CHICAGO – MARCH 1973: (L-R) American singer, songwriter, guitarist and pianist Gram Parsons (1946-1973) performing with American singer, songwriter, and musician Emmylou Harris during Parson’s “Fallen Angel’s Tour” at The Quiet Knight…
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Born 95 Years Ago in Texas, the Complicated Man Who Became the Greatest Country Singer of All Time
George Jones On this day (September 12) in 1931, George Jones was born in Saratoga, Texas. His career included more than three decades of hit songs. His 1980 comeback single, “He Stopped…
Every Baby Boomer Alive Remembers These 4 Must-Hear Soft Rock Hits From 1973
Singer-songwriter Paul McCartney and his wife, Linda (1941 – 1998), of British rock group Wings, in a recording studio, 21st November 1973. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images) Many a baby boomer back…
49 Years Ago Today, David Bowie Recorded This Iconic Christmas Duet With a Legendary Crooner Solely To Appease His Mother
British rock singer and actor David Bowie performs with American pop singer Bing Crosby for the TV special, ‘Bing Crosby’s Merrie Olde Christmas,’ London, England. (Photo by CBS Photo Archive/Courtesy of Getty…
3 Country Songs From 1974 That Every 70s Kid Still Knows Today
1974: Country singer Dolly Parton performs onstage with an acoustic guitar in circa 1974. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) By the middle of the 1970s, country music was really coming into…