The North East Magazine
For many years The Statler Brothers recorded on the MCA record label so it’s no surprise that the Definitive Collection offers all their recordings in one complete package. However, when it comes to names or how artists got them, country music reigns supreme with The Statlers being contributors. Harold Jenkins became Conway Twitty named after [...]
There’s a great treat in store for traditional country music fans next month when Charley Pride returns to the UK to play a series of dates. For the uninitiated, Charley is one of the few African American country musicians to have achieved across the board success around the world with his music and only the [...]
If you can cast your mind back to the Sixties and relate to an artist who to date has sold over 250 million records then you may have an idea as to who features in our ‘Coulda Been Country’ track on todays show. ‘Remember This’ also takes us back to the Sixties and the days [...]
If you’re a movie buff then it is possible that you may have heard of Tim McGraw. To date McGraw has appeared in six movies the latest being the release of ‘Country Strong’ with Gwyneth Paltrow. However to the country music fan McGraw has provided some of the greatest music around since the early nineties. [...]
The Complete Rock n Roll Collection CD and The Rock n Roll DVD featuring Ireland’s favourite son is now available to add to your collection. Sing a long a Daniel puts on his rocking shoes ! The man from Donegal has legions of fans and has sold ten million records in a twenty year career. [...]
There cannot be many people who have not heard of Kenny Rogers. Be it his association with Dolly Parton, The New Christy Minstrels, his TV series of ‘The Gambler’ or the remembrance of his big hit with the First Edition, ‘Ruby Don’t Take Your Love To Town’ the majority of folk know who he is. [...]
They call him the ‘King Of Country’ and if his latest release is anything to go by, then he certainly is. Just when country music moguls were pondering which direction country music was taking in the early eighties along came an artist with a uniqueness that could not be ignored. Whereas country producers were offering a [...]