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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 is an alphabetical list of country music performers. ... Brian Collins (born 1950) Jim Collins (born 1959) Judy Collins (born 1939) Tommy Collins (1930–2000)
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.
March 26 — Ronnie McDowell, male vocalist of the 1970s and 1980s, who first rose to fame with his Elvis Presley tribute "The King Is Gone". August 7 — Rodney Crowell, singer-songwriter who enjoyed mainstream fame in the late 1980s before becoming a leader in the alternative country movement; ex-husband of Rosanne Cash.
Leonard Raymond Sipes [1] (September 28, 1930 [1] – March 14, 2000), [2] better known as Tommy Collins, was an American country music singer and songwriter. [1] Active primarily during the 1950s through the 1970s, Collins was instrumental in helping create the Bakersfield sound of the country music genre. He enjoyed a string of hits during ...
The 1950s music scene would challenge these simplistic categories by offering more so-called race music than ever before that appealed equally to Black and white listeners. ... Male Black singers ...
Frankie Laine (at piano) and Patti Page, c. 1950 Harry Belafonte, 1954 This is a partial list of notable active and inactive bands and musicians of the 1950s . Musicians
The 1950s were one of country music's most influential decades, with artists such as Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, and Patsy Cline being some of the decade's most notable. The honky-tonk style of country music remained heavily popular during the decade, and the late 1950s gave rise to the Nashville sound. [6]