“Wichita Lineman” (1968)-This was a no. 3 smash and was written by one of the hottest songwriters of the time, Jimmy Webb. It’s my favorite Campbell song and one of my all-time favorites. The lyrics are a bit trippy-“I know I need a smallvacation, but it don’t look like rain” (?), but with the great ...
Alan Jackson is one of my favorite country singers. Born Alan Eugene Jackson on October 17, 1958, he is an American country music singer and songwriter, who became the second most popular and one of the best-selling country musicians of the 1990s. He was working as a forklift driver in K-Mart before his claim to ...
Alan Jackson was born on October 17, 1958 in Newnan, Georgia. He was one of five children born to a mechanic and a housewife. Gospel music was an intricate part of his life as he grew up in the small town. Jackson sang his beloved gospel in church and at home. His musical background would ...
Many men claim they would not be where they are today without their wife. For country singer Alan Jackson, this is more than a cliche, it holds truth. Alan Jackson got his first major connection through his wife Denise who was a airline stewardess. Denise had met Glen Campbell on a flight and received a ...
In 1970, Elvis Presley was arguably at the peak of his second great period. He was still riding high from the success of the ’68 Comeback Special, and his 1969 album, From Elvis In Memphis, had freed him from the second-rate movie soundtrack songs he had been forced to record for too long. On top ...
She has been singing practically her whole life, since age six, and she has definitely traveled a rough road, as far as her persoanl life goes. I admire Tanya Tucker not just for her great voice, but for the fact she does not try to hide who she is-what you see is what you get. ...
