklin (self-released) * 2001: ''Now and Then'' (self-released) * 2010: ''The Texas Fiddle Album'' with Ray & Royce Franklin and Steve Williams (self-released)


Cooder Browne

* 1978: ''Cooder Browne'' (Lone Star)


Louis & Larry Franklin

* 1981: ''Keepsake Album'' (self-released) reissued in 2007


With

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* 1984: Pasture Prime (MCA/DOT) *1987: 10 (Epic) *1988: Western Standard Time (CBS Records) *1990: Keepin' Me Up Nights (Arista) * 1992: ''Greatest Hits Live & Kickin'' ( Arista) * 1999: ''Ride With Bob'' (
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The Time Jumpers

* 2007: ''Jumpin' Time'' (self-released) * 2012: ''The Time Jumpers'' (
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The Sons of the Palomino

* 2017: ''Sons of the Palomino'' (3 Ring Circus)


Also appears on


1985-1996

* 1985: The Marksmen with
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- ''Dude Mowrey'' (Arista) * 1994:
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- '' Who I Am'' (Arista) * 1994:
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- ''Roadtrip'' (Campfire) * 1995: 4 Runner - '' 4 Runner'' (
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- ''After the Dance'' (River North Nashville) * 1995:
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- ''I Believe'' (Warner Resound) * 1996: John Berry - ''
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- '' What If It's You'' ( MCA) * 1996:
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- '' Measure of a Man'' (143 / Asylum) * 1996:
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- '' Right in the Middle of It'' (Polydor)


1997-1999

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- ''Leave One Bridge Standing'' (River North Nashville) * 1997: Matt King - ''Five O'Clock Hero'' (
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- '' The Key'' (MCA Nashville) * 1998:
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- '' When the Wrong One Loves You Right'' (Columbia) * 1998: Ty Herndon - ''
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- '' More...'' (Capitol Nashville) * 1999: Sherrié Austin - '' Love in the Real World'' (Arista Nashville) * 1999:
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- ''Getting There'' (Bluxo) * 1999: John Berry - '' Wildest Dreams'' (
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- '' It's About Time'' (RCA) * 1999:
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2000-2003

* 2000:
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- '' II'' (Epic) * 2000:
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- ''Living in Black and White'' (RMG) * 2000: Ricochet - ''
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I Hope You Dance "I Hope You Dance" is a crossover country pop song written by Mark D. Sanders and Tia Sillers and recorded by American country music singer Lee Ann Womack with Sons of the Desert. (Drew and Tim Womack of Sons of the Desert are not related to L ...
'' (MCA Nashville) * 2001: Trace Adkins - '' Chrome'' (Capitol Nashville) * 2001: Sherrié Austin - '' Followin' a Feelin''' (WE) * 2001: Tracy Byrd - '' Ten Rounds'' (RCA Nashville) * 2001: Lonestar - ''
I'm Already There ''I'm Already There'' is the fifth studio album released by American country music band Lonestar. Released in 2001 on BNA Records (see 2001 in country music), the album was certified platinum by the RIAA for sales of one million copies. Serving ...
'' (BNA) * 2001: Lorrie Morgan and
Sammy Kershaw Samuel Paul Kershaw (born February 24, 1958) is an American country music artist. He has released 16 studio albums, with three RIAA platinum certifications and two gold certifications among them. More than 25 singles have entered the Top 40 on the ...
- ''
I Finally Found Someone "I Finally Found Someone" is a song by American singer Barbra Streisand and Canadian singer Bryan Adams. The power ballad was part of the soundtrack of Streisand's 1996 self-directed movie '' The Mirror Has Two Faces'' and was nominated for an O ...
'' (RCA) * 2001: Chely Wright - '' Never Love You Enough'' (MCA Nashville) * 2002:
Kate Campbell Jamae Kathryn Campbell (born October 31, 1961 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American folk singer-songwriter. Kate's songwriting follows in the southern literary tradition with an emphasis on a sense of place, race, and religion. Her story-f ...
- ''Monuments'' (
Evangeline ''Evangeline, A Tale of Acadie'' is an epic poem by the American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, written in English and published in 1847. The poem follows an Acadian girl named Evangeline and her search for her lost love Gabriel, set during t ...
) * 2002: Kenny Chesney - ''
No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems ''No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems'' is the sixth studio album by American country music singer Kenny Chesney. It was released in April 2002 via BNA Records. It became Chesney's first album to reach number one on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 and pr ...
'' (BNA) * 2002: Mark Chesnutt - ''
Mark Chesnutt Mark Nelson Chesnutt (born September 6, 1963) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Between 1990 and 1999, he had his greatest chart success recording for Universal Music Group Nashville's MCA and Decca branches, with a total of ei ...
'' (Columbia Nashville) * 2002:
Hank Williams Jr. Randall Hank Williams (born May 26, 1949), known professionally as Hank Williams Jr. or Bocephus, is an American singer-songwriter and musician. His musical style is often considered a blend of southern rock, blues, and country. He is the son of ...
- ''Almeria Club'' (Curb) * 2003: Sherrié Austin - '' Streets of Heaven'' ( Broken Bow) * 2003: Martina McBride - '' Room to Breathe'' (MCA Nashville) * 2003: Kenny Rogers - ''
Back to the Well ''Back to the Well'' is the twenty-fifth studio album released in 2003 by American country music singer Kenny Rogers. The album includes the singles "Harder Cards," "I'm Missing You" and "Handprints on the Wall," all of which charted on the Hot Co ...
'' (
Sanctuary A sanctuary, in its original meaning, is a sacred place, such as a shrine. By the use of such places as a haven, by extension the term has come to be used for any place of safety. This secondary use can be categorized into human sanctuary, a saf ...
) * 2003:
Randy Travis Randy Bruce Traywick (born May 4, 1959), known professionally as Randy Travis, is an American country music and gospel music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor. Active from 1978 until being incapacitated by a stroke in 2013, he has recor ...
- '' Worship & Faith'' (Curb / Warner Bros.)


