Category: Country Music

In 1994, The Tractors released their debut CD. Thanks to the hit “Baby Likes To Rock It”, the CD became the fastest-selling country group debut to go Platinum in RIAA history. That CD sold over 2 million copies and became the Number One selling debut country CD of the year. Well, The Tractors are back!! “Farmers in a Changing World” (Arista Records) is their latest release. Lead singer Steve Ripley talked with us about ‘The Tractors”. Q – Steve, isn’t it rather difficult to be both the singer and the…

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Her 1995 CD “The Woman in Me” sold 12 million copies, the biggest selling country CD ever for a female singer! She won the 1997 Grammy for Country Album of the Year, and has eight nominations for the 1998 Canadian Country music awards. Those categories include Single of the Year, Video of the year, Song of the Year, Female Vocalist of the Year, and Fan’s Choice Award. An appearance at the Mall of America in Minnesota drew 20,000 fans and her concert in Syracuse at the N.Y. State fair attracted…

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When you’re talking professional, you’re talking Lee Greenwood. Here’s a man who’s never missed a show! After 20 years of touring, Lee Greenwood has decided to put down roots in the Great Smoky Mountains opening his own theatre, called (what else?) the Lee Greenwood Theatre in Sevierville, Tennessee where he’ll perform more than 200 shows annually. It’s a $10 million dollar, state-of-the-art theatre. In attendance, opening night (April 1, 1996) were former President and Mrs. George Bush, t.v. and radio legend Ralph Emery, singer T.G. Sheppard, and Mae Axton, writer…

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While 1967 may best be remembered for the Summer Of Love, it was also the year that Glen Campbell released “Gentle On My Mind”, a song that launched his career, a career that’s still going strong today. (1999) Each year since 1970, Glen has been a headline attraction in the world’s largest show rooms in Vegas and he continues to tour the world. In 1991 alone, he appeared before more than one million people in seven countries on three continents. For the past four years, Glen has been a featured…

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Way, way, way back in 1989 when Victoria Shaw was just another struggling singer/songwriter in Nashville, she met another struggling singer/songwriter. They became friends and started writing together. One of the songs they wrote was called “The River,” and in 1992, it became a number one record. Her songwriting partner was someone you may have heard of— Garth Brooks. In the last year, Victoria’s songs have been recorded by Aaron Tippin, Rob Crosby, and Mary Ann Kennedy. This past fall, her songs were featured on albums by Doug Stone, Suzy…

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Mark Chesnutt is one of country’s fastest rising stars. Just consider, that going into 1991, Mark had one hit single under his belt, but by the end of 1991, he had 3 sin-ties reach the number one position. His album, “Too Cold At Home” was certified Gold (for sales of 500,000), and he was nominated for the Country Music Association’s prestigious Horizon Award. Mark also won the AMOA Award for Rising Star of the Year — over Chris Isaak, Vanilla Ice and Gerardo. That’s not bad for an eleventh grade…

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He’s sold more than 18 million records in 35 years. In April 1998, two former Presidents paid tribute to him when he was named the recipient of the Pioneer Award at the Academy of Country Music’s annual nationally televised ceremonies. His studio work includes sessions with artist such as Bob Dylan, Flatt and Scruggs, Leonard Cohen, Ringo Starr and Johnny Cash. His songs have been recorded by Elvis Presley and Tammy Wynette. Songs like, “The Devil Went Down To Georgia”, “The South’s Gonna Do It Again”, “Still In Saigon” and…

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