Country music is noted for songs about heartbreak. No greater heartbreak can be known than the loss of a loved one, be it a family member or a friend. Here are ten songs that pay homage to deceased country music singers. Go Rest High on That Mountain – Vince Gill (written by Vince Gill, 1994, ...
Have you ever wondered who created that gold lame suit for Elvis Presley? And who created the original rhinestone cowboy look? Or what about rocker Gram Parsons’ outrageous outfit embroidered with pills, marijuana leaves and a giant crucifix? The answer: Nudie Cohn the Rodeo Tailor Even though Nudie began his tailoring career selling custom G-strings ...
True fans of classic country music look to Hank Williams as one of the grand old masters of the country music field. Although Williams has been dead for more than fifty years and despite the fact that he died young at the age of 29, Williams fans number in the millions today. Something about this ...
One of the greatest of all singers, who can croon just as believably about yearning for a certain love and the love of the no-good night life, was Ray Price. This blue-eyed Cherokee Cowboy had many songs go to the top over his long career. Born in 1926, he first recorded “Your Wedding Corsage” and ...
Country music died on the same day that 1953 began. Okay, that may be a little harsh. After all, that would mean that country music was dead when people like Patsy Cline, Johnny Cash and Loretta Lynn were at their peak. Goodness knows that isn’t true. But anyone unfortunate enough to unknowingly tune into a ...
Hank Williams left this world in the back seat of a baby blue Cadillac somewhere between Bristol, Tenn., and Oak Hill on the way to a New Year’s Day in1953. It is not known with certainty whether Hank passed on New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day, or even where he was, but he was ...
Hank Williams is not a secret. Most people know who he is. They might even know a song or two. The problem is that most of his most famous songs are nowhere near the best he wrote, and beyond that, you have to know the saga and essence of Hank to really appreciate his songs. ...
I’ve considered myself a country music fan for about 20 years now, but since my parents are fans too, I’ve been around it all my life. The following is a list of my 25 favorite country songs ever – some classics, some current, and all great. Some Memories Just Won’t Die – Marty Robins. A ...
Dying is just like taxes in the respect that it is going to happen to you and me. Over history, we realize it doesn’t matter who you are, you are going to face death. Famous people have no secret weapon against death. They are just like you and I. They will die. We will die. ...
Born the son of a legendary country music icon, Hank Williams Junior was destined for fame. Hank is known as one of the outlaws of country music. But you don’t have to be a country music fan to know Hank’s music. If you are a football fan, I am sure you have heard his famous ...
