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Skip Ewing
Donald Ralph "Skip" Ewing (born March 6, 1964) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Active since 1988, Ewing has recorded nine studio albums and has charted 15 singles on the ''Billboard'' country charts. Career Ewing was born in Redlands, California, United States. He first began to gain national attention during the mid-1980s, both as a songwriter and recording artist for MCA and Capitol Records. His 1988 debut, ''The Coast of Colorado'', produced the number 3 hit " Burnin' a Hole in My Heart" and four other top 20 country hits. ''The Will to Love'' included the top 5 hit "It's You Again". Although none of Ewing's subsequent chart entries made the Top 40, he released eight more albums from 1990 to 2009. Ewing is a notable attendee of Columbine High School in Jefferson County, Colorado, and Redlands High School in Redlands, California. In 1990, Ewing wrote two songs for Kenny Rogers' album ''Love Is Strange'': "Listen to the Rain" and "If I Were a Painting". ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redlands, California
Redlands ( ) is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 73,168, up from 68,747 at the 2010 census. The city is located approximately west of Palm Springs and east of Los Angeles. History The area now occupied by Redlands was originally part of the territory of the Morongo and Aguas Calientes tribes of Cahuilla people. Explorations such as those of Pedro Fages and Francisco Garcés sought to extend Catholic influence to the indigenous people and the dominion of the Spanish crown into the area in the 1770s. The Tongva village of Wa’aachnga, located just to the west of present-day Redlands, was visited by Fr. Francisco Dumetz in 1810, and was the reason the site was chosen for a mission outpost. Dumetz reached the village on May 20, the feast day of Saint Bernardino of Siena, and thus named the region the San Bernardino Valley. The Franciscan friars from Mission San Gabriel established the San Bernard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Country Music Association
The Country Music Association (CMA) was founded in 1958 in Nashville, Tennessee. It originally consisted of 233 members and was the first trade organization formed to promote a music genre. The objectives of the organization are to guide and enhance the development of Country Music throughout the world; to demonstrate it as a viable medium to advertisers, consumers, and media; and to provide an unity of purpose for the Country Music industry. However the CMA may be best known to most country music fans for its annual Country Music Association Awards broadcast live on network television each fall (usually October or November). About Initially, CMA's Board of Directors included nine directors and five officers. Wesley Rose, president of Acuff-Rose Publishing, Inc., served as CMA's first chairman of the board. Broadcasting entrepreneur and executive Connie B. Gay was the founding president. Mac Wiseman served as its first secretary and was also the CMA's last surviving inaugural m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Coast Of Colorado (song)
"The Coast of Colorado" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Skip Ewing. It was released in June 1989 as the fifth single and title track from the album '' The Coast of Colorado''. The song reached #15 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. Ewing wrote the song with Max D. Barnes Max Duane Barnes (July 24, 1935 – January 11, 2004) was an American country singer and songwriter born in Hard Scratch, Iowa, United States. In 1973, Barnes moved with his family from Omaha, Nebraska to Nashville, Tennessee, where he di .... Chart performance References 1989 singles Skip Ewing songs Songs written by Max D. Barnes Songs written by Skip Ewing Song recordings produced by Jimmy Bowen MCA Records singles 1988 songs {{1988-country-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gospel According To Luke (song)
"The Gospel According to Luke" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Skip Ewing. It was released in February 1989 as the fourth single from the album '' The Coast of Colorado''. The song reached number 10 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The song was by Ewing and Don Sampson. Content The song is about a young man who meets a homeless man named Luke. Despite his haggard appearance, strong odor from not having bathed or showered, and rough voice, he is adept at interpreting and preaching the Bible, particularly Gospel of Luke in the New Testament. The man offers to buy Luke breakfast, to which he is thankful. A few days later, the two meet again, this time at a mission. Luke is seen giving the meager change he had collected during the past week, explaining that the needs of the mission and helping others were more important than his own wants or needs. In essence, the young man had witnessed a modern-day version of the lesson of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Don't Have Far To Fall
"I Don't Have Far to Fall" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Skip Ewing. It was released in August 1988 as the second single from the album '' The Coast of Colorado''. The song reached number 8 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. Ewing wrote the song with Don Sampson. Music video The music video was directed by Jim May and premiered in mid-1988. Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts References 1988 singles 1988 songs Skip Ewing songs Songs written by Skip Ewing Song recordings produced by Jimmy Bowen MCA Records singles Songs written by Don Sampson {{1988-country-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Your Memory Wins Again
"Your Memory Wins Again" is a debut song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Skip Ewing. It was released in March 1988 as the first single from the album '' The Coast of Colorado''. The song reached #17 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. Ewing wrote the song with Mike Geiger and Woody Mullis. Chart performance References 1988 debut singles 1988 songs Skip Ewing songs Songs written by Skip Ewing Song recordings produced by Jimmy Bowen MCA Records singles Songs written by Mike Geiger Songs written by Woody Mullis {{1988-country-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RPM (magazine)
