Johnny Cash

2009-05-14T00:00:00.000-07:00

The one and only

Johnny Cash was 1 of 6 children.He was born as John R Cash.Music was in Jonnys blood from a young age.His love for music was dveloped by listining to his mother singing Hymns and folk songs.He set of to Detriot in his young gun years to look for a job.He worked as a appliance salesmen got Married wile trying to cut his first record or demo song this was gospel music.

No sucsees for him at this time.

His second record hit the carts at a very high margin , the songs name was "Cry cry cry ".After that "Folsom Prison" took the music scene by storm hitting the top 10

Johnny Cash was truly a Country rock and roll legen of al time.He did what he loved to do untill the day he passed on playing and singing good old Country rock and roll music.R.I.P. Johnny we will always love you.

Kris Kristofferson

Kris was born in Brownsville Texas , his father wanted kris to go in to the Military as he was in the airforce himself , but Kris just loved music so much.He went on to study and gratuated in 1958 B.A. Summa Cum Laude in literature , awsome for a guy who loved to play country music.

His early music carre was unsecsesfull for Kris Kristofferson .Just for the fun he became a helicopter pilot.He met uo with Johnny Cash in his later years were a good music relationship began and then out of the blue Kris kristofferson started writing good music.

Here are some examples and these song will be timeless untill the end of time "Take that ribbon from your hair " and "Bobby Mcgee" .He is still doing what he does best , singing country music.He also playd in a few movies one of them being "Blade".

Hes said that when he paases thi life to the next he wants these words on his grave. "Like a bird on a wire like a drunk in a midnight choir I have tried in my why to be free.Kris Kristofferson a true country legend

These are truly great country legends off all timedont you agree

Long live country Music

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Bennie Harmse

Country Music Songs

2009-05-11T11:06:00.000-07:00

Ring of fire video

Country Music Roots

Country music came from the British Ilse back in the old days.This music also became entangled in other music like Africa and other immigrants from around the world.

Beginning of Country

Country records and radio came to life in the 1920s all over America.This is how Country stars were born.Because of this early radio barn dancing became a huge success and country entertainers benefited from this.Early Country performers like Jimmy Rogers and Carter family struck gold with their music in this genre.

Another bit of Country history

Country music is one of the best selling genres after Rock and Roll and Pop.The fiddle or violin was most common in this type of music in the early years , because it was in expensive and easy to carry around.Electric guitars only saw the light in the 50s , but had a good impact on this kind of music.

List of top 3 Greatest country songs

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1. Ring of fire

Johnny Cash

2 Sweet Dreams

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3. Mama Tried

Merle Haggard

Biography of a few county music legends

Willie Nelson was born in Abbot Texas near the Country side.Willies first music experience came at the age of 6 when he got his first guitar , this would be his instrument of choice to play his favourite music , country.He was fascinated with Big band country "Texas Stile " and loved Frank Sinatra.His first playing concert at the tender age of ten this was his first paid gig as well.In High school he worked for a radio station playing his favourite songs.Wille later on moved to Nashville to live his American dream playing his guitar and singing his music.

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