Classic Album Review-Eddy Arnold “Folk Song Book”
Yesterday, we entered the realm of country-folk with Johnny Cash's “Orange Blossom Special” release, and today, we stay on that style of music, but with an album that was released a year prior to Cash's.
Categories: Classic Album Reviews Tags: classic country, country albums, Country Music, country oldies, Eddy Arnold, Folk Song Book, Molly
Classic Album Review-Eddy Arnold and Chet Atkins
As Casey used to say, “and the countdown rolls on.” Today, I'm revealing two more of the ten best country Christmas albums of all-time.
Categories: Classic Album Reviews Tags: Chet Atkins, Eddy Arnold
22 Songs That Define Country Music in the 1960′s
When you think of country music from the 1960's, what comes to mind? Smooth vocals with lush instrumentation? Folksy sounds not too unlike the folk artists of the time? Loud, raucous, rockin', twangy country? Maybe pure honky tonk? Actually, if any of those come to mind, you would be right on, as to what 1960's country music was.
Categories: Music And Records Tags: Bobby Bare, Buck Owens, Carl & Pearl Butler, Charley Pride, Cowboy Copas, Eddy Arnold, Faron Young, Ferlin Husky, Glen Campbell, Hank Locklin, Jack Greene, Jim Reeves, Johnny Cash, Leroy Van Dyke, Loretta Lynn, Marty Robbins, Merle Haggard, Patsy Cline, Roger Miller, Willie Nelson
Records That Defined Country Music-The 1950′s
As we approach the final weeks of our first decade of the 21st Century, I thought it would be a great time to look back on, not only this decade, but the decades prior, and revisit the hits that define each decade. Each decade has them. They are the records that we often remember, most.
Categories: History Tags: 1950's, Eddy Arnold, Elvis Presley, George Jones, Hank Williams, Jim Reeves, Johnny Cash, Kitty Wells, Marty Robbins, Ray Price, Red Foley, Webb Pierce
CMA Awards – Now And Then
Last night, they handed out the hardware, as the CMA has done each year since 1967.
Categories: History Tags: Brad Paisley, Buckaroos, Chet Atkins, CMA Awards, Darius Rucker, Don Bowman, Eddy Arnold, Jack Greene, Keith Urban, Lady Antebellum, Loretta Lynn, Mac McAnally, Stoneman Family, Sugarland, Taylor Swift
Today’s Country…Is It Country?
The legendary George Jones is in the news, giving his opinion on today's variation of country music.
Categories: Music And Records Tags: Alan Jackson, Anne Murray, Brad Paisley, Country Music, Craig Morgan, Crystal Gayle, Eddy Arnold, George Jones, George Strait, Josh Turner, Kenny Chesney, Kenny Rogers, Martina McBride, Ray Price, Shania Twain, Taylor Swift, Toby Keith, Zac Brown Band
Categories: History Tags: Buck Baker, Carl Smith, college football, Curtis Turner, Eddy Arnold, Elvis Presley, Ernest Tubb, Herb Thomas, this week in history, Tim Flock, Webb Pierce
This Week In History…1968
It is time for our weekly look back at another place, another time. This week in 1968. With all that happened that year, Vietnam, protests, Civil Rights issues, and a presidential election, this week was amazingly quiet
Categories: History Tags: 1968, Beatles, Eddy Arnold, Fifth Dimension, Hank Thompson, Jeannie C. Riley, NASCAR, Olympics, Rolling Stones, Sonny James, this week in history
Do You Remember This Week In 1967?
It's time to get in the mood! Men, put on something brightly colored, ladies, fix the hair so your head's full shape is revealed and don't forget a few small curls, as well. And be sure to wear something that looks either prerevolutionary Russian or World War 1-styled military looks. Do this because we are going back to this week in 1967!
Categories: History Tags: 1967, Bobbie Gentry, Ed Sullivan, Eddy Arnold, Faith Hill, Gomer Pyle, Leon Ashley, Light My Fire, Los Angeles Rams, Love Is A Many Splendored Thing, Mt. Washington, NASCAR, New Orleans Saints, Ode To Billie Joe, Supremes, Tammy Wynette, The Doors, Van Morrison
Classic Album Review – Eddy Arnold “My World”
From 1965, comes this gem of an album from the legendary Eddy Arnold. My World contains two of Arnold's biggest hits, “What's He Doing In My World” and “Make The World Go Away”. Both songs were number one country hits, while “Make The World Go Away” also reached the top ten on the pop charts.
Categories: Classic Album Reviews Tags: Eddy Arnold, Make The World Go Away, My World, What's He Doing In My World
