Randall King is a 29-year-old country artist from West Texas. King grew up in the West Texas town of Hereford but later moved to Lubbock in 2009. He was influenced by country music from a very young age. He grew up listening to popular artists like Keith Whitley, Alan Jackson, …
Roy Kelton Orbison, born in Vernon, TX, was a Rock and roll singer and songwriter from the 1950s to the 1980s. In high school, he created a band known as the Wink Westerners, where he was the lead singer and guitar player. After graduating, he attended North Texas State College, …
The Chuck Wagon Gang was formed in Lubbock, TX in 1935. Dave Carter and two of his children auditioned for a 15-minute program on a radio station known as KFYO to make money to afford medicine. They were signed on the spot and the Carter Quartet, composed of Dave Carter …
“Ragtime Annie” is an old-time fiddle song recorded by Eck Robertson that was released in 1923. This song contains no lyrics, making its sole focus on the fiddle. The song was recorded in Robertson’s first recording session at Victor Talking Machine Co. in 1922 in New York City. Alexander (Eck) …
The song I chose to analyze was “Dallas” by Jimmie Dale Gilmore and the Flatlanders. The song was written and sung by Jimmie Dale Gilmore and was released by Jimmie Dale Gilmore and the Flatlanders in 1972. “Dallas” falls into the genres of acoustic folk, string-band country, and country blues. …
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