2004-2006

* 2004: Mark Chesnutt - ''
Savin' the Honky Tonk ''Savin' the Honky Tonk'' is the eleventh studio album by American country music artist Mark Chesnutt. His first album for the Vivaton! label, it features the singles "The Lord Loves the Drinkin' Man", "I'm a Saint", and "A Hard Secret to Keep", w ...
'' (Vivaton!) * 2004:
Joe Nichols Joseph Edward Nichols (born November 26, 1976) is an American country music artist. Between 1996 and 2001, he held recording contracts with the Intersound and Giant labels. In 2002, he signed with Universal South Records, now known as Show Dog-U ...
- ''
Revelation In religion and theology, revelation is the revealing or disclosing of some form of truth or knowledge through communication with a deity or other supernatural entity or entities. Background Inspiration – such as that bestowed by God on the ...
'' (
Universal South Show Dog Nashville is an American independent record label specializing in country music artists. It was founded in 2005 by singer Toby Keith. It was later merged with Universal South Records into Show Dog-Universal Music in December 2009 until ...
) * 2004: Randy Travis - '' Passing Through'' (Curb / Warner Bros.) * 2004: Phil Vassar - ''
Shaken Not Stirred "Shaken, not stirred" is how Ian Fleming's fictional British Secret Service agent James Bond prefers his martini cocktail. The catchphrase first appears in the novel '' Diamonds Are Forever'' (1956), though Bond himself does not actually say ...
'' (Arista Nashville) * 2004:
Gretchen Wilson Gretchen Frances Wilson (born June 26, 1973) is an American country music singer and songwriter. She made her debut in March 2004 with the Grammy Awards, Grammy Award-winning single "Redneck Woman", a number-one hit on the ''Billboard (magazine) ...
- ''
Here for the Party ''Here for the Party'' is the debut studio album by American country music singer Gretchen Wilson. It was released on May 11, 2004, by Epic Records Nashville. The album reached the top of the US country charts in May 2004 and number 2 on the ''B ...
'' (Epic) * 2004: Chely Wright - ''
Everything Everything, every-thing, or every thing is all that exists; the opposite of nothing, or its complement. It is the totality of things relevant to some subject matter. Without expressed or implied limits, it may refer to anything. The univers ...
'' EP (Painted Red) * 2005: Brooks & Dunn - '' Hillbilly Deluxe'' (Arista Nashville) * 2005:
George Jones George Glenn Jones (September 12, 1931 – April 26, 2013) was an American country musician, singer, and songwriter. He achieved international fame for his long list of hit records, including his best-known song "He Stopped Loving Her Today", ...
- '' Hits I Missed...And One I Didn't'' (Bandit) * 2005:
Craig Morgan Craig Morgan Greer (born July 17, 1964) is an American country music artist. A veteran of the United States Army as a forward observer, Morgan began his musical career in 2000 on Atlantic Records, releasing his self-titled debut album for that ...
- ''
My Kind of Livin' ''My Kind of Livin is the third studio album by American country music artist Craig Morgan. His highest-selling album to date, it has been certified Gold in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album pro ...
'' ( Broken Bow) * 2005: Joe Nichols - '' III'' (Universal South) * 2005: Randy Travis - '' Glory Train: Songs of Faith, Worship, and Praise'' (Curb / Warner Bros.) * 2005: The Warren Brothers - '' Barely Famous Hits'' (BNA) * 2006:
Rodney Atkins Rodney Allan Atkins (born March 28, 1969) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Signed to Curb Records in 1996, he charted his first single on the ''Billboard'' country chart in 1997, but did not release an album until 2003's '' ...
- '' If You're Going Through Hell'' (Curb) * 2006:
Steve Holy Stephen Kyle Holy (born February 23, 1972) is an American country music singer. Signed to Curb Records since 1999, he has released three studio albums: 2000's '' Blue Moon'', 2006's ''Brand New Girlfriend'', and 2011's ''Love Don't Run''. Fifteen ...
- ''
Brand New Girlfriend ''Brand New Girlfriend'' is the second album from country music artist Steve Holy. It was released in 2006 on Curb Records. Prior to its release, Holy had charted five singles ("I'm Not Breakin'", "Rock-a-Bye Heart", "Put Your Best Dress On", "Go ...
'' (Curb) * 2006: George Jones and
Merle Haggard Merle Ronald Haggard (April 6, 1937 – April 6, 2016) was an American country music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler. Haggard was born in Oildale, California, toward the end of the Great Depression. His childhood was troubled af ...
- '' Kickin' Out the Footlights...Again'' (Bandit) * 2006: Martina McBride - ''
Waking Up Laughing ''Waking Up Laughing'' is the ninth studio album by American country music singer Martina McBride. It was released on April 3, 2007, through RCA Nashville. This album is the first in McBride's career in which she has both co-written songs and be ...
'' (RCA) * 2006: Craig Morgan - ''
Little Bit of Life ''Little Bit of Life'' is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Craig Morgan. Released in late 2006 on the independent Broken Bow Records label, the album produced three singles for him on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs ch ...
'' (Broken Bow)


