to keep the music on an even keel. Key Artists Garth Brooks Emmylou Harris Ricky Skaggs George Strait Randy Travis Dwight Yoakam Styles & Forms | New Country & The Neo-Traditionalists Inside the Music | Will The Circle Be Unbroken | New Country & The Neo-Traditionalists ...
among the acts was certainly apparent as they gradually began to take control of material and insist on a say in how their music was recorded. The Rise Of The Neo-Traditionalists Just prior to the sweeping influx of neo-traditionalism in 1985–86, came the emergence of new, young session musicians in Nashville. These included Jerry Douglas, who worked on ...
music and younger disciples, and for that alone, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band can be credited with bridging a musical generation gap. Introduction | New Country & The Neo-Traditionalists Styles & Forms | New Country & The Neo-Traditionalists ...
, Don’t Rock The Jukebox (1991), which went double platinum and made the US pop Top 20, included four country chart-toppers. Styles & Forms | New Country & The Neo-Traditionalists Personalities | Gina Jeffreys | New Country & The Neo-Traditionalists ...
, featured arguably Lee’s best-known composition, ‘Country Boy’, a song with which Ricly Skaggs topped the country singles chart in 1985. Styles & Forms | New Country & The Neo-Traditionalists Personalities | Reg Lindsay | New Country & The Neo-Traditionalists ...
was released from her contract, and may have found a more appropriate home with her album Duel (2004) on Sugar Hill. Styles & Forms | New Country & The Neo-Traditionalists Personalities | Lorrie Morgan | New Country & The Neo-Traditionalists ...
1996. In 2001, Karlsen embarked on a solo career. His third album, Sweet Honky Tonk (2005), was recorded in Nashville. Styles & Forms | New Country & The Neo-Traditionalists Personalities | Robert Earl Keen | New Country & The Neo-Traditionalists ...
she made her first album in the US, Cross The River, in 1998, following three previous albums in Norway. Styles & Forms | New Country & The Neo-Traditionalists Personalities | Suzy Bogguss | New Country & The Neo-Traditionalists ...
Neon Circus And Wild West Show tour, featuring a mixture of up-and-coming acts, has kept them in contention ever since. Styles & Forms | New Country & The Neo-Traditionalists Personalities | Tracy Byrd | New Country & The Neo-Traditionalists ...
vibrant vocal style can be heard in her Top 3 country singles ‘I Fell In Love’ (1990) and ‘Every Little Thing’ (1993). Styles & Forms | New Country & The Neo-Traditionalists Personalities | Rosanne Cash | New Country & The Neo-Traditionalists ...
would have been an even bigger star had he not been diagnosed with cancer less than 10 years after his major breakthrough. Styles & Forms | New Country & The Neo-Traditionalists Personalities | Albert Lee | New Country & The Neo-Traditionalists ...
has remained a strong and consistent chart performer and is a good example of just how much talent is found in Nashville. Styles & Forms | New Country & The Neo-Traditionalists Personalities | Gene Watson | New Country & The Neo-Traditionalists ...
and ‘Nobody’s Home’. He has duetted with legendary cowboy Roy Rogers, and in 1994, he was Billboard’s most-played country act. Styles & Forms | New Country & The Neo-Traditionalists Personalities | Bente Boe | New Country & The Neo-Traditionalists ...
have repeatedly scored in the pop charts as well. His domestic live concerts from the 1990s to date have invariably been sell-outs. Styles & Forms | New Country & The Neo-Traditionalists Personalities | The O’Kanes | New Country & The Neo-Traditionalists ...
‘What Was I Thinkin’’. In 2005, his gold album, Modern Day Drifter, and CMA Horizon Award maintained the momentum. Styles & Forms | New Country & The Neo-Traditionalists Personalities | Clint Black | New Country & The Neo-Traditionalists ...
AUTHORITATIVE
An extensive music information resource, bringing together the talents and expertise of a wide range of editors and musicologists, including Stanley Sadie, Charles Wilson, Paul Du Noyer, Tony Byworth, Bob Allen, Howard Mandel, Cliff Douse, William Schafer, John Wilson...
CURATED
Classical, Rock, Blues, Jazz, Country and more. Flame Tree has been making encyclopaedias and guides about music for over 20 years. Now Flame Tree Pro brings together a huge canon of carefully curated information on genres, styles, artists and instruments. It's a perfect tool for study, and entertaining too, a great companion to our music books.

David Bowie
Fantastic new, unofficial biography covers
his life, music, art and movies, with a
sweep of incredible photographs.