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New Country lyrics includes some history of the development of new country and new traditionalist styles, featuring Garth Brooks, George Strait, Ricky Scraggs, the Judds and Randy Travis. All at new country lyrics.
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New Country Lyrics
some history of 1990's to present - featuring Garth Brooks and others
After the dismal failure of the Urban Cowboy era, a generation of "new traditionalists" -- George Strait, Ricky Skaggs,
the Judds, Randy Travis, and Ricky Van Shelton -- brought new country lyrics out of its post-Urban Cowboy doldrums by reminding
young audiences what made the music great in the first place.
Building on the astounding success of Garth Brooks, Randy Travis, Reba McEntire, Alan Jackson and many others, Country
has become the most popular radio format in America, reaching 77.3 million adults--almost 40 percent of the adult
population--every week. Since 1989, new country lyrics record sales have nearly doubled from $921 million to over $1.758 billion.
Garth alone has sold more than 60 million albums since the release of his self-titled album in April 1989.
Country Music embarked on a new era in 1997. Some artists think that country is headed back into the early '80s
and the urban cowboy, pop-country sound. And while the whole world may have gone country, let's hope the world doesn't
wake up one day to find real new country lyrics gone.
Garth Brooks is undeniably the most popular country music artist of all time, in terms of worldwide following, albums
sold, and awards won. The first single from his self-titled debut, "Much to Young (to Feel This Damn Old) made it to
#10. But it was Brooks' fourth single that cemented his popularity. His biggest hit, one he considers his career song,
"The Dance," and its accompanying video vaulted up the new country lyrics and pop charts, and from then on, there was no stopping
Garth Brooks.
Garth's second album, "No Fences," is the top selling country album ever, with over 13 million copies sold to date.
Garth has released 5 more albums since then, adding numerous chart toppers to his resume, including "The Thunder Rolls"
(from No Fences), "The River" (from Ropin' the Wind), new country lyrics contd. "That Summer" (from The Chase), "Ain't Going Down ('Til the Sun
Comes Up)" (from In Pieces), and an unreleased album cut from "No Fences" is also here to prove that Garth can sing
the classics, too -- "Mr. Blue." new country lyrics contd.
George Strait, born May 18, 1952, in Pearsall, Texas, emerged in the early '80s as one of the best exponents of
unvarnished, clean-cut new country lyrics. He told Billboard Magazine in 1981 that he "wanted to get to the point where
people hear [his] name and immediately think of real new country lyrics." 19 albums and 15 years later, there is no doubt
that he did just that.
Raised on a Texas ranch, George left college after a short spell, eloped with his high school sweetheart, and then
joined the US Army. While stationed in Hawaii, George started singing with a country band, using the songs of Merle
Haggard, Bob Wills, George Jones, and Hank Williams. New country lyrics contd. After his discharge in 1975, George returned to Texas and attended
Southwest Texas State University to complete his degree in agriculture. By this time, he had been bitten by the music
bug and, assembling his Ace In The Hole Band, was soon living a double life, attending classes by day and playing
the clubs at night. New country lyrics contd.
George and his band had built up a strong following on the southwest Texas honky-tonk circuit when, through the
efforts of Erv Woolsey, a one-time MCA promotions man, he landed an MCA recording contract in early 1981. His first
single, "Unwound," reached the Top 10 in the country charts. New country lyrics contd. Strait spent more time at the top of the country singles
charts than any other performer in the '80s, with more than two dozen records reaching No.1, including: "Fool Hearted
Memory" (1982), "A Fire I Can't Put Out" (1983), "You Look So Good In Love," "Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind"
(1984), "The Chair" (1985), and Top 10s and "All My Ex's Live in Texas."
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history of New Country lyrics contd.
The 1990's were just as kind to Strait, yielding hits such as "You Know Me Better Than That" (1991), and "So Much
Like My Dad" (1992). Strait reached a new plateau in his career when he took his first serious steps into the movies
to star as country singer Dusty Wyatt Chandler in Pure new Country lyrics, a 1992 film specially written for him. It became a
major box office success and the soundtrack album, the first of his recordings to be produced by Tony Brown, became
his biggest seller, and yielded a No.1 track with "Heartland." Strait's success continues today, with 1995 Single
of the Year "Check Yes or No" (from his Strait Out of the Box 4-CD set). New country lyrics contd. In that same set, George, with the help of
Asleep at the Wheel, covers an old Bob Wills tune, "Big Ball's In Cowtown," showing his country roots.
The New Traditionalists
The artists that are referred to as New Traditionalists are those that took their inspiration from the legendary
country artists. Ricky Skaggs was inspired by Bill Monroe and Ralph Stanley. Other artists came along with a
traditional sound; George Strait, Randy Travis, The Judds, Ricky Van Shelton, and Alan Jackson. New country lyrics history contd.
New Traditionalist Music Suggestions:
Ricky Skaggs:
Country Boy
Don't Cheat In Our Hometown
Kentucky Thunder
Sings the Songs of Bill Monroe
George Strait:
The Road Less Traveled
Strait Out Of The Box (Box)
Honkytonkville
Pure Country
Randy Travis:
Storms of Life
Always and Forever
Heroes and Friends
Old 8x10
The Judds:
Love Can Build a Bridge
The Judds Reunion Live
Why Not Me
Greatest Hits
Ricky Van Shelton:
Loving Proof
Making Plans
Super Hits
RVS III
Alan Jackson:
Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
Here in the Real World
Everything I Love
Drive
end of new country lyrics.
The most relevant links we could find, placed here free
 Roughstock's Garth Brooks Museum
- more on Garth Brooks. www.roughstock.com
Alan Jackson
- more on Alan Jackson. www.alanjackson.com
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