(Vocal duo, 1983–91) The Judds were a rags-to-riches story. Divorced mother Diana took her daughters, Ashley (b. 1946) and Christina (b. 1964), to Nashville in 1979. In 1983, renamed Naomi and Wynonna, they clinched a record deal with RCA. Their lilting vocal harmonies warmed by the acoustic guitar of Don Potter resulted in 14 of their first ...
1995 and 1996. Her biggest album to date, Angel (2001) was produced in Nashville by Garth Fundis. Styles & Forms | New Country & The Neo-Traditionalists Personalities | The Judds | New Country & The Neo-Traditionalists ...
(Songwriter, vocals, guitar, 1929–2002) Harlan Howard, inspired by Ernest Tubb, first began reaping his songwriting rewards in the late 1950s. ‘Pick Me Up On Your Way Down’ (1958) was his first hit when recorded by Charlie Walker, followed by ‘Heartaches By The Number’ (1959), which covered country and pop by Ray Price and Guy Mitchell ...
talented father-and-daughter vocal duo, also hit big around 1980 with the song ‘Heaven’s Just A Sin Away’. This ‘family tradition’ would be gloriously revived in the mid-1980s by The Judds, a mother-daughter vocal team that achieved huge popularity. It is artists like these who forged the template for most of the country music recorded over the years since. And ...
which Sissy Spacek gave an Oscar-winning performance as Loretta Lynn) and Sweet Dreams (1985) (Beverly D’Angelo as Patsy Cline). There have also been television movies on the lives of The Judds, Dottie West and Tammy Wynette, among others, while the tragic tale of Spade Cooley hasn’t yet progressed beyond the drawing board. Arguably the most successful of the ...
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