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Five Quick Facts – Trisha Yearwood

Trisha Yearwood

born September 19, in Monticello, Georgia,

From an early age, she was passionate about music and participated in various music events held by her school and community.

Her musical tastes originated from classic artists her parents listened to.  her primary musical influence is Linda Ronstadt.

lead single peaked at number 1 on the chart, bringing her major success.

released her first cookbook co-written with her mother Gwen and sister Beth Georgia Cooking in an Oklahoma Kitchen.

Today’s Country Legend is Trisha Yearwood

 
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Five Quick Facts – Chris Ledoux

 
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Five Quick Facts – Gary Allan

Gary Allan

Born December 5th, in California

His mother insisted that the family's guitars always remain visible in the home. At age 13, Allan began playing in honky tonks with his father.

his ten studio and greatest hits albums have produced 26 singles on the

took a job selling cars. He left a demo tape in the glove box of a truck purchased by a wealthy couple. That led to the funding of his first album.

His sound is influenced by the Bakersfield scene, especially Buck Owens and Merle Haggard.

Today’s Country Legend is Gary Allan

 
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Five Quick Facts – Trace Adkins

Today’s Country Legend was born January 13, in Sarepta, Louisiana

charted more than 20 singles including three number one hits

was a member of the FFA. Later, attended Louisiana Tech University in Ruston

he worked on an oil rig. He also played music in a band called Bayou. He also worked as a pharmacy technician before pursuing a career in music.

He lost the pinky finger on his left hand in an accident using a knife to open a bucket, and asked doctors to reattach the finger at an angle so that he could continue to play guitar.

Today’s Country legend is Trace Adkins

 
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Five Quick Facts – Roseanne Cash

Born May 24, in Memphis, Tennessee,

she had a string of genre-crossing singles that entered both the country and pop charts,

won a Grammy Award in 1985, She has had 11 No. 1 country hit singles, 21 Top 40 country singles,

study English and drama at Vanderbilt University.

She moved from Nashville to New York City. She has continued to write, record, and perform, having since released six albums, written three books, and edited a collection of short stories.

Today’s Country Legend is Roseanne Cash

 
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Five Quick Facts – Jo Dee Messina

Today’s Country Legend was born August 25, in Framingham, Massachusetts.

She has charted six number-one singles

She has been honored by the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music and has been nominated for two Grammy Awards.

She was the first female country artist to score three multiple-week number one songs from the same album.

She has sold over 5 million records worldwide.

Today’s Country Legend is Jo Dee Messina

 
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Five Quick Facts – Johnny Lee

Born July 3rd in Texas City, Texas, grew up on a dairy farm in nearby Alta Loma (now part of Santa Fe, Texas).

In high school he formed a rock n' roll band called the Roadrunners".

He racked up 17 top 40 country hits in the early to the mid 1980’s

Got his big break when he met Mickey Gilley, actually convinced Gilley that they already knew each other even though they were meeting for the first time,

Today’s Country Legend is Johnny Lee.

 
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Five Quick Facts – Ronnie McDowell

Today’s Country Legend charted more than thirty Top 40 hits,

Two of his singles reached Number One, while eleven more reached Top Ten.

Served in the US Navy from 1968-72.

Today’s Country Legend was devoted fan of  Elvis Presley.

He was commissioned to cover a number of Presley's songs for the soundtrack to 1979 made-for-TV Presley biography film Elvis,  Kurt Russell, portraying Presley, lip-synched to his vocals.

Today’s Country Legend is Ronnie McDowell

 
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Five Quick Facts – John Conlee

This Country Legend had seven No. 1 hits

He was born on a tobacco farm in Versailles, Kentucky.

This Country Legend was a licensed mortician,

This Country Legend was a disc jockey at radio station WLAC.

This Country Legend has been given credit for playing Ronnie McDowell’s tribute to Elvis on a radio station in Nashville and given him his big break.

Today’s Country Legend is John Conlee

 
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Five Quick Facts – Joe Diffie

 
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