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He is a Tejano and Texas country music singer, infusing his music with Latin sounds, and even singing verses of songs in Spanish. In the 1970s and 1980s, he was one of country music's most successful male artists, recording a string of hit songs, such as "You Always Come Back to Hurting Me," "Desperado," "Down on the Rio Grande" and "Foolin'."
This alphabetical list of country rock bands and artists covers a wide variety of subgenres. The year following the artist's name is the first year of the artist's musical career. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Dan Baird is an American singer-songwriter, musician and producer [28] best known as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist from the chart-topping 1980s rock band The Georgia Satellites, who is often credited as one of the pioneers in cowpunk and alt-country music, as his songs combine elements of rock music, country music, outlaw country, and ...
Danny Gokey (born 1980) William Lee Golden (born 1939) The Goldens; Bobby Goldsboro (born 1941) Gone West; Goose Creek Symphony; Robert Gordon; Vern Gosdin (1934–2009) The Gourds; Josh Gracin (born 1980) Tammy Graham (born 1968) Billy Grammer (1925–2011) Gil Grand; Steve Grand; Amy Grant (born 1960) The Grascals; Claude Gray (born 1932) The ...
1990 Doug Sahm & the Sir Douglas Quintet: The Best of Doug Sahm & the Sir Douglas Quintet 1968–1975 [10] 1990 The Flatlanders: More a Legend Than a Band [11] 1980 Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen: Too Much Fun: Best of Commander Cody [12] July 1990 Steve Earle: The Hard Way; Oct 1990 Poco: The Forgotten Trail (1969–74)
Contemporary Country is a 22-volume series issued by Time-Life during the early 1990s, spotlighting country music of the 1970s through mid 1990s.. Each volume in the series chronicled a specific time period – the early-1970s, the mid-1970s, the late-1970s, the early-1980s, the mid-1980s, the late-1980s, the early-1990s and the mid-1990s.
1956 in country music, Ray Price, Marty Robbins and Johnny Horton emerge, resurrect traditional country music after the influx of rock and roll threatens the heart of country music. 1957 in country music , Rock-flavored acts — Elvis Presley , Jerry Lee Lewis , Everly Brothers and Ricky Nelson — dominate charts; Patsy Cline debuts on the charts.
By the mid-1980s, country music audiences were beginning to tire of country-pop. Although some pop-country artists continued to record and release successful songs and albums, the genre, in general, was beginning to suffer. By 1985, a New York Times article declared country music "dead". However, by this time, several newcomers were working ...