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Loretta Lynn, arguably country music's biggest star in the 1960s and early 1970s. Barbara Mandrell, first artist to win Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year twice (1980, 1981). Known for highly polished live concerts. Had the last successful prime-time network variety show on NBC 1980–1982.
The Bee Gees scored the most number-one hits (9 songs) and had the longest cumulative run atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart (27 weeks) during the 1970s. Rod Stewart remained at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 17 weeks during the 1970s. Elton John amassed the second-most number-one hits on the Hot 100 chart during the 1970s (6 songs). #
Presley—whose top 1970s hit was "Burning Love" in 1972— ranked among the top artists of the rock era, while Crosby was among the most successful pre-rock era artists. The early seventies also marked the deaths of rock legends Jim Morrison , Janis Joplin , and Jimi Hendrix as well as the plane crash in 1977 in which three members of Lynyrd ...
The Inglewood resident was one of very few Black men to have success in country music in the 1970s, ... epicenter of country music. From the mid-1950s until its closure in 1995, icons such as Buck ...
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
Fans loved the smooth sounds of jazz and catchy doo-opp tunes of the 1950s. This list includes the biggest artists of the time, from Elvis to Nina Simone. 30 Best Songs That Are Classically 1950s
1950* Louisiana Country blues [54] Skip James: 1902 1969 Mississippi Delta blues [55] Blind Lemon Jefferson: 1893 1929 Texas Country blues [56] Blind Willie Johnson: 1897 1945 Texas Gospel blues [57] Edith North Johnson: 1903 1988 Missouri Classic female blues [58] Lonnie Johnson: 1899 1970 Louisiana Urban blues [59] Mary Johnson: 1898 1983 ...
The following is a list of crooners and includes artists who have been described as a crooner at some point in their career. Crooners are singers who sing in a soft, intimate style made possible by the introduction of microphones and amplification. [1