''RPM'' ( and later ) was a Canadian music-industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. ''RPM'' ceased publication in November 2000. ''RPM'' stood for "Records, Promotion, Music". The magazine's title varied over the years, including ''RPM Weekly'' and ''RPM Magazine''. Canadian music charts ''RPM'' maintained several format charts, including Top Singles (all genres), Adult Contemporary, Dance, Urban, Rock/Alternative and Country Tracks (or Top Country Tracks) for country music. On 21 March 1966, ''RPM'' expanded its Top Singles chart from 40 positions to 100. On 6 December 1980, the main chart became a top-50 chart and remained this way until 4 August 1984, whereupon it reverted to a top-100 singles chart. For the first several weeks of its existence, the magazine did not compile a national chart, but simply printed the cur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hot Country Songs
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 sales and streaming. The current number-one song, as of the chart dated December 24, 2022, is "You Proof" by Morgan Wallen. History ''Billboard'' began compiling the popularity of country songs with its January 8, 1944, issue. Only the genre's most popular jukebox selections were tabulated, with the chart titled "Most Played Juke Box Folk Records". For approximately ten years, from 1948 to 1958, ''Billboard'' used three charts to measure the popularity of a given song. In addition to the jukebox chart, these charts included: * The "best sellers" chart – started May 15, 1948, as "Best Selling Retail Folk Records". * An airplay chart – started December 10, 1949, as "Country & Western Records Most Played By Folk Disk Jockeys". The juk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberty Records
Liberty Records was a record label founded in the United States by chairman Simon Waronker in 1955 with Al Bennett as president and Theodore Keep as chief engineer. It was reactivated in 2001 in the United Kingdom and had two previous revivals. History 1950s Liberty's early releases focused on film and orchestral music. Its first single was Lionel Newman's "The Girl Upstairs". Its first big hit, in 1955, was by Julie London singing her version of the torch song, " Cry Me a River", which climbed to No. 9 in the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It helped Liberty sell her first album, ''Julie Is Her Name''. In 1956, Liberty signed Henry Mancini and released two singles and several albums by him. He left in 1958, signing with RCA Victor, where his record sales increased. Billy Rose and Lee David's song "Tonight You Belong to Me" reached number 4 (US) and number 28 (UK) when it was performed by teen sisters Patience and Prudence (McIntyre), selling over a million copies. Liberty also s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capitol Records Nashville
Capitol Records Nashville is a major United States-based record label located in Nashville, Tennessee operating as part of the Universal Music Group Nashville. From 1991 to 1995, Capitol Nashville was known as Liberty Records, before returning to the Capitol Nashville name in 1995. While under the Liberty name, the label operated short-lived sister label Patriot Records from 1994 to 1995. In 1999, EMI launched Virgin Records Nashville but by 2001, Capitol absorbed the short-lived label. In 2010, the label launched sister label EMI Nashville. On March 23, 2011, Alan Jackson signed with Capitol's EMI Nashville division in conjunction with his own ACR Records label. Capitol Nashville was also home to several successful comedy artists. Artists on Capitol Nashville * Dierks Bentley * Luke Bryan * Mickey Guyton * Adam Hambrick *Caylee Hammack * Little Big Town * Hot Country Knights * Jon Pardi * Darius Rucker * Hootie & the Blowfish * Carrie Underwood * Keith Urban Artists on EM ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Will To Love
''The Will to Love'' is the second studio album by American country music artist Skip Ewing. It was released on September 19, 1990, via MCA Records. The album includes the singles " It's You Again" and "If a Man Could Live on Love Alone". Track listing Personnel Adapted from liner notes. *Garry Anderson - background vocals * Max T. Barnes - background vocals *John Catchings - cello *Jerry Douglas - dobro *Skip Ewing - lead vocals, background vocals, classical electric guitar on "The Will to Love", acoustic guitar on "It Wasn't His Child", Third Hand on mandolin *Mike Geiger - background vocals *Hoot Hester - mandolin *Michael Fisher - percussion *Mike Lawler - synthesizer *Claire Lynch - background vocals *Rick Marotta - drums *Woody Mullis - background vocals *Steve Nathan - synthesizer *Matt Rollings - piano *Leland Sklar - bass guitar *Billy Joe Walker Jr. - acoustic guitar *Curtis "Mr. Harmony" Young - background vocals *Liana Young - background vocals *Reggie Young Reg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Coast Of Colorado
''The Coast of Colorado'' is the debut studio album by American country music artist Skip Ewing. It was released on April 4, 1988 via MCA Records. The album includes the singles "Your Memory Wins Again", "I Don't Have Far to Fall", " Burnin' a Hole in My Heart", " The Gospel According to Luke" and the title track, all of which reached the top 20 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. "Don't Mind If I Do" was previously recorded by George Strait on his 1988 album '' If You Ain't Lovin' You Ain't Livin'''. "Lighter Shade of Blue" was covered by Shelby Lynne on her 1991 album '' Soft Talk'' and Reba McEntire on her 1993 album ''It's Your Call''. "Autumn's Not That Cold" was covered by Lorrie Morgan on her 1991 album ''Something in Red''. "Still Under the Weather" was covered by Andy Williams on his 1991 album ''Nashville'' and Shania Twain on her 1993 self-titled debut album. Track listing Personnel Adapted from liner notes. *Skip Ewing - lead vocals *Mike Gei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
