Hopie Feek grew up believing country singer Rory Feek was her father. But after recently taking a DNA test, Hopie learned ...
But when the Great Depression slowed record sales and dimmed the record industry’s spirit of experimentation, Rodgers – later nicknamed “the Father of Country Music” – and the Carters ...
“Honestly, I loved the creative part of the music but didn’t like the business side of it.” His father was part of country music’s “outlaw movement, well-known for his sometimes raucous ...
Meridian itself has a hefty guitar legacy as the home of Rodgers, seen by many as the father of country music, as well as Peavey Electronics, which pioneered CNC technology in guitar making in the ...
With one of the most famous pedigrees in country music, Hank Williams Jr. spent his early career being told to perform and copy his father’s music. Unlike many offspring of famous parents ...
The Carter Family would come to be known as the “First Family of Country Music.” Jimmie Rodgers would come be called the “Father of Country Music.” I think Jimmie Rodgers represented the ...
Back in 1928, Jimmie was among the first to put country music to vinyl and he went on to become one of its biggest stars. His impact was so massive he became known as the Father Of Country Music.
Just days after he made a public plea for his father to seek help, Trace Cyrus, the son of country music star Billy Ray Cyrus, said his father is “taking legal action” against him. Trace Cyrus ...