Blue Steel was a rock band from Texas led by Richard Bowden (guitar, vocals) and featuring Howard Burke (guitar, vocals), Mark Durham (bass), Leonard Arnold (guitar, vocals), and Michael Huey (drums). It released two albums. Bowden later teamed up with Sandy Pinkard in a country/comedy duo. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

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Buck White was a spearhead of the new traditional movement that spread through country music in the 1980s and early 1990s. With daughter Cheryl on guitar and Sharon on bass, the Whites placed such tunes as "Give Me Back that Old Familiar Feeling" and "Wonder Who's Holding My Baby Tonight" on the country music charts. Grand Ole Opry members since... [+] Read More

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Neo-honky tonker John Anderson was born in Apopka, FL, in 1955 and grew up listening to rock & roll, until he discovered country music at age 15 through Merle Haggard. He moved to Nashville in the early '70s, showing up at his sister's house with no warning, and worked a variety of odd jobs (including one as a roofer for the Grand Ole Opry)... [+] Read More

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Radney Foster started his career as a songwriter, then found commercial success and critical acclaim as part of the duo Foster & Lloyd, and finally embarked on a solo career in 1991 that centered on his literate approach to country songwriting. Foster was born in Del Rio, TX, and took up the guitar at age 12. He began performing small-club gigs... [+] Read More

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Folk, pop and rock are given a Celtic slant by Ithaca, New York-based vocalists the Burns Sisters. Accompanied by Rich DePaolo's guitar, Eric Aceto's fiddle and their own guitar and mandolin, the three sisters -- Annie, Marie and Jeannie -- harmonize with heartfelt spirit.

The Burns Sisters originally began as a quintet featuring... [+] Read More

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Up until the rise of Brooks & Dunn in the '90s, the Judds were the most commercially successful duo in country music history. Mother Naomi and daughter Wynonna enjoyed an astounding run of 14 number one singles from 1984 to 1989, ranking them as one of the most popular country acts of the '80s. Their music combined elements of traditional... [+] Read More

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Vince Gill paid nearly a decade and a half of dues en route to becoming one of the most popular country stars of the '90s. Starting out as a bluegrass singer and multi-instrumentalist, he initially made his name with country-rockers Pure Prairie League, and spent the '80s as part of country's new traditionalist wing before finding massive... [+] Read More

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The five-piece all-woman band Wild Rose was founded by multi-talented musician Wanda Vick, who got her start as a session player and side player for Lynn Anderson's group. Vick first teamed with drummer Nancy Given Prout in Right Combination, Porter Wagoner's all-female band. Later, Vick and Prout were joined by former New Coon Creek Girls... [+] Read More

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