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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'."
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 .
David Lynn Jones (born 1950) Diana Jones; George Jones (1931–2013) Grandpa Jones (1913–1998) J. C. Jones (born 1973) Jason Jones; Joshua Scott Jones (born 1980) Kacey Jones (1950-2016) Norah Jones (born 1979) Tom Jones (born 1940) Zona Jones; Leslie Jordan (1955–2022) The Jordanaires; John Jorgenson (born 1956) Josh Abbott Band; Scott ...
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
Carl Milton Smith (March 15, 1927 – January 16, 2010) was an American country singer. [1] [2] [3] Known as "Mister Country", he was one of the genre's most successful male artists during the 1950s, scoring 30 top-10 Billboard hits (21 of which were consecutive).
The Inglewood resident was one of very few Black men to have success in country music in the 1970s, and one of two known Black male artists ... of country music. From the mid-1950s until its ...
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.
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