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This week in 1980: a major earthquake killed 17,000 people in North Algeria; Cuba announced a general pardon for all Americans serving prison terms; Mt. St. Helens erupted three times within 24 hours; United States agreed to sell China 6 to 8million tons of grain per year; and a singer from Abbott, Texas, was about to have his 62nd hit song and his 9th No. 1.
The best country songs this week, including tracks by Brock Gonyea, Lowland Hum, and Hermanos Gutiérrez.
Brock’s big break came out of a breakup. He recorded a cover of the song “Hello Walls,” written by Willie Nelson and popularized by Faron Young, and uploaded it to Facebook. “I was a little upset. A little intoxicated as well,” Brock said. “I basically made this video for her. One person. It was meant for one person.” Now the video has been seen by millions. One of these was musician and artist manager Brynn Arens. This led to the record deal. Arens’ first message to Brock was not returned. He was involved with other management at the time. Persistent, Arens called Brock...
100 Years of Country Music History By Abby Monteil, Stacker News On 4/10/21 at 9:00 AM EDT Over the past century, the country music genre has become one of the most popular and recognizable within the American music industry. It first originated in the early 1900s, particularly among working-class Southern Americans. Elements of fiddle songs, ballads, banjo, jazz, and blues became entangled together, leading to its official recognition as a genre (often referred to as "hillbilly music") by the 1920s. From there, country music grew roots in the city of Nashville, Tennessee, where the Grand ...
Dissecting Shreveport’s Country Music Legend Faron Young Faron Young was a country music musician who took Nashville by storm from the 50s through the 70s. But, his beginnings were a little more humble. Faron was born in Shreveport Louisiana on February 25th, 1932 to a family that worked on a dairy farm on the outskirts of town. The future country music star, according to his six siblings was the only one of the six that could carry a tune. Apparently he was good at it as well. Faron use to hang out on his porch near the fence where the cows were kept, and would play guitar and sing for th...