Big D Country

31/12/2024

Happy New Year!
Wishing you health and happiness 🎶

31/12/2024

Born on this day 1943, in Roswell, New Mexico, was John Denver (Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr.), singer, songwriter, activist, and humanitarian. John recorded and released over 300 songs, earning him 12 gold and 4 platinum albums with his signature songs "Sunshine on My Shoulders", "Take Me Home, Country Roads", "Leaving on a Jet Plane", "Rocky Mountain High", "Annie's Song" and "Calypso". He was killed on October 12, 1997 at the age of 53 when his experimental Rutan Long-EZ plane, crashed into the Pacific Ocean near Pacific Grove, California.

30/12/2024

This day 1991, Alan Jackson released "Dallas" his fourth consecutive #1 single on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. He was inspired to write the song after having played at Billy Bob's in Dallas, Texas. After playing the show, he commented that he "wished Dallas was in Tennessee" and based the song off that comment...🎶

29/12/2024

Born on this day 1939,in Keiser, Arkansas was Ed Bruce. He is best known for writing the 1975 song "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" and recording the 1982 country hit "You're the Best Break This Old Heart Ever Had". He also co-starred in the television series Bret Maverick with James Garner during the 1981-82 season. He died on January 8, 2021 age 81.🎶

28/12/2024

Gene Watson!

28/12/2024

This is just beautiful 🎶

28/12/2024

This day 1952, Hank Williams played at a private Musicians Union benefit held at the Elite Cafe Montgomery. The last known photo of Hank alive was taken at this show. Hank perfomed "Jambalaya," "You Win Again," "Cold Cold Heart" and "Lovesick Blues."🎶

27/12/2024

Born on this day 1933 in Elaine, Arkansas was session pedal steel guitar player John Hughey. He has worked with various country music acts, most notably Vince Gill and Conway Twitty. A member of the Pedal Steel Guitar Hall of Fame, He was known for a distinctive playing style called "crying steel", which focused primarily on the higher range of the guitar. He died on November 18, 2007 age 73.🎶

26/12/2024

This day 1968, Glen Campbell was at #1 on the US Country chart with "Wichita Lineman". Jimmy Webb's inspiration for the lyrics came while driving through Wash*ta County in northern Oklahoma. Jimmy was driving through an endless litany of telephone poles, each looking exactly the same as the last. Then, in the distance, he noticed the silouette of a solitary lineman atop a pole. Webb then "put himself atop that pole and put that phone in his hand" as he considered what the lineman was saying into the receiver.

25/12/2024

Merle...

25/12/2024

Born on this day,1946 was Jimmy Buffett, singer-songwriter, film producer, and businessman. He is best known for his music, which often portrays an "island escapism" lifestyle. Together with his Coral Re**er Band. He has a devoted base of fans known as "Parrotheads". He died on September 1, 2023, at age 76, at his home in Sag Harbor, New York, due to complications from Merkel-cell carcinoma, a rare and aggressive skin cancer, with which he had been diagnosed four years earlier.🎶

24/12/2024

Merry Christmas!

Recorded on the 27th of May 1970 [14:00-17:00] RCA Victor Studio, 800 17th Ave. South, Nashville, TN -- Charley Pride (Billy Grammer [gt], Billy Sanford [gt]...

24/12/2024

Wishing you all the joys and happiness of Christmas 🎄
Thanks for being a friend of Big D Country 🎶

24/12/2024

This day 1963, "Love's Gonna Live Here" by Buck Owens, was at #1 on the Country chart. Spending sixteen weeks at the top spot and a total of thirty weeks on the chart, after "Love's Gonna Live Here" finished its 16-week stay at #1, no other song would spend more than 10 weeks at #1 for 49 years.🎶

23/12/2024

This day 1969, Merle Haggard recorded "The Fightin' Side Of Me" in Los Angeles at the Capitol Recording Studios. The following, "The Fightin' Side of Me" was nominated for Song of the Year and Single of the Year by the Country Music Association.🎶

22/12/2024

This day 1986, George Strait released "Ocean Front Property" which gave him his tenth US #1 Country hit. It was released as the first single and title track from his album of the same name.🎶

21/12/2024

The late great Toby Keith "Don't let the old man in" 🎶

21/12/2024

Born on this day, 1926, was Freddie Hart, country musician and songwriter best-known for his #1 hit "Easy Loving," which won the Country Music Association Song of the Year award in 1971 and 1972. He died on October 27th 2018 age 91.🎶