2007-2011

* 2007:
Lonestar Lonestar (formerly known as Texassee) is an American country music group from Nashville, Tennessee. The group consists of Drew Womack (lead vocals, acoustic guitar), Michael Britt (lead guitar, background vocals), Dean Sams (keyboards, acousti ...
- ''My Christmas List'' (
Cracker Barrel Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc., doing business as simply Cracker Barrel, is an American chain of restaurant and gift stores with a Southern country theme. The company was founded by Dan Evins in 1969. Its first store was in Lebanon, ...
) * 2007: Randy Travis - ''
Songs of the Season ''Songs of the Season'' is the eighteenth studio album and the second Christmas album by American country music artist Randy Travis. It was released by Word Records on September 25, 2007. The album peaked at number 26 on the ''Billboard (magazine) ...
'' (Word) * 2007: Van Zant - '' My Kind of Country'' (Sony BMG) * 2008: Catherine Britt - ''Little Wildflower'' (ABC Music) * 2008: Mark Chesnutt - ''
Rollin' with the Flow "Rollin' with the Flow" is a song first released by American country music artist T. G. Sheppard, T.G. Sheppard, in 1974 on the B-side of a single and in 1975 on his debut album ''T.G. Sheppard''. It is better known for a version released by Charl ...
'' ( Lofton Creek) * 2008:
Lady Antebellum Lady A (formerly known as Lady Antebellum) is an American country music group formed in Nashville, Tennessee, in 2006. The group is composed of Hillary Scott (lead and background vocals), Charles Kelley (lead and background vocals, guitar) ...
- ''
Lady Antebellum Lady A (formerly known as Lady Antebellum) is an American country music group formed in Nashville, Tennessee, in 2006. The group is composed of Hillary Scott (lead and background vocals), Charles Kelley (lead and background vocals, guitar) ...
'' (Capitol Nashville) * 2008: Randy Travis - ''
Around the Bend ''Around the Bend'' is a 2004 road movie written and directed by Jordan Roberts and starring Christopher Walken, Josh Lucas, Michael Caine, Glenne Headly, and Jonah Bobo. The film is inspired by the relationship between Roberts and the absente ...
'' (Warner Bros. Nashville) * 2008: Lee Ann Womack - ''
Call Me Crazy ''Call Me Crazy'' is the seventh studio album by American country music singer Lee Ann Womack, released on October 21, 2008 via MCA Nashville Records. It is her first studio release in three years, as her previous album (2006's ''Finding My Way ...
'' (MCA Nashville) * 2009: Rodney Atkins - ''
It's America ''It's America'' is the third studio album by American country music artist Rodney Atkins. It was released on March 31, 2009 by Curb Records. The album's first single, its title track, was released on November 24, 2008 and became Atkins' fifth nu ...
'' (Curb) * 2009:
Lorrie Morgan Loretta Lynn Morgan (born June 27, 1959) is an American country music singer and actress. She is the daughter of George Morgan, widow of Keith Whitley, and ex-wife of Jon Randall and Sammy Kershaw, all of whom are also country music singers. Mo ...
- '' A Moment in Time'' ( Stroudavarious / Country Crossing) * 2010: Kenny Chesney - ''
Hemingway's Whiskey ''Hemingway's Whiskey'' is the thirteenth studio album by American country music artist Kenny Chesney. It was released on September 28, 2010 as his last studio album for BNA Records. This is Kenny Chesney's last studio album since signing contra ...
'' (BNA) * 2010:
Easton Corbin Dan Easton Corbin (born April 12, 1982) is an American country music singer. He signed to Mercury Records Nashville in 2009 and released his self-titled debut album in March 2010, featuring the two number-one hits " A Little More Country Than Th ...
- ''
Easton Corbin Dan Easton Corbin (born April 12, 1982) is an American country music singer. He signed to Mercury Records Nashville in 2009 and released his self-titled debut album in March 2010, featuring the two number-one hits " A Little More Country Than Th ...
'' (Mercury) * 2010: Lady Antebellum - '' Need You Now'' (Capitol Nashville) * 2010: Lonestar - ''
Party Heard Around the World ''Party Heard Around the World'' is the ninth studio album by American country music group Lonestar, released on April 27, 2010. It is the band's first studio album since 2006's '' Mountains''. It debuted at No. 20 on the '' Billboard'' Country A ...
'' ( Saguaro Road) * 2011:
Lauren Alaina Lauren Alaina Kristine Suddeth (born November 8, 1994) is an American singer and songwriter from Rossville, Georgia. She was the runner-up on the tenth season of ''American Idol.'' Her debut studio album, ''Wildflower,'' was released on Octobe ...
- ''
Wildflower A wildflower (or wild flower) is a flower that grows in the wild, meaning it was not intentionally seeded or planted. The term implies that the plant probably is neither a hybrid nor a selected cultivar that is in any way different from the w ...
'' (Mercury Nashville) * 2011: Rodney Atkins - ''
Take a Back Road ''Take a Back Road'' is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Rodney Atkins. It was released on October 4, 2011, by Curb Records. The album's first single, its title track", is the fastest-rising and sixth number one hit of At ...
'' (Curb) * 2011: LeAnn Rimes - '' Lady & Gentlemen'' (Curb)


