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Number 1s… And Then Some
''#1s... and Then Some'' is the title of a two-disc compilation album released on September 8, 2009, by country music duo Brooks & Dunn. It is the duo's fifth greatest hits package. The package contains two new tracks that were both released as singles, "Indian Summer (Brooks & Dunn song), Indian Summer" and a collaboration with ZZ Top lead guitarist Billy Gibbons, "Honky Tonk Stomp". It is their last release before their five-year hiatus from 2010 to 2015. Content The album reprises 28 singles from the duo's previous studio albums, but does not contain any material from 1999's ''Tight Rope (album), Tight Rope''. It also features two new tracks, "Indian Summer" and "Honky Tonk Stomp," the latter of which features ZZ Top lead singer Billy Gibbons. Both of these new songs have been released to radio as singles. ''The Essential Brooks & Dunn '' ''#1s… and Then Some'' was re-released and re-packaged on April 17, 2012, as ''The Essential Brooks & Dunn''. Both albums have an identic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooks & Dunn
Brooks & Dunn are an American country music duo consisting of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn, both of whom are vocalists and songwriters. The duo was founded in 1988 through the suggestion of songwriter and record producer, Tim DuBois. Before their formation, both members were solo recording artists, having each charted two solo singles in the 1980s. Kix Brooks also released an album for Capitol Records in 1989 and wrote hit singles for other artists. The duo signed to Arista Nashville after their formation. They have recorded eleven studio albums, one Christmas album, and five compilation albums for the label. They also have released 50 singles, of which 20 went to number one on the Hot Country Songs charts and 19 more reached top 10. Two of these number-one songs, " My Maria" (a cover of the B.W. Stevenson song) and " Ain't Nothing 'bout You", were the top country songs of 1996 and 2001, respectively, according to the ''Billboard'' Year-End charts. The latter is also the duo's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Pinson
Bobby Olen Pinson (born August 10, 1972) is an American country music artist. Signed to RCA Records Nashville, RCA Nashville in 2005, Pinson made his debut that year with his album ''Man Like Me''. Its lead-off single, "Don't Ask Me How I Know", peaked at No. 16 on the Hot Country Songs charts, and was his only Top 40 country hit. Two more albums, ''I Mean Business'' and ''Songs for Somebody'', followed in late 2005 and 2007, respectively. He has also written several singles for other artists, including four Number One hits for Toby Keith and another four for Sugarland. Biography Bobby Pinson was born August 10, 1972, in Tulsa, Oklahoma but raised in Panhandle, Texas, United States. Influenced by poet and songwriter Shel Silverstein, Pinson began entering writing and storytelling contests, and by high school, he began writing songs as well, citing Johnny Cash, Bruce Springsteen and Steve Earle as influences. Because his father was a football coach, Pinson was moved through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Man This Lonely
"A Man This Lonely" is a song written by Ronnie Dunn and Tommy Lee James, and recorded by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn. Dunn and James, who played guitar in Brooks & Dunn's backing band at the time, wrote the song while on tour in Canada. It was released in December 1996 as the fourth single from Brooks & Dunn's album '' Borderline''. It reached number 1 on Billboard magazine's Hot Country Songs chart. Critical reception ''Billboard A billboard (also called a hoarding in the UK and many other parts of the world) is a large outdoor advertising structure (a billing board), typically found in high-traffic areas such as alongside busy roads. Billboards present large advertis ...'' reviewed the single favorably, saying that "the song boasts a solid lyric, and as usual Dunn wrings every drop of emotion out of each line". Music video The video was directed by Michael Oblowitz. The video takes place at the CF Ranch in Alpine, Texas. Chart positions "A Man This Lonely" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
She's Not The Cheatin' Kind
"She's Not the Cheatin' Kind" is a song written by Ronnie Dunn and recorded by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn. It was released in August 1994 as the lead-off single from their album '' Waitin' on Sundown''. The song reached the top of the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart, becoming the duo's seventh Number One single. Music video The music video A music video is a video that integrates a song or an album with imagery that is produced for promotion (marketing), promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a music marketing device intended to ... is mostly in black-and-white, and was directed by Piers Plowden and premiered in mid-1994. Chart positions Year-end charts Certifications References 1994 singles Brooks & Dunn songs Songs written by Ronnie Dunn Song recordings produced by Scott Hendricks Song recordings produced by Don Cook Arista Nashville singles Country ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Scott Sherrill
John Scott Sherrill is an American songwriter whose work is primarily in the field of country music. His brother, Donn Sherrill, was a student at Vanderbilt, where he introduced John Scott to his fraternity brother, Scott Siman, who recorded demos of his music. He pitched the music to Bob Beckham at Combine Music, and Beckham signed him to a worldwide publishing deal. He also got a record deal with Portrait Records in the early 1980s and released a few solo singles of his own. He has written songs for such artists as John Anderson (musician), John Anderson, Brooks & Dunn, Jimmy Buffett, Johnny Lee (singer), Johnny Lee, George Strait, Steve Wariner, Patty Loveless, Josh Turner, Waylon Jennings, Alison Krauss, Peter Wolf, Mick Jagger, Michael McDonald (singer), Michael McDonald and Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson.[ allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:3pfqxqegldse~T0] He is the son of Christian writers John and Elizabeth Sherrill. In the 1980s, Sherrill recorded on Reprise Rec ... [...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. The 2023 Grammy Awards presented the legendary Willie Nelson's "A Beautiful Time" with "Country Album of The Year". The title cut, along with album cut, "We're Not Happy ('Til You're Not Happy)", were both penned by Camp. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
