Craig Wayne Boyd
Craig Wayne Boyd (born December 31, 1978) is an American country singer and songwriter. A native of Dallas, Texas, Boyd is based out of and resides in Nashville, Tennessee. He is best known for winning Season 7 of NBC's reality TV singing competition '' The Voice'' as a part of Blake Shelton's team. Early life Boyd was born on December 31, 1978, and raised in the Dallas suburb of Mesquite. He grew up influenced by gospel and country music. He played many instruments in his youth. He was also his church's choir director. Career Early years Boyd moved to Nashville at the age of 25 in 2004 to pursue a career in country music. Boyd was signed to a publishing deal with EMI. He spent many years songwriting. Boyd began touring, opening for acts such as Jamey Johnson, Randy Houser, and Brantley Gilbert. ''The Voice'' (2014) On September 30, 2014, Boyd debuted on seventh season of '' The Voice''. During his Blind Audition, Boyd sang " The Whiskey Ain't Workin'" by Travis Tritt ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Washington Post
''The Washington Post'' (also known as the ''Post'' and, informally, ''WaPo'') is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. It is the most widely circulated newspaper within the Washington metropolitan area and has a large national audience. Daily broadsheet editions are printed for D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. The ''Post'' was founded in 1877. In its early years, it went through several owners and struggled both financially and editorially. Financier Eugene Meyer purchased it out of bankruptcy in 1933 and revived its health and reputation, work continued by his successors Katharine and Phil Graham (Meyer's daughter and son-in-law), who bought out several rival publications. The ''Post'' 1971 printing of the Pentagon Papers helped spur opposition to the Vietnam War. Subsequently, in the best-known episode in the newspaper's history, reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein led the American press's investigation into what became known as the Waterga ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Whiskey Ain't Workin'
"The Whiskey Ain't Workin'" is a song recorded by American country music artists Travis Tritt and Marty Stuart. It was released in November 1991 as the third single from Tritt's album '' It's All About to Change''. It peaked at number two on the ''Billboard'' country music chart in the United States, and at number four on the country singles chart in Canada. The song was written by Stuart and Ronny Scaife. The song won both artists the Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals at the 356h Annual Grammy Awards in 1992. Music video The music video is directed by Gerry Wenner. In it, Tritt and Stuart are at a bar and they wind up going to jail, but are bailed out by a woman who was also at the bar. Personnel Compiled from liner notes. * Richard Bennett — electric guitar * Mike Brignardello — bass guitar * Larry Byrom — acoustic guitar * Terry Crisp — steel guitar * Stuart Duncan — fiddle * Dennis Locorriere — background vocals * Tim Passmore — backgr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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I Walk The Line
"I Walk the Line" is a song written and recorded in 1956 by Johnny Cash. After three attempts with moderate chart ratings, it became Cash's first #1 hit on the ''Billboard'' charts, eventually reaching #17 on the US pop charts. The song remained on the record charts for over 43 weeks, and sold over two million copies. It has also been used on many LPs released from Sun Records, such as ''With His Hot and Blue Guitar'', ''Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous'', and ''Sings Hank Williams''. It was the title song for a 1970 film starring Gregory Peck and a 2005 biopic of Cash starring Joaquin Phoenix. The song captures Johnny Cash's "boom-chicka-boom" sound by Johnny putting a dollar bill in the neck of his guitar. Background of the song The unique chord progression for "I Walk the Line" was inspired by the backwards playback of guitar runs on Cash's tape recorder while he was stationed in Germany as a member of the United States Air Force. Later in a telephone interview, Cash ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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George Strait
George Harvey Strait Sr. (born May 18, 1952) is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor, and music producer. Strait is considered one of the most influential and popular recording artists of all time. In the 1980s, he was credited for igniting the neotraditional country movement, famed for his authentic cowboy image and roots-oriented sound at a time when the Nashville music industry was dominated by country pop crossover acts. His influential and record-breaking legacy of his pioneering neotraditionalist country style has garnered him as the "King of Country Music." Strait's success began when his first single " Unwound" was a hit in 1981, signaling the mainstream ascendance of the neotraditional movement and rebuke of pop-country. During the 1980s, seven of his albums reached number one on the country charts. In the 2000s, Strait was named Artist of the Decade by the Academy of Country Music, elected into the Country Music Hall of Fame, and won his first Grammy a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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You Look So Good In Love
