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James Charles Rodgers ( September 8, 1897 – May 26, 1933) was an American singer-songwriter and musician who rose to popularity in the late 1920s. Widely regarded as the "Father of Country Music", he is best known for his distinctive yodeling. Rodgers was known as "The Singing Brakeman" and "America's Blue Yodeler".
Outlaw country. Outlaw country [2] is a subgenre of American country music created by a small group of iconoclastic artists active in the 1970s and early 1980s, known collectively as the outlaw movement, who fought for and won their creative freedom outside of the Nashville establishment that dictated the sound of most country music of the era.
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. This 50-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly by collecting airplay data from Nielsen BDS along with digital sales and streaming. The current number-one song on the chart as of issue July 6 is "I Had Some Help" by ...
Morgan Wallen achieved the most number-one country songs in 2022, with five of his songs topping one or both charts. One of these, "Wasted on You", returned to number one on Hot Country Songs 16 months after its first appearance in the top spot in January 2021; [16] "You Proof", also by Wallen, was the year's longest-running number one on both ...
Release. September 15. ( 2019-09-15) –. September 25, 2019. ( 2019-09-25) Country Music is a documentary miniseries created and directed by Ken Burns and written by Dayton Duncan that premiered on PBS on September 15, 2019. The eight-part series chronicles the history and prominence of country music in American culture.
The Academy of Country Music Awards, also known as the ACM Awards, were first held in 1966, honoring the industry's accomplishments during the previous year. It was the first country music awards program held by a major organization. The academy's signature "hat" trophy was first created in 1968. The awards were first televised in 1972 on ABC.
Toby Keith performing live on June 1, 2004. American country music singer Toby Keith released 21 studio albums and seven compilation albums. He released 70 singles, with 65 of them charting on the Billboard country chart; 54 reached the Top 40, 40 made the top 10, and 20 went to number one from 1993 to 2021. Keith sold over 30 million albums in ...
Morgan Wallen discography. American country music singer and songwriter Morgan Wallen has released three studio albums, three EPs, thirteen singles, and thirteen music videos. Wallen debuted in 2016 with the single and extended play "The Way I Talk", his first entry on Billboard Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay.