Country

There are few artists in country music more highly praised, or influential, as Lefty Frizzell. With a vocal styling often imitated but never matched, he found one of his greater advocates in Merle Haggard though musicians such as Keith Whitley, Johnny...

There are bands that play country, and then there are country bands. Some would say it boils down to authenticity - and in this day and age that is increasingly hard to find. But when you drop the needle on an Eleven Hundred Springs record, or find...

Then still known as 'Hillbilly', a surprising amount of American country music was issued in the UK in the early 1950s. Most of the major US artists of the period saw a handful of releases here, at the very least. Canadian Hank Snow represented 'The...

Their sound was traditional, their arrangements innovative-they set the standard for contemporary bluegrass, and this is still their best collection. This was issued in '86 as a 2-LP set: Matterhorn; Two Little Boys; Letter to Tom; 500 Miles; Less of Me;...

Their perfect pairing, both personally and profeshionally, have produced a 12 song offering of striking duets and solo recordings. Track listing includes "He Drinks Tequila," "I Can't Think of Anything But You," "I Finally Found Someone," plus lots more...

The youngest performing member of her generation of the formidable Carter Family, Anita Carter was genuine Country Music royalty, and had virtually grown up onstage. With her achingly pure soprano, she was regarded by just about everyone in Country music...

The youngest of Mother Maybelle's three daughters, Anita Carter had a pure soprano voice ideally suited to the sort of folk material she recorded for Mercury between 1962 and 1964. That material included Carter Family standards (she and sister Helen sing...

The year 2005 marks the 100th Anniversary of the Gustav Dentzel Menagerie Carousel at Ontario Beach Park in Rochester, New York. On the scenic shores of Lake Ontario, "The Duchess" spins around in her original home. One of only 14 operating menagerie...

The year 2000 will commemorate Lorretta's 40th year in the country music busines and her latest album Still Woman Enough, marks her first release in over 12 years. Tracks: "On My Own Again," "I Can't Hear the Music," "Hold Her," "Don't Open That Door,"...

The world's #1 novelty artist is, of course, much more than that-on these 1972 and 1975 LPs (both of which hit the pop charts), he shows what he can do with both inspirational songs and pop standards. He's really a wonderful singer, and these are his hit...

The Wilkinsons are Steve, Amanda and Tyler, a dad-daughter-and-son combo whose 1st single, "26 Cents" is already burning up the charts with it's glistening harmonies, solid lyrics and soaring vocals. In fact, "26 Cents" entered the R&R country charts at...

The Wilburn Brothers were a popular and successful country duo whose chart career spanned fifteen years, during which they had more than fifteen hits in the Billboard country charts. Hailing from Arkansas they had a high profile as child performers,...