Meet The Man Behind The Songs This Day in Country Music – August 1st (Video)
Does the name George Ducas ring a bell? It should.
Does the name George Ducas ring a bell? It should.
In honor of the the birthday boy, today I feature a video from two of my favorite artists!
Historically speaking, July 30th has been an important date for the late Johnny Cash.
2011 - The Lady Antebellum single "Just A Kiss" is certified gold, platinum and quintuple-platinum.
2006 - Former Negro League baseball player Charley Pride sings the American and Canadian national anthems in Cooperstown, New York, when 17 former Negro Leaguers join the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Roberta Streeter... does the name ring a bell? Her song (also made into a "made for TV" movie) went to #1 and she won 3 Grammys!
Many successful Country songs have been written about existing TV shows or motion pictures. Here is a Country song that had a TV movie made based on it.
Keith Whitley's brief mainstream country music career lasted only about 5 years and his first certified Gold record didn't come until 1989 after his passing.
Urban Cowboy is a ground breaking movie that mixed the different sides of "Country". What artist do you think of when you think Urban Cowboy? Johnny Lee? Charlie Daniels? How about Jimmy Buffett?
2005 - Toby Keith begins a six-week stay at the top of the Billboard country chart with "As Good As I Once Was".
2004 - Jeff Foxworthy's "Redneck Stomp" comes out on top as CMT debuts the special "20 Funniest Videos"
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno hosts a really musical performance back in 1994.
Always willing to try something different, Willie Nelson mixed two of my favorite musical genres, Country and Reggae. No surprise, the album "Countryman" was met with some controversy.
Even if your "Ex" doesn't invoke goo memories, this classic from George Strait probably will.