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The following is a partial list of notable musicians and musical groups, past and present, from Oregon of the United States. The list is grouped by metropolitan areas. The list is grouped by metropolitan areas.
Sarepta, Louisiana, honors its home-town celebrity, Trace Adkins. Adkins was born in Sarepta, Louisiana, the son of Peggy Carraway and Aaron Doyle Adkins. [1] [4] His maternal uncle was the Christian musician James W. Carraway (1923–2008).
All Music Guide to Country: The Definitive Guide to Country Music. San Francisco: Backbeat Books. pp. 721– 722. ISBN 0-87930-760-9. Dansby, Andrew (December 19, 2003). "Country Singer Stewart Dead: Seventies star fused southern rock and honky-tonk". Rolling Stone dead link ] DeVoss, David (September 27, 1976).
Grammy-winning country musician, songwriter and producer Randy Scruggs has died. The legendary artist passed away on Tuesday at the age of 64 after battling an undisclosed illness.
The world of country music lost a legend this week when Buck White, founder of the Grammy Award-winning bluegrass trio The Whites, passed away.He was 94. Country star Ricky Skaggs, who is married ...
Noble Ray Price (January 12, 1926 – December 16, 2013) [1] was an American country music singer, songwriter, and guitarist. His wide-ranging baritone is regarded as among the best male voices of country music, [2] and his innovations, such as propelling the country beat from 2/4 to 4/4, known as the "Ray Price beat", helped make country music more popular.
It also won Travis a Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance. [53] "I Told You So" received a Single of the Year nomination from the Academy of Country Music, while Travis himself was nominated as both Entertainer of the Year and Top Male Vocalist in 1988 and 1989. [38]
George Glenn Jones (September 12, 1931 – April 26, 2013) was an American country musician, singer, and songwriter. He achieved international fame for a long list of hit records, and is well known for his distinctive voice and phrasing.