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Richie Albright, Waylon Jennings Longtime Drummer, Dead at 81
Richie Albright, Waylon Jennings Longtime Drummer, Dead at 81
A member of Jennings band the Waylors since 1964, he is essential to the story of Waylon, who referred to Albright as my right hand
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Richie Albright, who manned the drum kit for Waylon Jennings since the Sixties and was essential to the Outlaw country trailblazer’s signature rock-based sound, died suddenly Tuesday in Nashville. He was 81. A rep for Shooter Jennings, with whom Albright toured up until 2017, confirmed Albright’s death to
Rolling Stone.
An Oklahoma native, Albright joined Jennings’ backing band the Waylors in 1964 in Arizona, and the group developed a fan base at the Tempe nightspot J.D.’s. Jennings’ first album, in fact, was named after the club,
Top 100 Country Songs of All Time
By Kelsey Weekman, Stacker News
On 12/31/20 at 6:00 AM EST
From classic country tunes to contemporary country sounds, these 100 songs are an essential part of music history and showcase some of the most impressive storytelling skills in the country music genre. To find the top country songs of all time, Stacker analyzed Billboard s Greatest of All-Time Top Country Songs to create a ranked list of classic tracks and modern hits from 1959 to present day.
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This list is remarkably varied, proving country music as a genre is broader than some may believe; it also shows how the genre has grown to feature a redefined picture of the classic country superstar, from Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, and Willie Nelson to Faith Hill, Taylor Swift, Sam Hunt, and Kacey Musgraves. Some even say the sound of country music has changed: Younger subgenres of country music include bro-country (Sam Hunt,