Jimmie Rodgers
10 of the Most Popular Country Singers of All Time
When it comes to the listing the top ten country singers, you are in for a herculean task. No one can really say that one singer is better than the other as this is a subjective thing. Everyone tries to come up with lists and hoping to seek the approval of the people who will be reading it.
1. Hank Williams – He is the one who introduced the honky tonk style to the country music world. Others dubbed him as one of the greatest country singer for all time
2. George Jones – Just like the other country singers, Jones earned his spot in the country music industry by having a long list for his hit records. “No show Jones” was his nickname for his failure to show up in many performances.
3. Roy Acuff – This country singer is best known by his fans as the “King of Country Music.” He was the one who showed the world the “hoedown” format which eventually captured the international market. Acuff is the first living person to be inducted in the Country Music Hall of Fame.
4. Johnny Cash – “Hello, I’m Johnny Cash” is how he starts his concerts. Having a bass-baritone voice and dark clothing, he earned the nick “The Man in Black.” He is also known to integrate various genres in his music like gospel, rock and roll, blues and the likes.
5. Carter family – This family of country singers were considered to be the first vocal group to be country music stars. Their songs primarily focused on southern gospel, U.S. folk revival, pop and the likes.
6. Jimmie Rodgers – Just like the others, he too has his own trademark when it comes to singing. Rodgers was known for his rhythmic yodeling. Among his nicknames are “The Father of Country Music”, “The Blue Yodeler” and “The Singing Brakeman”
7. Merle Haggard – Haggard and his band was known for the creation of the Bakersfield Sound. It has a unique twang of the guitar and vocal harmonies. His song “Okie from Muskogee” paved the way for his induction into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame.
8. Loretta Lynn – Lynn was considered to be one of the forerunners of country vocalists and songwriters during the1960s. Because of this, she was known to be as a country music legend.
9. Eddie Arnold – He lived in the music world for six decades. He too was able to sell more than 85 million records from the time he started his career on 1943 until his death in 2008.
10. Kitty Wells – Her song “It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels” that enabled her to become the first female country singer to be able to top the U.S. country charts.
There are singers who are creating unique country love songs; they will be able to have their limelight. They just have to think positive and be patient for it to happen. For now, all they have to do is to do their best and hope that it works.
Joe Hansen is a music expert, specialized in country songs reviews.
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Jimmie Rodgers – Blue Yodel No 1 (T For Texas)
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Jimmie Rodgers Country OG Magnet $2.00 Jimmie Rodgers aka The Singing Brakeman pretty well founded country music as a commercial recording category. Jimmie Rodgers and the Carters were the original gangstas what started it all. Plus, he wrote the greatest song ever to sing while sitting in the local hoosegow, “In the Jailhouse Now.”… |
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Follow the Fleet $2.99 Of the nine films Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers completed for RKO Pictures, Follow the Fleet falls short of the top echelon. Coming between series peaks Top Hat and Swing Time, Fleet repeats the mistake (à la Flying Down to Rio and Roberta) of casting Fred and Ginger as the comic couple, while the romantic roles went to Randolph Scott and Harriet Hilliard (before she went on to fame with her hus… |
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Times Ain’t Like They Used to Be – Early Rural & Popular Music $13.34 This captivating program traces early rural and popular American music from 1928 to 1935, and features an incredible array of rare footage and classic music performances. There’s Jimmie Rodgers, Jack Johnson’s Jazz Band, Bela Lam, Otto Gray’s Oklahoma Cowboys, and Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys. 70 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English mono…. |
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Back Door to Hell $6.94 Jack Nicholson stars (early in his career) in this war drama from director Monte Hellman. Nicholson is part of a World War II commando squad working cautiously with the resistance after landing in the Philippines in order to destroy a Japanese communications hub. Jimmie Rodgers, John Hackett, and Annabelle Huggins also star. 69 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital stereo,… |
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Times Ain’t Like They Used to Be: Early Rural & Popular American Music (From Rare Original Film Masters, 1928-35) [VHS] $4.95 Fans of early country and blues won’t want to miss this compilation of newsreel footage from the ’20s and ’30s, capturing both the famous (Jimmie Rodgers, Bob Wills’s Texas Playboys) and the anonymous. The 23 painstakingly compiled clips focus mostly on the musicians where they lived or played, at home, at barn dances, and on street corners. Some of the highlights include Georgia field hands,… |
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Jimmie Rodgers: The Father of Country Music [VHS] A former railroad man, slightly built, with a gentle tenor voice and a powerful “blue yodel,” Jimmie Rodgers was country music’s first bona fide superstar whose songs spoke to common people everywhere. At the height of his fame, during the Great Depression, he sold more than 20 million records. Although his career was cut short by his tragic death at the age of 36, Jimmie Rodgers’ musi… |
