Kitty Wells‘ “It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels” has been credited for paving the way for generations of female country artists – especially Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, Tammy Wynette, and Dolly Parton, including all the songs where women ...
Early Life of Claude King Singer, songwriter and actor, Claude King became best known by his biggest hit “Wolverton Mountain.” King was born in Keithville located in Southern Caddo Parish North Louisiana. At an early age, King has expressed interest ...
“Sweet Dreams” – A Widely Covered Song Losing someone that we love would definitely give us a hard time forgetting. It could cost you your sleep as you try not to dwell on past memories. The same could be said ...
Daddy Sang Bass “Daddy Sang Bass” was an original song written by rockabilly legend Carl Perkins. Back then, Perkins was a member of the traveling show formed by Johnny Cash. Perkins had the song pertain to the families from the ...
Everyone remembers Kitty Wells’ famous song “It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels.” She became known in the music industry because of it. However, Wells wouldn’t have been known if the songwriter of the song, J.D. “Jay” Miller, wasn’t ...
Jean Shepard pioneered honky-tonk country for women back in the day. Her fame came after Kitty Wells paved the way for other female country artists. One of her popular hits back in the day was “Then He Touched Me,” where ...
Classic country songs are known to be songs that tell stories about family, romance, and God. However, at some point in the past, the following country songs were banned. The ironic thing is that these songs actually became chart-toppers. Banned ...
Today marks the 7th year death anniversary of our first female superstar in Country music, Kitty Wells. Thus, as we celebrate her death anniversary, let us look back on her works and achievements. One of the works that made her ...
Steve Earle joins the Tupac Shakur Estate, Soundgarden, Tom Petty‘s ex-wife Jane Petty, and Hole to bring a class-action lawsuit against Universal Music Group over a fire that happened a decade ago that destroyed an estimated 500 master tapes from ...
There is nothing more worth listening to than great singers coming together to record a classic song. When Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, and Tammy Wynette collaborated for the first time, country music fans were excited! It’s a once in a ...
Who do you think is the queen of country music? A lot of people are still debating whether country legends such as Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire, or Tammy Wynette is deserving of the title. However, they are forgetting about the ...
Country music history has lost a lot in what is considered to be the biggest disaster in the history of the music business. In a new tell-all report released by the New York Times, it was revealed that the 2008 ...