Earl Thomas Conley

Earl Thomas Conley (born October 17, 1941) is an American country music singer-songwriter. Between 1980 and 2003, he recorded ten studio albums, including seven for the RCA Records label. In the 1980s and into the 1990s, Conley also charted more than thirty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, of which eighteen reached Number One. Conley’s eighteen Billboard Number One country singles during the 1980s marked the most Number One hits by any artist in any genre during that decade except for Alabama and Ronnie Milsap.

Throughout his career, Conley’s music has been referred to as “thinking man’s country.” This is because the narrator looks into the heart and soul of his characters in each song.

Backing Tracks

Fire and Smoke

Doug Stone

Doug Stone, is an American country music singer. He is known for his neo-traditionalist country sound and his frequent recording of ballads, with his greatest chart success coming between 1990 and 1995.

Backing Tracks

I Never Knew Love

I Thought It Was You

In A Different Light

Little Houses

These Lips Don’t Know How To Say Goodbye

Warning Labels

 

Douglas Jackson Brooks (born June 19, 1956), known professionally as Doug Stone, is an American country music singer. He debuted in 1990 with the single “I’d Be Better Off (In a Pine Box)”, the first release from his 1990 self-titled debut album for Epic Records. Both this album and its successor, 1991’s I Thought It Was You, earned a platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America. Two more albums for Epic, 1992’s From the Heart and 1994’s More Love, are each certified gold. Stone moved to Columbia Records to record Faith in Me, Faith in You, which did not produce a Top Ten among its three singles. After suffering a heart attack and stroke in the late 1990s, he exited the label and did not release another album until Make Up in Love in 1999 on Atlantic Records. The Long Way was released in 2002 on the Audium label (now part of E1 Music), followed by two albums on the independent Lofton Creek Records.

Stone has charted twenty-six singles on Hot Country Songs, with his greatest chart success coming between 1990 and 1995. In this timespan, he charted eight number 1 singles: “In a Different Light”, “A Jukebox with a Country Song”, “Too Busy Being in Love”, “Why Didn’t I Think of That”, and “Addicted to a Dollar” to name a few, plus fifteen more top five singles. He is known for his neo-traditionalist country sound and his frequent recording of ballads.

Don Henley

Don Henley  is an American singer-songwriter, producer, drummer and founding member of the Eagles.  Henley sang the lead vocals on Eagles hits such as “Witchy Woman”, “Desperado”, “Best of My Love”, “One of These Nights”, “Hotel California”, “Life in the Fast Lane”, “The Long Run” and “Get Over It”.

After the Eagles broke up in 1980, Henley pursued a solo career and has sold over 10 million albums worldwide, had eight Top 40 singles, won two Grammy Awards and five MTV Video Music Awards.

Backing Tracks

  Boys Of Summer

  Dirty Laundry

  New York Minute

Not Enough Love In The World

  Taking You Home

  All She Wants To Do Is Dance

  The Heart Of The Matter

  Leather & Lace with Stevie Nicks

 

Donald Hugh Henley (born July 22, 1947) is an American singer-songwriter, producer, drummer and founding member of the Eagles. Henley was the drummer and co-lead singer for the Eagles from 1971 to 1980, when the band broke up, and from 1994 to 2016, when they reunited. Following a year-long break due to Eagles founder Glenn Frey’s death, Henley reformed the band in summer 2017 for the Classic West and Classic East rock festivals, hiring Vince Gill and Deacon Frey to replace Glenn and becoming the last original member still with the group. Henley sang the lead vocals on Eagles hits such as “Witchy Woman”, “Desperado”, “Best of My Love”, “One of These Nights”, “Hotel California”, “Life in the Fast Lane”, “The Long Run” and “Get Over It”.

After the Eagles broke up in 1980, Henley pursued a solo career and released his debut album I Can’t Stand Still, in 1982. He has released five studio albums, two compilation albums, and one live DVD. His solo hits include “Dirty Laundry”, “The Boys of Summer”, “All She Wants to Do Is Dance”, “The Heart of the Matter”, “The Last Worthless Evening”, “Sunset Grill”, “Not Enough Love in the World”, and “The End of the Innocence”.

The Eagles have sold over 150 million albums worldwide, won six Grammy Awards, had five No. 1 singles, 17 Top 40 singles, and six No. 1 albums. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998 and are the biggest selling American band in history. As a solo artist, Henley has sold over 10 million albums worldwide, had eight Top 40 singles, won two Grammy Awards and five MTV Video Music Awards. Combined with the Eagles and as a solo artist, Henley has released 25 Top 40 singles on the Billboard Hot 100. He has also released seven studio albums with the Eagles and five as a solo artist. In 2008, he was ranked as the 87th greatest singer of all time by the Rolling Stone magazine.

Henley has also played a founding role in several environmental and political causes, most notably the Walden Woods Project. From 1994 to 2016, he divided his musical activities between the Eagles and his solo career.

Clay Walker

Clay Walker – Ernest Clayton Walker, Jr. (born August 19, 1969) is an American country music artist. He made his debut in 1993 with the single “What’s It to You”, which reached Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks  chart, as did its follow-up, 1994’s “Live Until I Die”.

In 1998, Walker appeared on the PBS music program Austin City Limits (season 23). Clay Walker has released a total of 11 albums, including a greatest hits package and an album of Christmas music. His first four studio albums all achieved platinum certification in the United States and his greatest hits collection and fifth studio album were each certified gold. He has charted 30 country singles, including six Number Ones: “What’s It to You”, “Live Until I Die”, Dreaming with My Eyes Open”, “If I Could Make a Living”, “This Woman and This Man”, and “Rumor Has It”. His most recent album, She Won’t Be Lonely Long, was released in mid-2010.

