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Kevin Grant Sharp (December 10, 1970 – April 19, 2014) [1] [2] was an American country music singer, author, and motivational speaker. Sharp came on the country music scene in 1996 with his first single: a cover of Tony Rich's "Nobody Knows", which topped the Billboard country chart for four weeks.
James Charles Rodgers (() September 8, 1897 – () May 26, 1933) was an American singer-songwriter and musician who rose to popularity in the late 1920s. Widely regarded as the "Father of Country Music", he is best known for his distinctive yodeling.
Country (also called country and western) is a music genre originating in the southern regions of the United States, both the American South and the Southwest.First produced in the 1920s, country music is primarily focused on singing stories about working-class and blue-collar American life.
Melba Montgomery, a country singer known for her duets with George Jones, Gene Pitney and Charlie Louvin, has died. She was 86. Her death was confirmed by her daughter, Melissa Solomon Barrett, in ...
OPINION: Black contributions to country music have been completely whitewashed and erased, but Beyoncé’s latest musical endeavor is forcing America to remember what Black people built. The post ...
Tommy Cash, the country musician and younger brother of late music icon Johnny Cash, died Friday evening. He was 84. The Johnny Cash Museum confirmed Tommy Cash’s death in a statement Saturday.
Bobby Bare is an American outlaw country music singer and songwriter, best known for the songs "Marie Laveau", "Detroit City" and "500 Miles Away From Home" and is the father of Bobby Bare Jr., also a musician. Joe Carson, singer started in late 1950s Rockabilly and crossed to country. Died early 1960s.
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.