2012-present

* 2012:
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'', ar ...
- ''
Home A home, or domicile, is a space used as a permanent or semi-permanent residence for one or many humans, and sometimes various companion animals. It is a fully or semi sheltered space and can have both interior and exterior aspects to it. H ...
'' (Capitol Nashville) * 2012: Easton Corbin - '' All Over the Road'' (Mercury Nashville) * 2012: Alan Jackson - ''
Thirty Miles West ''Thirty Miles West'' is the seventeenth studio album by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released on June 5, 2012, and is Jackson's first album on his own Alan's Country Records in a joint venture with EMI Nashville. The alb ...
'' (EMI Nashville) * 2012:
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 f ...
- '' Goin' Down Rockin': The Last Recordings'' (Saguaro Road) * 2012:
Jamey Johnson Jamey Johnson (born July 14, 1975) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Signed to BNA Records in 2005, Johnson made his debut with his single " The Dollar", the title track to his 2006 album '' The Dollar''. He was dropped from ...
- '' Living for a Song: A Tribute to Hank Cochran'' (Mercury) * 2012:
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals Grace Potter and the Nocturnals are an American rock band from Vermont, formed in 2002 in Waitsfield by drummer Matt Burr, guitarist Scott Tournet, and singer Grace Potter. They began their career as an indie band, self-producing their albums a ...
- '' The Lion the Beast the Beat'' (
Hollywood Hollywood usually refers to: * Hollywood, Los Angeles, a neighborhood in California * Hollywood, a metonym for the cinema of the United States Hollywood may also refer to: Places United States * Hollywood District (disambiguation) * Hollywood, ...
) * 2012: Hank Williams Jr. - ''Old School New Rules'' (Bocephus) * 2013:
Danielle Bradbery Danielle Simone Bradbery (born July 23, 1996) is an American country pop singer. She won season 4 of NBC's ''The Voice'' in 2013, becoming the youngest artist to win the competition at age 16. Bradbery's record has since been eclipsed by Sawyer F ...
- ''
Danielle Bradbery Danielle Simone Bradbery (born July 23, 1996) is an American country pop singer. She won season 4 of NBC's ''The Voice'' in 2013, becoming the youngest artist to win the competition at age 16. Bradbery's record has since been eclipsed by Sawyer F ...
'' (Republic Nashville) * 2013: Vince Gill and Paul Franklin - ''
Bakersfield Bakersfield is a city in Kern County, California, United States. It is the county seat and largest city of Kern County. The city covers about near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley and the Central Valley region. Bakersfield's populat ...
'' (MCA Nashville) * 2013:
Emmylou Harris Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter and musician. She has released dozens of albums and singles over the course of her career and has won 14 Grammys, the Polar Music Prize, and numerous other honors, including ...
and
Rodney Crowell Rodney Crowell (born August 7, 1950) is an American musician, known primarily for his work as a singer and songwriter in country music. Crowell has had five number one singles on Hot Country Songs, all from his 1988 album '' Diamonds & Dirt''. ...
- ''
Old Yellow Moon ''Old Yellow Moon'' is a collaborative album by American country music singer-songerwriters Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell, released on February 26, 2013 in the United States by Nonesuch Records. It is the twenty-seventh and fourteenth studio ...
'' (
Nonesuch __NOTOC__ Nonesuch may refer to: Plants * ''Lychnis chalcedonica'', a wildflower * ''Medicago lupulina'', a wildflower Places and structures *Nonesuch, Kentucky *Nonesuch Island, Bermuda *Nonesuch Mine, Michigan *Nonesuch Palace, mis-spelling of ...
) * 2013:
Sylvie Vartan Sylvie Vartan (; born Sylvie Georges Vartanian; hy, Սիլվի Ժորժ Վարդանյան. on 15 August 1944) is an Armenian-Bulgarian-French singer and actress. She is known as one of the most productive and tough-sounding yé-yé artists. ...
- ''Sylvie in Nashville'' (RCA / Sony) * 2014:
Garth Brooks Troyal Garth Brooks (born February 7, 1962) is an American country music singer and songwriter. His integration of pop and rock elements into the country genre has earned him popularity, particularly in the United States with success on the co ...
- ''
Man Against Machine ''Man Against Machine'' is the ninth studio album by American country music artist Garth Brooks. It was released on November 11, 2014 by RCA Records Nashville and Pearl Records. Brooks confirmed the album in July 2014 while announcing his comeback ...
'' (RCA) * 2014:
