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Juan Raoul Davis "Johnny" Rodriguez (born December 10, 1951) [1] is an American country music singer. 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 ...
Woodward Maurice "Tex" Ritter (January 12, 1905 – January 2, 1974) was a pioneer of American country music singer and actor from the mid-1930s into the 1960s. He was the patriarch of the Ritter acting family (son John Ritter, grandsons Jason Ritter and Tyler Ritter, and granddaughter Carly). He is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Guy Charles Clark (November 6, 1941 – May 17, 2016) [1] was an American folk and country singer-songwriter and luthier. [2] [3] He released more than 20 albums, and his songs have been recorded by other artists, including Townes Van Zandt, Jerry Jeff Walker, Jimmy Buffett, Kathy Mattea, Lyle Lovett, Ricky Skaggs, Steve Wariner, Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell, Steve Earle, Johnny Cash, Willie ...
Ernest Tubb Tubb c. 1964 Background information Birth name Ernest Dale Tubb Also known as The Texas Troubadour Born (1914-02-09) February 9, 1914 Crisp, Texas, U.S. Died September 6, 1984 (1984-09-06) (aged 70) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. Genres Country honky-tonk Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, bandleader Instrument(s) Vocals, guitar Discography Ernest Tubb discography Years active 1936 ...
The First Generation of Country Music Stars. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3021-5. Dingus, Anne (1992). "Ernest Tubb Goes Electric and 51 More Moments to Remember Texas' Rich Musical Past". Texas Monthly. Vol. 19, no. 2. ISSN 0148-7736. Donahue, Ann (June 23, 2010). "Tupac, Willie Nelson, R.E.M. Among Inductees To National Recording Register ...
William Marvin Walker (January 14, 1929 [1] – May 21, 2006) [2] was an American country music singer and guitarist best known for his 1962 hit, "Charlie's Shoes". Nicknamed The Tall Texan, Walker had more than 30 charting records during a nearly 60-year career, [3] and was a longtime member of the Grand Ole Opry.
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.
Marion Try Slaughter (April 6, 1883 – September 14, 1948), better known by his stage name Vernon Dalhart, was an American country music singer and songwriter. His recording of the classic ballad "Wreck of the Old 97" was the first country song reputed to have sold one million copies, although sales figures for pre-World War Two recordings are difficult to verify.