Backing Tracks

  Dreaming With My Eyes Open

  Fall

  I Could Make A Living (Loving You)

  Live Laugh Love

  Say No More

  She’s Always Right

  Watch This

  Who Needs You Baby

  You’re Beginning To Get To me

Website

 

Buck Owens

Buck Owens  (August 12, 1929 – March 25, 2006) was an American musician, singer, songwriter and band leader who had 21 No. 1 hits on the Billboard country music charts with his band the Buckaroos. They pioneered what came to be called the Bakersfield sound, a reference to Bakersfield, California, the city Owens called home and from which he drew inspiration for what he preferred to call American music.

Backing Tracks

Act Naturally

Together Again

Big In Vegas

I Don’t Care (Just As Long As You Love Me)

I’ve Got A Tiger By The Tail

Love’s Gonna Live Here

Made In Japan

My Heart Skips A Beat

Open Up Your Heart

 Rollin In My Sweet Baby’s Arms

 Sam’s Place

 Waitin’ In Your Welfare Line

 

Biography

Synopsis

Buck Owens was born on August 12, 1929, in Sherman, Texas. He dropped out of school in the eighth grade and taught himself to play guitar. He signed with Capitol Records in 1957. In 1962, he formed The Buckaroos, which had 15 No. 1 songs. They toured and recorded music through the ’60s. Owens hosted the Hee Haw variety show for 15 years. In 1996, he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Early Life

Country singer, songwriter and guitarist Buck Owens was born Alvis Edgar Owens on August 12, 1929, in Sherman, Texas. Raised in Arizona, Owens dropped out of school in the eighth grade, at which time he began working odd jobs. Driven by the influences of local country music, he taught himself to play both the acoustic and steel guitar. In 1945, he teamed with fellow guitarist Theryl Ray Britten; the duo performed regularly on local radio stations. During the late 1940s, Owens performed at Phoenix-area honky-tonks with the group Mac’s Skillet Lickers.

In 1951, Owens moved to Bakersfield, California. He briefly played with Bill Woods & The Orange Blossom Playboys before fronting his own band, The Schoolhouse Playboys. During the mid-1950s, he contributed to a number of singles produced by Capitol Records, including the 1954 Tommy Collins hit “You Better Not Do That.” Other session work for the label paired Owens with Faron Young, Tommy Sands, Wanda Jackson, Tennessee Ernie Ford, and Gene Vincent.. On the independent label Pep, Owens began releasing his own singles, including the unimpressive covers “Down on the Corner of Love” and “Sweethearts in Heaven.” Shortly after, he forged a friendship with songwriter Harlan Howard. In hopes of publishing their songs, the singer/songwriter duo formed Blue Book Music.

Commercial Success

In 1957, Owens signed a contract with Capitol Records, however, his recordings failed to find an audience. The following year, he moved to the Washington suburb of Puyallup, where he worked as a disc jockey and hosted his own live television show on KTNT in Tacoma. While living in Washington, Owens recorded the single “Second Fiddle,” which climbed to No. 24 on the Billboard charts. His subsequent releases, notably “Under Your Spell Again,” “Above and Beyond,” and “Excuse Me (I Think I’ve Got a Heartache),” all charted in the Top Ten.

After returning to Bakersfield, Owens released the debut album Buck Owens(1961), which featured the hit single ” Foolin” Around.” By fusing the sounds of classic country with rock and roll, he exhibited a modern sound with his 1962 recordings “Kickin’ Our Hearts Around” and “You’re for Me.” The following year, he assembled his own band, The Buckaroos, which included a drummer, bassist (Merle Haggard), and a pedal steel guitarist. Their first single “Act Naturally” (1963) shot to the top of the charts and paved the way for 15 consecutive No. 1 hits, most notably “Love’s Gonna Live Here” (1963); “My Heart Skips a Beat” and “Together Again” (both 1964); “I’ve Got a Tiger by the Tail” and “Before You Go” (both 1965). Owens continued his streak through the late 1960s with the chart toppers “Waitin’ in Your Welfare Line,” “Open Up Your Heart” (both 1966), “Where Does the Good Times Go” and “Sam’s Place” (both 1967).

Owens (along with other artists like Merle Haggard and Tommy Collins) was credited with developing “The Bakersfield Sound” a rock-influenced interpretation of classic country music. As a result of the popularity of “The Bakersfield Sound,” Owens achieved his greatest success during the 1960s, during which he toured and recorded extensively. In 1969, he was introduced to television audiences when he signed on as host of the variety show Hee Haw. During his 15-year-run on Hee Haw, Owens continued to record music, though his album sales significantly declined.

Comeback

Owens remained out of the public eye throughout the mid-1980s, but staged an unlikely comeback with his 1988 collaboration with up-and-coming country singer Dwight Yoakam. The duo re-recorded Owen”s 1972 song “Streets of Bakersfield,” which reached the top of the charts and marked Owen”s first No. 1 hit since 1972. The following year, he returned to the stage and released the albums Hot Dog! and Live at Carnegie Hall (a reissue of his 1966 concert).

Owens was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1996. Owens died on March 25, 2006, at his home in Bakersfield, California. He died in his sleep just hours after finishing a performance at his concert hall and restaurant, Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace.