The Stranger, Seattle WA Nov. 16, 2006
Kurt B. Reighley

"I am so tired of seeing bands who don't know what they are," says Brent Amaker. That's hardly an accusation one can level at Amaker and his band, the Rodeo. They have a distinct, straightforward sound and a consistent look. Until recently, the quartet.who play Cafe Venus... [+] Read More

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Bob Dylan's influence on popular music is incalculable. As a songwriter, he pioneered several different schools of pop songwriting, from confessional singer/songwriter to winding, hallucinatory, stream-of-conscious narratives. As a vocalist, he broke down the notions that in order to perform, a singer had to have a conventionally good voice,... [+] Read More

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Charlie Feathers was many things to many fans of rock and country music. To some, he was a superb country stylist who could take almost any piece of material and stamp it with the full force of his personality. To others, he was one of rockabilly's great pioneers, there at the dawn of Sun Records. And Feathers' stubborn insistence on combining... [+] Read More

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Originally a '50s rock & roll singer, Conway Twitty became the reigning country superstar of the '70s and '80s, racking up a record 40 number one hits over the course of two decades. With his deep, resonant down-home voice, Twitty was one of the smoothest balladeers to work in Nashville during the country-pop era, but he was also one of the most... [+] Read More

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I enjoy writing songs and have been lucky enough to have some great musicians play and sing some of them. If you'd like to use any of my songs for non-commercial purposes feel free to do so, just please keep my name attached to it. And let me know so I can check it out.

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Originally known as "the Hillbilly Heartthrob" and "the Singing Sheriff," Faron Young had one of the longest-running and most popular careers in country music history. Emerging in the early '50s, Young was one of the most popular honky tonkers to appear in the wake of Hank Williams' death, partially because he was able to smooth out some of the... [+] Read More

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Probably the most famous bluegrass band of all time was Flatt & Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys. They made the genre famous in ways that not even Bill Monroe, who pretty much invented the sound, ever could. Because of a guitar player and vocalist from Tennessee named Lester Flatt and an extraordinary banjo player from North Carolina named... [+] Read More

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No artist in the history of country music has had a more stylistically diverse career than Marty Robbins. Never content to remain just a country singer, Robbins performed successfully in a dazzling array of styles during more than 30 years in the business. To his credit, Robbins rarely followed trends but often took off in directions that... [+] Read More

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Chris Isaak clearly loves the reverb-laden rockabilly and country of Sun Studios. In particular, he transfers the sweeping melancholy of Roy Orbison's classic Monument singles ("Crying," "Oh, Pretty Woman," "In Dreams") to the more stripped-down, rootsy sound of Sun. His stylized take on '50s and '60s rock & roll eventually made him into a star... [+] Read More

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With his stripped-down approach to traditional honky tonk and Bakersfield country, Dwight Yoakam helped return country music to its roots in the late '80s. Like his idols Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, and Hank Williams, Yoakam never played by Nashville's rules; consequently, he never dominated the charts like his contemporary Randy Travis. Then... [+] Read More

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In the '70s, country & western was full of artists referred to as outlaws, mavericks who bucked the stodgy Nashville music establishment by writing their own songs, recording with their road bands, and producing their own records. The genre produced a slew of acts, but Amarillo, TX, native Joe Ely epitomized the form. Unlike most of that era's... [+] Read More

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Both Ian and Lara had a love for music from a very early age. Lara chose the piano, Ian the guitar.
After studying music ( Theory, midi, harmony and sound engineering) at Rome , Lara became a partner of Dune Records an independent Italian label.
Ian had always played in bands and after finally finding like minded musicians the band... [+] Read More

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The Everly Brothers were not only among the most important and best early rock & roll stars, but also among the most influential rockers of any era. They set unmatched standards for close, two-part harmonies and infused early rock & roll with some of the best elements of country and pop music. Their legacy was and is felt enormously in all rock... [+] Read More

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Three on the Tree is an American roots rock/alt-country band from Chicago, Illinois. Three on the Tree was formed in 2001 by singer Jon Osing, drummer Kevin Weith and guitarist and producer Drew Weir. Their style covers a wide range of style from country to power pop, from southern twang to bluegrass and gospel.

Three on the Tree played... [+] Read More

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I am K2K. I have been doing music for almost 20 years. Ive wrote and co wrote many songs over the years with my brother Bruce of Seatle, Wa. My brother had an accident in 2006 that forced him to put down his guitar forever. These days I still keep the music alive and well in the same spirit that my brother and I started almost 20 years ago as a... [+] Read More

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Sorry i havent gotten anything up yet.... im not very good at these kinds of things. ^_^

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"I love music. I love playing it, I love singing it and I have the Lord above and my family to guide me along the way . Every song I write is straight from the heart." . These words are like a mantra for Ray Riddle, who has written more songs than he can even count. A childhood spent on a rural Ohio dairy farm is the inspiration for many of the... [+] Read More

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Three guys who grew up listening to their dad play Johnny Cash tunes on an acoustic guitar have embraced the spirit of independent rock & roll. From the backwoods of West Virginia, the dust of Oklahoma, and the pouring rain of Seattle, they've created their own brand of scruffy, intelligent rock.

It all began while cruising around... [+] Read More

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Just me and my guitar. No perfect musician here
but I believe music is about what you feel inside and not about being perfect. Its those little imperfections that give us all character. I have written all my own songs. Sometimes I like to sing some oldies as well.
I believe in Jesus Christ. He is my HERO. Singing is something i love i... [+] Read More

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THIS IS WHAT YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR...A REVOLUTION. A BAND WHO'S WILLING TO GO THE DISTANCE AND KEEP MUSIC SIMPLE AND EASY TO GROOVE ON. THE RETURN OF GOOD ROCK IS COMING AND WE'RE CONTRIBUTING TO THE WHEELS OF MOTION.

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