"What She's Doing Now ""What She's Doing Now"" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Garth Brooks. It was released in December 1991 as the third single from his album ""Ropin' the Wind"". It spent four weeks at the top of the ""Billboard"" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It was co-written by Pat Alger. The song is about a man who wonders what his former lover is currently doing and what her whereabouts are (""last I heard she had moved to Boulder""). While the singer has no idea what she is doing now, he proclaims"
"Jim Garver James Garver is a country music guitarist. Garver is credited with refrencing the bar ""The Oasis"" (after a closed establishment in his hometown of Concordia, Kansas) in the song ""Friends in Low Places"" made famous by Garth Brooks. Garver toured extensively with Brooks and as of 2012, Garver has been credited with 25 different albums with roles ranging from musician to composer. Garver grew up in Concordia, Kansas with his parents, Don and Donna. Garver played in several bands, including the KFDI Ranchhouse Swing Band for about a year, before moving to Nashville, Tennessee. He was working full"
"Low Places live version with the 3rd verse was recorded and went on the double disc live album. ""Friends in Low Places"" first entered the Hot Country Songs on August 18, 1990. It took only eight weeks to reach No. 1, where it remained there for four weeks until it was knocked off by ""You Lie"" performed by Reba McEntire. It was also one of the biggest hits of the year. By then, the song was already causing a stir. Brooks told a reporter from ""USA Today"" in October 1990, when the song was still at its chart peak, that"
"1968 in an automobile accident while traveling in Texas. He married Mona Evans in 1971. Notes A^ ""May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose"" also peaked at number 4 on the Canadian ""RPM"" Top Singles Chart. Little Jimmy Dickens James Cecil Dickens (December 19, 1920 – January 2, 2015), better known by his stage name, Little Jimmy Dickens, was an American country music singer and songwriter famous for his humorous novelty songs, his small size (4'11"" [150 cm]), and his rhinestone-studded outfits (which he is given credit for introducing into country music live performances). He started as a"
"might help his career and cause people to want to attend his shows. Fator's success stems from combining singing, ventriloquism, and comedy. Fator was the lead singer in bands and often did impersonations of singers Garth Brooks, Etta James, James Taylor and Dean Martin, while ventriloquism had been just a comic side gig for him. In 2005, Fator decided to combine his talents, singing, ventriloquism, comedy, and impersonations. ""I had one of my characters sing Garth Brooks' ""Friends in Low Places"" and the audience went crazy,"" Fator said. ""Boy, that was when my life changed."" After his initial success Fator"
"Little Jimmy Dickens James Cecil Dickens (December 19, 1920 – January 2, 2015), better known by his stage name, Little Jimmy Dickens, was an American country music singer and songwriter famous for his humorous novelty songs, his small size (4'11"" [150 cm]), and his rhinestone-studded outfits (which he is given credit for introducing into country music live performances). He started as a member of the Grand Ole Opry in 1948 and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1983. Before his death he was the oldest living member of the Grand Ole Opry. Dickens was born in"
"John Mellencamp John J Mellencamp (born October 7, 1951), previously known as Johnny Cougar, John Cougar, and John Cougar Mellencamp, is an American musician, singer-songwriter, painter, and actor. He is known for his catchy, populist brand of heartland rock, which emphasizes traditional instrumentation. Mellencamp rose to fame in the 1980s while ""honing an almost startlingly plainspoken writing style that, starting in 1982, yielded a string of Top 10 singles,"" including ""Hurts So Good,"" ""Jack & Diane,"" ""Crumblin' Down,"" ""Pink Houses,"" ""Lonely Ol' Night,"" ""Small Town,"" ""R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.,"" ""Paper in Fire"" and ""Cherry Bomb."" He has amassed 22 Top"
"Charlie Hodge (guitarist) Charles Franklin Hodge (December 14, 1934–March 3, 2006), better known as Charlie Hodge, was an American singer, vocal coach and musician who was a confidant and best friend of Elvis Presley, and lived at Graceland. Born in Decatur, Alabama, Hodge began his musical career at age 17 in a gospel quartet, The Path Finders, with Bill Gaither. At 5'3"", the tenor singer used an empty Coke crate to stand on as a comedy routine while singing with the quartet. Hodge then joined The Foggy River Boys, and first met Presley in 1955 when Presley came backstage after"
