After graduating from high school, Tillis joined the Air Force, where he was stationed in Okinawa, Japan. There, he fronted a country group called the Westerners, which played local clubs. Following his discharge in 1955, Tillis attended the University of Florida before heading to Nashv...
After graduating high school at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, McNown began working at a coffee company while taking university courses online. Within months, he found himself feeling burnt out and restless. “It was all kind of building up. One day, I decided I needed to change up...
Dolly Partonshowed musical promise from an early age. After graduating from high school and moving to Nashville, she landed a slot as the "girl singer" on country star Porter Wagoner's variety show — a role that eventually resulted in her iconic hit "I Will Always Love...
At the same time, it's fun to go online on occasion to see the comments about the songs that have some saying, "That's wrong, it shouldn't be done that way," and others saying, "This is great stuff." There's a little danger element for us as a result, like, we could get ki...
After graduating from high school, Tillis joined the Air Force, where he was stationed in Okinawa, Japan. There, he fronted a country group called the Westerners, which played local clubs. Following his discharge in 1955, Tillis attended the University of Florida before heading to Nashville, TN...
Johnny Cash + More Country Artists Who Have Served in the Military: Willie Nelson Jason Merritt, Getty Images Willie Nelson Willie Nelson served in the U.S. Air Force for a short time after graduating high school in 1950. However, back troubles forced him to leave the service after being ...
Cash was playing a few songs for the graduating class at his high school. He was a junior and performed a song called “Drink To Me Only with Thine Eyes.” ~ Billy Dukes 1950: Hank Snow's 'I'm Movin' On' sits at #1 for 21 weeks Michael Ochs Archives // Getty Images 1950: Hank...
When Oklahoma nativeBlake Sheltonmade the decision to move to Nashville shortly after graduating from high school, little did he know that stardom would come to him fairly quickly and in a big way. Shelton's very first single shot straight to the top of the charts on its way to becoming ...
After graduating from high school, Anderson moved to Nashville at just 17 years old, joining his older sister Donna, who was already singing in Music City’s clubs. In addition to performing around town, Anderson also did construction work, which included working on the roof of ...
Cash was playing a few songs for the graduating class at his high school. He was a junior and performed a song called “Drink To Me Only with Thine Eyes.” ~ Billy Dukes 1950: Hank Snow's 'I'm Movin' On' sits at #1 for 21 weeks ...