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Since then he has played primarily in Texas, with occasional shows in Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Colorado. Robison was known for playing classic rock covers during his live shows. His live band included Mark Tokach (lead guitar), Abe Combest (drums), Zeke Benenate (bass) J.C. Burt (steel guitar) and Chris Valdez (road manager and ...
Ernest Dale Tubb (February 9, 1914 – September 6, 1984), [1] nicknamed the Texas Troubadour, was an American singer and songwriter and one of the pioneers of country music. His biggest career hit song, " Walking the Floor Over You " (1941), marked the rise of the honky tonk style of music.
Louis Charles "B. W." Stevenson (October 5, 1949 – April 28, 1988) [2] (originally known as Buckwheat Stevenson) was an American country pop singer and musician, working in a genre now called progressive country. "B. W." stood for "Buckwheat".
Roger Miller was born in Fort Worth, Texas, the third son of Jean and Laudene (Holt) Miller.Jean Miller died from spinal meningitis when Miller was a year old. Unable to support the family during the Great Depression, [1] Laudene sent her three sons to live with three of Jean's brothers.
Jim Reeves Drive at the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame in Carthage, Texas. Reeves was elected posthumously to the Country Music Hall of Fame during 1967, which honored him by saying, "The velvet style of 'Gentleman Jim Reeves' was an international influence. His rich voice brought millions of new fans to country music from every corner of the ...
Donald Ray Williams (May 27, 1939 [1] – September 8, 2017) [2] was an American country music singer, songwriter, and 2010 inductee into the Country Music Hall of Fame. He began his solo career in 1971, singing popular ballads and amassing seventeen number one country hits.
Duncan's string of top-10 hits continued into 1979 – most notably a cover of Johnny Rivers' "Swayin' to the Music" (released by Duncan as "Slow Dancing") [1] and "The Lady in the Blue Mercedes" – and he even enjoyed another top-20 hit with Fricke in 1980 with a duet version of Michael Jackson's "She's Out of My Life". His star power faded ...
Name Age Date Location of death Cause of death Lexii Alijai: 21: January 1, 2020: Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.: Fentanyl and ethanol overdose [1] [2]: Marty Grebb The Buckinghams