Keith Urban

Keith Urban

Keith Lionel Urban was born in Whangarel New Zealand on the 26th October 1967, he then moved with his family to Australia where he was raised before finally making his home in the United States where his is currently married to the Australian actress Nicole Kidman, he has become a celebrity with the music he sings, being married to Ms Kidman and his outspoken battles with alcohol.Urban's early influences were Glen Campbell, Dolly Parton, Don William and Jimmy Webb, he did have an interest in Dire Straits especially learning the fretwork and Knopfler's technique.
He released his first album whilst still in Australia in 1991, this was self titled which charted 4 singles, once he moved to America he worked as a session musician as well forming a band known as "The Ranch", the band recorded one album and had two singles on the BillBoard Hot Country Chart.

Zac Brown Band

Zac Brown Band

The Zac Brown Band are one of my favorite current country bands at the moment. They seem to have an easy going attitude which I like. Some songs I really like from them are;

“Toes”, “Chicken Fried”, “Highway 20 Ride” and “Goodbye in Her Eyes” being 4 of my particular favorites.

Okay a bit of history, the Zac Brown Band are based in Atlanta Georgia the line up at the current moment in time consists of;

Zac Brown(born July 31, 1978) (lead guitar,guitar)

Jimmy De Martini (born August 3, 1976) (fiddle, vocals)

John Driskell Hopkins(born May 3, 1971) (bass guitar, guitar, baritone guitar,banjo,ukulele,upright bass,vocals)

Coy Bowles(born February 20, 1979) (guitar, keyboards)

Chris Fryar(born November 22, 1970) (drums)

Clay Cook(born April 20, 1978) (guitar, keyboards, mandolin,steel guitar, vocals),

Matt Mangano (born May 12, 1976) (bass guitar)

Daniel de los Reyes(born July 18, 1962) (percussion).

Hank Williams Snr

Hank Williams

Hank Williams

Hank Williams was born Hiriam Williams on the 17/09/1923 in Mount Olive, Butler County Alabama and died on New Years Day the 01/01/1953 in Oak West Virginia.

The first band Hank Williams created was The Drifting Cowboys and he joined local radio station WSFA in 1941 after learning his guitar skills from a blues artist Rufus Payne aka Tee Tot. 

After regularly singing songs from his idol Roy Acuff as well as others from the day, the station nicknamed him "The singing kid". 

As WW2 began some of the band members from "The Drifting Cowboys" left as they were conscripted to join the good fight, Hank had trouble recruiting replacements and WSFA eventually had enough and ended the contract when his drinking became too much.

Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash was born J.R. Cash he was born in Arkansas and relocated to Dyess with his family when he was 3. He started writing his songs at an early age (12) enthused by the country and gospel songs.

When he was in High School he got the chance to sing on radio station KLCN, he left school in 1950 and moved to Detroit where he worked in any auto factory for a short time. 

Cash enlisted in the Air Force on the 7th July 1950 and after basic training he was assigned to the 12th Radio Squadron Mobile of the U.S. Air Force Security Service in Landsberg Germany his main job being as a Morse Code operator intercepting Soviet transmissions.