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Today’s Country Legend was born on September 12, 1931, in Saratoga, Texas, and was raised with a brother and five sisters in Colmesneil, Texas

known for his distinctive voice and phrasing.

His earliest musical influences were Roy Acuff and Bill Monroe, although the artistry of Hank Williams and Lefty Frizzell helped to crystallize his vocal style.

served in the United States Marine Corps and was discharged in 1953.

was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame by Randy Travis in 1992.

Today’s Country Legend is George Jones

 

The band was founded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, in 1984

They charted twenty-six singles, 5 of which hit number one

Another band from Kentucky threatened to sue over the use of the name

The settlement of the lawsuits caused the band to file Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Lead singer left the band in 1997 then returned in 2014

Today’s Country Legend is Shenandoah

 

Today’s Country Legend was born April 15, in Meherrin, Virginia

His father was a semi-professional musician who played banjo, fiddle, and guitar, while his mother played piano.

At the age of 23, obtained his pilot's certificate and then bought a 1953 Piper Tri-Pacer (N1132C), which he flew for many years.

Co-hosted the syndicated sketch comedy program Hee Haw which aired from 1969 until 1997

was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2009.

 

Today’s Country Legend was born December 14 in Colt, Arkansas.

his mother, played piano in church and his father sang in gospel quartets.

enrolled at Arkansas State College on a football scholarship

Passed away of a pulmonary embolism in Hamoond, La. In 1995

He earned the nickname the Silver Fox.

Today’s Country Legend is the Silver Fox, Charlie Rich.

 

The group was founded in 1943 as a Quartet.

The groups has 35 different member in the last 80 years

Their name was changed in the early 1960s

Until the 1970’s were a gispel group who would eventually record more mainstream country through the 1980’s

The group was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2015.

Today’s Country Legend is the Oak Ridge Boys

 

Today’s Country Legend was born September 30, in Philadelphia, Mississippi,

initially toured with Lester Flatt, and then in Johnny Cash's road band before beginning work as a solo artist in the early 1980s.

known for his combination of rockabilly, country rock, and bluegrass music influences, his frequent collaborations and cover songs, and his distinctive stage dress.

In 2020 was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

when he was 12 years old, he told his mother then that he was going to marry Connie Smith, the two were wed in 1997

Today’s Country Legend is Marty Stuart

 

Today’s Country Legend was born July 20, in Humboldt, Tennessee

He dropped out of high school at age 15 and ran away from home to become involved in the music industry

Had 14 number-one hits on the country charts between 1974 and 1986

Also owned a small chain of now-defunct restaurants

He was a friend of Elvis Presley

Today’s Country Legend Is TG Sheppard

 

born October 17,  in Newnan, Georgia he has four older sisters.

his immediate family lived in a small home built around his grandfather's old toolshed.

his first job in Nashville was in The Nashville Network's mailroom. His wife Denise was a flight attendant. While working, she came in contact with Glen Campbell and requested advice for her husband. Campbell handed her his business card of his manager and told her to call,[6] which helped jumpstart his career.

has had 66 songs appear on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, 38 have reached the top five and 35 have claimed the number one spot.

He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2017 by Loretta Lynn

 

Today’s Country Legend was born March 26, in Knoxville, Tennessee,

Received his first guitar for Christmas and began teaching himself how to play it.

played baseball and football in High School,

was honored with the 1997 Academy of Country Music's New Male Vocalist of the Year award

has recorded more than 20 albums that include more than 40 Top 10 singles 32 of which have reached number one

Today Country Legend is Kenny Chesney

 

founded in 1981 in Apopka, Florida

Most of the members were part of the touring group for Artist Don King, they received their first big break on the Star Search

released 18 studio albums, charted over 50 times including three No. 1 singles

The band originally chose the name Savanna.

When another band with a similar name emerged, the group decided to change its own moniker. They met at their manager's office in Nashville and began looking through area telephone books for inspiration.

Today’s Country Legends are the group known as Sawyer Brown

 
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