"faith into an unknown artist is unheard of. Thanks Dewayne and Bud for believing in me."""" While Brooks claimed in the liner notes that ""Friends in Low Places"" was held for him, Mark Chesnutt also recorded it. His version appears on his 1990 debut album ""Too Cold at Home"" (released only a month after ""No Fences""), and was the B-side to his late-1991 single ""Broken Promise Land"". After the success of Brooks's eponymous debut album, he contacted the writers of ""Friends in Low Places"" to ask if the song was still available, and they said it was. In keeping with"
"other songs. The chorus uses A-B-E twice before ending on an A chord. An electric guitar solo with pedal steel guitar flourishes is played between the first chorus and second verse. ""Friends in Low Places"" requires an unusually wide vocal range spanning over two octaves to be sung properly. The song spans from a low note of E to a high of F. Lee and Blackwell had met Brooks when he was a shoe salesman in a Nashville store, looking for his big break. The two struck up a conversation with the struggling musician, and upon learning his background, they"
"albums John Mellencamp John J Mellencamp (born October 7, 1951), previously known as Johnny Cougar, John Cougar, and John Cougar Mellencamp, is an American musician, singer-songwriter, painter, and actor. He is known for his catchy, populist brand of heartland rock, which emphasizes traditional instrumentation. Mellencamp rose to fame in the 1980s while ""honing an almost startlingly plainspoken writing style that, starting in 1982, yielded a string of Top 10 singles,"" including ""Hurts So Good,"" ""Jack & Diane,"" ""Crumblin' Down,"" ""Pink Houses,"" ""Lonely Ol' Night,"" ""Small Town,"" ""R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.,"" ""Paper in Fire"" and ""Cherry Bomb."" He has amassed 22"
"Dan Willson) on the EP ""Among Horses I."" The EP was written and recorded in one week at 'an organic farm in the middle of nowhere.' Lieven Scheerlinck Lieven Scheelinck is a Belgian folk singer-songwriter who lives in Barcelona. He records under the nom-de-plume A Singer of Songs, the name taken from the Johnny Cash song of the same name. His music has been described as 'Low-fi lullaby folk that falls on the ears as gently as snowflakes.' He collaborated with New Zealand singer-songwriter Hollie Fullbrook (recording as Tiny Ruins) on the EP ""Little Notes"". In May 2010 he toured"
"Low Water (band) Low Water is a rock band based in Brooklyn, NY. Originally started in San Francisco, CA, the band relocated to the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn. The band's most recent cd is called, ""The Taste You Know and Enjoy"". The songs ""Voodoo Taxi"", ""She Shined Down"" and ""House In The City"", appear in several episodes of PBS's documentary show Roadtrip Nation. The band consists of Johnny Leitera (Guitar/Vocals) D. Rubin (Guitar/Vocals) Turner Stough (Bass) and Joe Burch (drums). Johnny Leitera also plays with the Brooklyn band Tuff Sunshine. The band created a mobile photobooth in order to produce"
"Looking Back"" (1999) and ""Lap of Luxury"" (2005). On April 24, 2004, band member Sean Smith received a severe spinal cord injury. He is still currently in rehabilitation. The Poverty Plainsmen The Poverty Plainsmen is a Saskatchewan-based country music band, originating in smalltown Tilston, Manitoba by brothers Sean Smith and Mark Smith in October 1987. They have had a number one single on the country charts for their performance of ""Sister Golden Hair,"" which is a remake of a pop hit from the 70s by the group America. It was in the top 10 for eight weeks, and became the"
"Penny DeHaven Penny DeHaven (born Charlotte DeHaven; May 17, 1948 – February 23, 2014) was an American country and gospel music singer and actress. At the beginning of her career, she recorded as Penny Starr. Born Charlotte DeHaven in 1948 in Winchester, Virginia, she is best known for her country hit singles in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Her biggest hit was ""Land Mark Tavern"", a duet with Del Reeves in 1970. DeHaven’s other singles included country remakes of such pop hits as Billy Joe Royal’s ""Down in the Boondocks"" (1969), The Beatles’ ""I Feel Fine"" (1970), The Everly"
"of Fame in September 2002. Bill Carlisle William Toliver Carlisle (December 19, 1908 – March 17, 2003), better known as Bill Carlisle and Jumpin' Bill Carlisle, was an American country music singer, songwriter, comedian, and guitarist popular in the late 1940s and 1950s but who influenced the genre for more than 50 years. He is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame. Carlisle was born in Wakefield, Kentucky southeast of Louisville. He performed in the 1920s with his older brother, Cliff Carlisle, on radio stations WLAP-AM in Lexington, Kentucky and WNOX-AM in Knoxville, Tennessee. His first solo single"
"Come All You Fair and Tender Ladies ""Come All You Fair and Tender Ladies"" ( ""Tiny Sparrow"" or ""Little Sparrow"") (Roud #451) is an American folk music ballad, originating from the Appalachian region. It has been recorded under either of its two title variations by numerous artists, including The Carter Family, Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, Odetta, Peter, Paul and Mary, The Kingston Trio, Leon Bibb, Makem and Clancy, Emmylou Harris, Bob Dylan, Dave Van Ronk, The Rankin Family, The Country Gentlemen, Murray Head, Dolly Parton, and Gene Clark and Carla Olson. The title of the song varies from recording to"
