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ONE IN A ROW: THE WILLIE NELSON SONGBOOK.
One In A Row: The Willie Nelson Songbook. Label: Ace. Format: CD. Willie Nelson is, without doubt, a giant of country music, and a leading light in the outlaw country subgenre. Nelson is also a prolific songwriter whose songwriting career began in the early fifties. He’s written countless classics, and many of his songs have …
THE NASHVILLE SOUND-COUNTRY MUSIC’S GOLDEN ERA.
THE NASHVILLE SOUND-COUNTRY MUSIC’S GOLDEN ERA. By the mid-fifties, music was changing. Rock ’n’ roll had been born. This was a game-changer. Some genres, including blues and country, were no longer as popular. They were struggling to survive. It was a case of adapt or die. Country music realised this and changed. Production values changed. …
COUNTRY SOUL SISTERS VOLUME 2: WOMEN IN COUNTRY MUSIC 1956-1979.
COUNTRY SOUL SISTERS VOLUME 2: WOMEN IN COUNTRY MUSIC 1956-1979. Last October, when I reviewed the Soul Jazz Records compilation Country Soul Sisters: Women In Country Music 1952-1974, I wondered whether it would convert me into a fan of country music? Sadly, that wasn’t the case. Its persuasive powers and that of the Country Soul …
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