How Long Gone
"How Long Gone" is a song written by Shawn Camp and John Scott Sherrill and recorded by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn. It was released in June 1998 as the second single from their 1998 album '' If You See Her''. The song reached number one on the US ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart in September 1998. Music video The music video was directed by Steven Goldmann. The video starts out with a woman running out of the house, then we see the duo playing while spinning around the house, and showing everything turning into rot, and clocks with their hands turning quickly. At the end, the duo fades away into dust particles, and the house appears to have rotted out, and the pages on the calendar that was flipping throughout the video are all gone. Cover versions Country music singer Jason Aldean Jason Aldine Williams (born February 28, 1977), known professionally as Jason Aldean, is an American country music singer. Since 2005, he has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Wiseman
Craig Michael Wiseman is an American country music songwriter and producer, and the owner/founder of the Big Loud enterprise. He has been writing since the late 1980s, and his songs have been recorded by Lorrie Morgan, Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney, Dolly Parton, Blake Shelton, and numerous other acts. He has written twenty-six No. 1 songs on the '' Billboard'' Hot Country Songs music charts, and has won a number of industry awards. In 2009, he was named "Songwriter of the Decade" by the Nashville Songwriters Association International, and in 2015, he was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Early life Michael Wiseman was born and raised in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He began playing music while still a child, and later began playing drums professionally. In 1985, he moved to Nashville to pursue a career in songwriting. Music career Songwriting At age 24, Craig had his first chart success with the track "The Only One" from Roy Orbison's '' Mystery Girl'' albu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hillbilly Deluxe (song)
"Hillbilly Deluxe" is a song written by Brad Crisler and Craig Wiseman, and recorded by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn. It was released in November 2006 as the fourth and final single and title track from the duo's album '' Hillbilly Deluxe''. It peaked at number 16 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart and number 86 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. The single was certified Gold in the U.S. Music video The music video was directed by Michael Salomon and premiered in late 2006. It features the duo and their band performing the song at a huge barn party at night with many guests and events, as well as a huge bonfire. The first half of the video sees two men driving a monster truck into town to pick up several guests and then come back to set up, and the second half shows the actual party. Cover versions Country music singer Miranda Lambert Miranda Leigh Lambert (born November 10, 1983) is an American country music, country singer. Born in Longview, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivers Rutherford
Melvern Rivers Rutherford II (born June 17, 1967) is an American country music songwriter. He has written songs since at least the 1990s as a songwriter; he has written several number one country hits including " Ain't Nothing 'bout You" by Brooks & Dunn, which was the Number One country song of 2001 according to ''Billboard''. Among the other number one songs which he has composed are " If You Ever Stop Loving Me" by Montgomery Gentry, " When I Get Where I'm Going" by Brad Paisley and Dolly Parton, " Real Good Man" by Tim McGraw, " Living in Fast Forward" by Kenny Chesney, " Ladies Love Country Boys" by Trace Adkins, and " These Are My People" by Rodney Atkins. He has also released a solo CD called ''Just Another Coaster''. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2019 Singles Top 40 country singles co-written by Rivers Rutherford: * The Highway Men - (Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Waylon Jennings) - "American Remains" 1990. *Trace Adkins â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Shapiro
Tom Curtis Shapiro (born in Kansas City, Missouri) is an American songwriter and occasional record producer, known primarily for his work in country music. To date, he holds four Country Songwriter of the Year awards from Broadcast Music Incorporated, as well as the Songwriter of the Decade award from the Nashville Songwriters Association International. He has also written more than fifty Top Ten hits, including twenty-six Number Ones. Musical career Since the 1970s, Shapiro has been a prominent songwriter, doing most of his work in country music. His first big hit was the international smash " Never Give Up on a Good Thing" by George Benson, released as a single in December 1981, which was a top-five record in 13 countries. Shapiro signed to a publishing contract with Tree International in the 1980s, with Eddy Raven, Crystal Gayle, Marie Osmond and Lee Greenwood being among the first country acts to cut his material. In 1978, The Shadows released their cover of Shapiro's song "L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ain't Nothing 'bout You
"Ain't Nothing 'bout You" is a song written by Tom Shapiro and Rivers Rutherford and recorded by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn. It was released on February 12, 2001, as the first single from Brooks & Dunn’s album ''Steers & Stripes''. The song was nominated by the Country Music Association for Single of the Year. It spent six consecutive weeks as the 1 song on the US Country chart, and eventually ranked as the chart's 1 song of 2001. It also reached No. 25 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and ranked No. 71 for the year on that chart. In 2019, Brooks & Dunn re-recorded "Ain't Nothing 'bout You" with American country music artist Brett Young for their album ''Reboot''. In 2024, they re-recorded the song once again for their album ''Reboot II'', this time featuring Megan Moroney. Critical reception Chuck Taylor, of ''Billboard'' magazine reviewed the song favorably calling it "a sultry, hook-laden tune that finds Ronnie Dunn in fine vocal form." He says that thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