"gave him some work making demos of their songs. They were impressed with his voice and talent, but there wasn't much else they could do for him. When Blackwell contacted Brooks to make the ""Friends in Low Places"" demo, Brooks explained to Blackwell that he was newly signed to Capitol Records, and that his first single and first album were already scheduled. The demo of ""Friends in Low Places"" was recorded at Windwalker Studios, in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. Musicians on the demo were John Beland (of The Flying Burrito Brothers) on acoustic and electric guitars, along with session aces Steve Turner"
"violence (in ""The Thunder Rolls"") and racial harmony (""We Shall Be Free)"", while others – such as ""Friends in Low Places"" — were just good-time songs with traditional country themes of heartbreak, loneliness and dealing with those emotions. Other performers who rose in popularity during the early 1990s were neo-traditionalists Clint Black and Alan Jackson and southern rock influenced Travis Tritt. Mary Chapin Carpenter had a folk-style about her, while Lorrie Morgan (the latter the daughter of the late George Morgan, himself a country legend) blended elements of country and pop, and occasionally operatic sounds in songs such as ""Something"
"Low Rider ""Low Rider"" is a song written by American funk band War and producer Jerry Goldstein, which appeared on their album ""Why Can't We Be Friends?"", released in 1975. It reached number one on the ""Billboard"" R&B chart and peaked at number seven on the Pop Singles chart. According to the All Music Guide review of the song, ""the lyric takes the cool image of the low rider — the Chicano culture practice of hydraulically hot-rodding classic cars — and using innuendo, extends the image to a lifestyle"". The song's most distinguishable features are its driving bass line by"
"Lo-Fi (band) Lo-Fi is an American country band formed in Nashville, TN in 2013. led by singer/songwriter, Jamie Teachenor(vocals, piano, keyboards) and songwriter & producer, Joe West (guitars, vocals). Teachenor and West have both been independently successful in the music business, working with artists such as Justin Timberlake, Keith Urban, Luke Bryan, P. Diddy, Steve Earle, Trisha Yearwood, Tim McGraw, Emmylou Harris, Blake Shelton, Shakira, and many more, with combined sales of over 20 million albums. Their first public performance as Lo-Fi was on May 7, 2013, at the Historic Ryman Auditorium, as part of the sold out show, ""Honor"
"he had received letters from high school students saying that they wanted to use ""Friends in Low Places"" as their ""class song,"" only to have it opposed by their principals because the song is about escaping into drinking. Brooks agreed with the principals, saying, ""We've had a lot of fun with that song, but it's nothing to base your values on."" In April 1991, Brooks's recording won the 1990 Academy of Country Music award for Single of the Year, and on October 2, 1991, it won the same honor from the Country Music Association. It made the top 40 on"
"Charlie, was a banjo player and the women in the family, Geraldine and Bobbi, were singers. For reasons unknown, Bobbi and Geraldine never joined the band on the road but often joined in at home, especially when notable Country singers, such as Bill Monroe, Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs, and Hank Williams, came visiting. Natives of the Gilbert Creek region of southern West Virginia, Cousin Ezra, along with brothers Ireland (Lazy Ned) and Curly Ray Cline, were part of the original Lonesome Pine Fiddlers from about 1938, a group that worked on radio at WHIS Bluefield, West Virginia. During World"
"record a demo for them. Guitarist James Garver would add the name of the bar in the song, ""The Oasis"", after an establishment in his hometown of Concordia, Kansas. ""Friends in Low Places"" is in a moderate tempo and the key of A major. The song begins with arpeggios on the chords A, B7, B7, and E9, a pattern which is repeated throughout the verses. The intro was not originally part of the song, but was improvised by session guitarist Mark Casstevens. The author of the intro has been debated since the arpeggio pattern is seen in many of Blackwell's"
"Tabby Callaghan Tabby Callaghan (born Trevor John O'Callaghan; 22 April 1981, County Sligo, Ireland) is an Irish musician. He finished third on the first series of ""The X Factor"" in 2004. Currently highly regarded for his friendship with hometown, Sligo town celebrity carpenter Neil O’Connell. Callaghan played in many collectives and groups as a teenager growing up in Sligo. With his brother Dominic formed his first real band, called ""Petronella"" around 1998. The band had some success in Ireland and their single ""Feeling So Low"" entered the Irish top 20 singles chart. After Petronella dissolved, Callaghan then formed Boom, later"