The Common Linnets The Common Linnets are a Dutch band that was formed in 2013. The band originally consisted of friends Ilse DeLange and Waylon. DeLange has stated that the group is a platform for Dutch artists to make country, Americana, and bluegrass music, an ...
- ''
The Common Linnets The Common Linnets are a Dutch band that was formed in 2013. The band originally consisted of friends Ilse DeLange and Waylon. DeLange has stated that the group is a platform for Dutch artists to make country, Americana, and bluegrass music, an ...
'' (Firefly / Universal) * 2014:
Joey + Rory Joey + Rory was an American country and bluegrass duo composed of singer-songwriters Rory Lee Feek (born April 25, 1965) and Joey Feek (September 9, 1975 – March 4, 2016), who were husband and wife. Both members of the duo were vocalists and ...
- ''Country Classics: A Tapestry of Our Musical Heritage'' (Gaither) * 2014:
Billy Joe Shaver Billy Joe Shaver (August 16, 1939 – October 28, 2020) was an American outlaw country singer and songwriter, as well as an actor. Biography Shaver was born in Corsicana, Texas, and raised by his mother, Victory Watson Shaver. Until he was 12 ...
- '' Long in the Tooth'' (Lightning Rod) * 2015: Alabama - ''
Southern Drawl A drawl is a perceived feature of some varieties of spoken English and generally indicates slower, longer vowel sounds and diphthongs. The drawl is often perceived as a method of speaking more slowly and may be erroneously attributed to laziness ...
'' (BMG Chrysalis) * 2015:
Clint Black Clint Patrick Black (born February 4, 1962) is an American country music singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. Signed to RCA Nashville in 1989, Black's debut album '' Killin' Time'' produced four straight number one singles on the ...
- '' On Purpose'' (Blacktop) * 2015: Easton Corbin - '' About to Get Real'' (Mercury Nashville) * 2015: Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell - ''The Traveling Kind'' (Nonesuch) * 2015: Alan Jackson - ''
Angels and Alcohol ''Angels and Alcohol'' is the twentieth studio album by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released on July 17, 2015, via Alan's Country Records and Capitol Records Nashville, EMI Nashville. Jackson wrote seven of the album's te ...
'' (EMI Nashville) * 2015:
Kid Rock Robert James Ritchie (born January 17, 1971), known professionally as Kid Rock (also known as Bobby Shazam), is an American singer, songwriter and rapper. His style alternates between rock, hip hop, country, and metal. A self-taught musician, ...
- '' First Kiss'' (Warner Bros.) * 2015:
Tim McGraw Samuel Timothy McGraw (born May 1, 1967) is an American country singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He has released 16 studio albums (11 for Curb Records, four for Big Machine Records and one for Arista Nashville). 10 of those album ...
- ''
Damn Country Music ''Damn Country Music'' is the fourteenth studio album by American country music artist Tim McGraw. It was produced by McGraw and Byron Gallimore. The album was released on November 6, 2015, by Big Machine Records. Its lead single, " Top of the ...
'' (Big Machine) * 2016: Craig Morgan - ''
A Whole Lot More to Me ''A Whole Lot More to Me'' is the seventh studio album by American country music artist Craig Morgan. It was released on June 3, 2016 via Black River Entertainment. It includes the singles "When I'm Gone" and "I'll Be Home Soon". Reception The al ...
'' ( Black River Entertainment) * 2016:
Kacey Musgraves Kacey Lee Musgraves (born August 21, 1988) is an American country singer. She has won six Grammy Awards, seven Country Music Association Awards, and three Academy of Country Music Awards. Musgraves self-released three solo albums and one as Texa ...
- ''
A Very Kacey Christmas ''A Very Kacey Christmas'' is a third studio album and first Christmas album by American country music artist Kacey Musgraves, released on October 28, 2016, through Mercury Nashville. Overall, it is Musgraves' sixth album, her third studio album, ...
'' (Mercury) * 2016:
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'' (197 ...
- '' For the Good Times: A Tribute to Ray Price'' (Legacy) * 2017: Tony Jackson - ''Tony Jackson'' (DDS Entertainment) * 2017: Lorrie Morgan and
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 p ...
- ''Come See Me and Come Lonely'' ( Goldenlane) * 2017:
Gretchen Wilson Gretchen Frances Wilson (born June 26, 1973) is an American country music singer and songwriter. She made her debut in March 2004 with the Grammy Awards, Grammy Award-winning single "Redneck Woman", a number-one hit on the ''Billboard (magazine) ...
- ''Ready to Get Rowdy'' (Redneck)


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