Floyd Tillman
Floyd Tillman was born on December 8, 1914, in Ryan, Oklahoma. He was raised in Post, TX in a sharecropper family and began playing music as a child. He was drawn to music because his brothers would earn $5 a …
Tag: Country
Waiting For A Train – Jimmie Rodgers
For assignment two the song I chose was “Waiting For A Train” by Jimmie Rodgers. This song was released in 1929 and it represents bluegrass country to it’s roots. This song was recorded at Victor Studios in Atlanta and quickly …
“Amarillo By Morning” By George Strait
“Amarillo By Morning” is a country song that was originally released by Terry Stafford in 1973 as a B-Side for the single “Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose.” The song has been covered a multitude of times, by …