"Humble Neighborhoods ""Humble Neighborhoods"" is a song from American singer P!nk's third studio album ""Try This"", written by Pink and Tim Armstrong. Lyrically, the song speaks about living the rock-star life and traveling the world. The song was welcomed to mostly positive reviews, critics praising its ""anthematic chants"" and ""rebellious vibe"". The song was released as the first promotional single from the album in the UK in November 2003, around the same time that ""Catch Me While I'm Sleeping"" was released as a promotional single in America. Similarly, no music video was created for the release; however, a live version"
"""Friends in Low Places"", as well as other popular singles, ""The Thunder Rolls"" and ""Unanswered Prayers"". While Brooks' musical style placed him squarely within the boundaries of country music, he was strongly influenced by the 1970s singer-songwriter movement, especially the works of James Taylor, whom he idolized and named his first child after, as well as Dan Fogelberg. Similarly, Brooks was influenced by 1970s-era rock of Billy Joel, and Bruce Springsteen and the operatic rock of Queen with Freddie Mercury. In his live shows, Brooks used a wireless headset microphone to free himself to run about the stage, adding energy"
"Lacy J. Dalton Lacy J. Dalton (born Jill Lynne Byrem; October 13, 1946, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania) is an American country singer and songwriter. She is known for her gritty, powerful vocals, which ""People Magazine"" likened to a country equivalent of Bonnie Raitt. Dalton had a number of hits in the 1980s, including ""Takin' It Easy,"" ""Crazy Blue Eyes"" and ""16th Avenue."" Though absent from the U.S. country charts since 1990, she still continues to record and perform, having most recently released three independently recorded albums, ""Wild Horse Crossing"" on Shop Records in 1999; ""The Last Wild Place"", on Song Dog Records"
"for the film King's Road (Kóngavegur). In 2012 Lovísa supported Of Monsters and Men on their United States tour. Lay Low Lovísa Elísabet Sigrúnardóttir (born 10 September 1982), better known by her stage name, Lay Low, is a British-born Sri Lankan-Icelandic artist and singer. Lovísa was born to a Sri Lankan father and an Icelandic mother. She moved to Iceland at a young age where she has lived since. As a child she began taking piano lessons but started playing electric bass and guitar in her teens, and has since then played with numerous local bands. She joined the band"
"It's Such a Small World ""It's Such a Small World"" is a song written by American country music artist Rodney Crowell, and recorded by Crowell and then-wife Rosanne Cash as a duet. It was released in January 1988 as the lead-off single from Crowell's ""Diamonds & Dirt"" album, which charted five No. 1 hits in between 1988 and 1989. The song tell the story of two former lovers (or former spouses) who meet by chance in New York City, after having not seen one another in many years. They begin to reminisce, and eventually end up spending the night together."
"of Country Music Country Music Association Don Williams Donald Ray Williams (May 27, 1939 – September 8, 2017) was an American country singer, songwriter, and 2010 inductee to the Country Music Hall of Fame. He began his solo career in 1971, singing popular ballads and amassing 17 number one country hits. His straightforward yet smooth bass-baritone voice, soft tones, and imposing build earned him the nickname: ""Gentle Giant"" of country music. Williams was born the youngest of three sons on May 27, 1939, in Floydada, Texas. His parents were Loveta Mae (née Lambert; 1914 – 2007) and James Andrew ""Jim"""
"Emery's country music show could be heard over most of the Eastern and Central U.S.-- and by many overnight long-haul truck drivers, who were often fans of country music. The all-night show was a mecca for country music stars of all kinds, many of whom were personal friends of Emery. One in particular was singer and movie star, and Nashville resident, Tex Ritter. Ritter actually co-hosted the show with Emery for a while. Many well-known stars, most notably Marty Robbins, would often drop in unannounced. Emery also gave national exposure to many up-and-coming and previously unknown country music singers, for"
"Low Stars Low Stars is a musical project of Dave Gibbs and Chris Seefried, that captures the sound of classic bands like Crosby, Stills, and Nash and The Eagles. Low Stars began when Dave Gibbs was holding his annual benefit for the Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund. Chris Seefried was on the bill, as well as Jude, who was added at the last minute. At the time, Gibbs was already playing on another project with Jeff Russo. Afterwards, the group ended up playing and singing on Russo's front porch in Hollywood. When a girl inside heard the music they were playing"