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Artist: Ricochet
Ricochet emerged in the spring of 1996 to become one of the most successful new country groups, spending the better part of the year in the Top 40 of the country charts. The band formed in 1993, when drummer Jeff Bryant invited singer/guitarist Heath Wright to join his group Lariat, which also featured Bryant's brother Junior (fiddle/mandolin).... [+] Read More
Artist: Sam McCue
Sam McCue has been compared to James Burton by music writers who know whereof they speak, and has played alongside such luminaries as the Everly Brothers. Born into a musical family -- his father played the trumpet semi-professionally and his mother sang and played the fiddle -- he took up the ukulele at age six and later switched to the guitar.... [+] Read More
Artist: Ben Mink
A longtime staple of the Canadian music scene, producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ben Mink later enjoyed considerable success through his affiliation with singer k.d. lang. Born in Toronto in 1951, he joined the folk group Stringband as a fiddler in 1973, later playing on their hit "Dief Will Be the Chief." In 1978, Mink joined the... [+] Read More
Artist: k.d. lang
When k.d. lang released her first major-label album in 1987, she caused considerable controversy within the traditional world of country music. With her vaguely campy approach, androgynous appearance, and edgy, rock-inflected music, very few observers knew what to make of her or her music, although no one questioned her considerable vocal... [+] Read More
Artist: Frank Ifield
Australian singer/songwriter/yodeler Frank Ifield was one of the more original country artists to come from overseas. He was born in England, and moved to Australia in 1948. His father was an inventor and engineer famed for creating the Ifield pump, a device used in fuel systems for jet aircraft. While still in his teens, he became a regular on... [+] Read More
Artist: Bell Boys
The music business is crowded with Bell Boys, as if instead of the whole world being a stage, it was a hotel lobby. The most worthy musical combo with this name would have to be the late '30s country and western band, one of the historic super groups of the genre and one that was functioning early enough in the game to present both country and... [+] Read More
Artist: Robin Luke
Robin Luke is best remembered for his one big hit, "Susie Darlin'," in 1958, a song that embodied the most gently innocent side of rock & roll. His career actually lasted into the early 1960s, however, and encompassed dozens of songs. He was one of the most popular of the romantic rockers of the late 1950s, at his best as a balladeer in the mold... [+] Read More
Artist: Dave Edmunds
Roots-rockers are seldom as purist as Dave Edmunds. Throughout his career, he stayed true to '50s and '60s rock & roll -- for Edmunds, rock & roll history stopped somewhere in 1963, after the Beach Boys' first singles but before the Beatles' hits. After establishing himself as a hotshot lead guitarist in the blues-rockers Love Sculpture, he... [+] Read More
