Categories: Classic Album Reviews Tags: classic country, country albums, Country Music, country oldies, Jack Greene, Statue Of A Fool
Jack Greene
Who was the CMA's first Male Vocalist of the Year? Think back to 1967; Buck Owens? Johnny Cash? Eddy Arnold? All worthy choices, but all wrong. The CMA's first Male Vocalist award went to Jack Greene.
Categories: Artists Tags: All The Time, Back In the Arms Of Love, Jack Greene, Jeannie Seely, Statue Of A Fool, There Goes My Everything, Wish I Didn't Have To Miss You, You Are My Treasure
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
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
5 Classic Country Hits That Could Be Hits Today
Every so often, someone pulls out some classic hits from the past and introduce them to a whole new audience. From time to time, we'll even get a whole album, similar to what Martina McBride and Alan Jackson have both done. Granted, the remakes usually aren't quite as good as the originals, something I've mentioned several times in previous posts, but again, it introduces some great songs to new fans who may well never have heard the original. So here's five country classics that I think would be hits, again, if they were recorded, today.
Categories: Music And Records Tags: Alan Jackson, Buck Owens, Carrie Underwood, Faron Young, George Strait, Hello Walls, I'm Not Lisa, Jack Greene, Jessi Colter, Kenny Chesney, Luckenbach Texas, Martina McBride, Ricky Van Shelton, Sam's Place, Statue Of A Fool, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson
Classic Album Review-Jack Greene “Until My Dreams Come True”
When it comes to singing with emotion, who can compare to George Jones and Vern Gosdin? Jack Greene compares with them very well, as his 1969 release Until My Dreams Come True, will attest.
