“Anita Kerr helped Nashville achieve world-class stature as a music center through her roles as a gifted arranger, producer and leader of the lush vocal quartet the Anita Kerr Singers,” Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum CEO Kyle Young says in a statement. “At a time when women rare...
The most tragic deaths in country music include a surprisingly large number ofplane crashes; in fact, one of the takeaways is, if you're going to tour using a plane, make sure it's not a tiny twin-engine jet, as that scenario has proven fatal for quite a few country legends over th...
The music industry mourns the lives of many country singers throughout 2022, all of whom we lost way too soon. Consisting of Grammy Award-winning ...
country music deaths 2022 Jim Owens Entertainment Jim Owens, 84 A pioneer in country music television programming, Jim Owens first earned acclaim for his work producing 1977'sA Concert Behind Prison Walls, which featured performances from Johnny Cash, Linda Ronstadt, and Roy Clark. He went on to...
“I always felt like that the songwriting was the most important part of this whole industry,” Keith told the crowd of fellow singers and writers. ___ This story has been corrected to show that Keith participated 18 USO tours, not 11. ...
Country Singers Who've Died In 2024: The first month of 2024 has brought a few more sad deaths.Tom Smothersof the Smothers Brothers and '70s hitmakerMargo Smithare among the stars who passed. Each dedicated their lives to music and entertainment, and each deserves recognition one final time...
Jason Isbell has been an open book in his journey to sobriety. He has documented every step of both his addiction and recovery in his music. Like many male country singers who have gotten sober, he credits his wife Amanda Shires with pushing him in the right direction. The couple has been...
Country Singers Who've Died In 2024: The first month of 2024 has brought a few more sad deaths.Tom Smothersof the Smothers Brothers and '70s hitmakerMargo Smithare among the stars who passed. Each dedicated their lives to music and entertainment, and each deserves recognition one final time...
He has documented every step of both his addiction and recovery in his music. Like many male country singers who have gotten sober, he credits his wife Amanda Shires with pushing him in the right direction. The couple has been married since 2013. Jo Dee Messina Jason Kempin, Getty Images ...
He has documented every step of both his addiction and recovery in his music. Like many male country singers who have gotten sober, he credits his wife Amanda Shires with pushing him in the right direction. The couple has been married since 2013. Jo Dee Messina Jason Kempin, Getty Images...