"You Look So Good in Love" is a song written by Glen Ballard, Rory Bourke and Kerry Chater, and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in September 1983 as the lead single from his album '' Right or Wrong''. It was also recorded by Mickey Gilley in 1983, appearing on his album ''You've Really Got a Hold on Me''. Content The narrator is a guy looking at his ex-lover fall in love with another guy. He realizes just how happy his former girlfriend looks now that she's fallen in true love. He feels sorry for himself that he wasn't the one to make her happy, but part of him realizes it wasn't meant to be. Music video A video Video is an Electronics, electronic medium for the recording, copying, playback, broadcasting, and display of moving picture, moving image, visual Media (communication), media. Video was first developed for mechanical television systems, whi ... — Strait's first — was issued for the song. Strait disliked the "slow-paced ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Some Kind Of Wonderful (Soul Brothers Six Song)
"(She's) Some Kind of Wonderful" is a song written by Canadian-American musician John Ellison and first recorded by his R&B group, Soul Brothers Six, in 1967, peaking at number 91 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The best known version is by American rock band Grand Funk Railroad from 1974 which reached number 3 on the same chart. Grand Funk Railroad version In 1974, American rock band Grand Funk recorded the song for the their album '' All the Girls in the World Beware!!!''; it reached number three on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on February 22, 1975. It also ranked number 6 on Billboard's Hot 100 year-end chart for 1975 as shown on the December 27, 1975, print edition of ''Billboard'', which contained the Hot 100 for 1975. This is the official list still shown on ''Billboard'' magazine website. '' [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Marshall Tucker Band
The Marshall Tucker Band is an American rock band from Spartanburg, South Carolina. Noted for incorporating blues, country, and jazz into an eclectic sound, the Marshall Tucker Band helped establish the Southern rock genre in the early 1970s. While the band had reached the height of its commercial success by the end of the decade, it has recorded and performed continuously under various line-ups for 50 years.Colin Larkin (ed.), "Marshall Tucker Band". ''The Encyclopedia of Popular Music'', Vol. 5 (New York: Oxford University Press, 2006), pp. 521–522. Lead vocalist Doug Gray remains the only original member still active with the band. The original line-up of the Marshall Tucker Band, formed in 1972, included lead guitarist, steel guitarist, vocalist, and primary songwriter Toy Caldwell (1947–1993), lead vocalist Doug Gray (born 1948), keyboard player, saxophone player, and flautist Jerry Eubanks (born 1950), rhythm guitarist George McCorkle (1946–2007), drummer Paul ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Can't You See (The Marshall Tucker Band Song)
"Can't You See" is a song written by Toy Caldwell of The Marshall Tucker Band. The song was originally recorded by the band on their 1973 debut album, '' The Marshall Tucker Band'', and released as the album's first single. It was re-released in 1977 and peaked at number 75 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Cover versions of "Can't You See" have charted for Waylon Jennings (in 1976) and the Zac Brown Band with Kid Rock (2010). A live version, recorded live at the Performing Arts Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on July 31, 1974, is included as the final track on the band's 1975 album, '' Searchin' for a Rainbow''. '' Cash Box'' said of it that it showcased "their distinctive guitar and flute sounds." The original recording is noted for its flute introduction and ending, both by Jerry Eubanks. Artistry The song, musically, is a cross between country rock and Southern rock. The lyrics are noted as being dark, reflecting heartache and "a man running as ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Anita Antoinette
Anita Antoinette Fearon, born August 4, 1989, is a Jamaican-American reggae singer-songwriter. Antoinette is best known for her appearance on NBC's reality TV singing competition '' The Voice'' Season 3 in which she was eliminated from the Blinds Audition and her reappearance on Season 7 as part of Gwen Stefani's team placing tenth in the competition. Early life Anita Antoinette Fearon was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and is the daughter of reggae icon Clinton Fearon. Her father was co-founder, bass player and singer in revered roots-reggae band "The Gladiators". She spent the early years of her childhood in the community of Duhaney Park and attended the George Headley Primary School in Jamaica. Antoinette migrated to the United States in 1996, where she settled first in South Boston and then New Britain, Connecticut with her mother, brothers, and sister. A self-taught singer and guitarist, Anita began writing her own music as a teenager, inspired both by her father and by ot ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gwen Stefani
Gwen Renée Stefani (; born October 3, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, fashion designer and actress. She is a co-founder, lead vocalist, and the primary songwriter of the band No Doubt, whose singles include "Just a Girl", " Spiderwebs", and "Don't Speak", from their 1995 breakthrough studio album ''Tragic Kingdom'', as well as " Hey Baby" and " It's My Life" from later albums. During the band's hiatus, Stefani embarked on a solo pop career in 2004 by releasing her debut studio album '' Love. Angel. Music. Baby.'' Inspired by pop music from the 1980s, the album was a critical and commercial success. It spawned six singles, including "What You Waiting For?", " Rich Girl", "Hollaback Girl", and "Cool". "Hollaback Girl" reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart while also becoming the first US download to sell one million copies. In 2006, Stefani released her second studio album, ''The Sweet Escape''. Among the singles were " Wind It Up" and "The Sweet Escape ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pat Green
Patrick Craven Green (born April 5, 1972) is an American Texas Country artist. Active since 1995, he has recorded a total of seven studio albums, including several independent works, three for Republic Records and two for BNA. Fifteen of his singles have charted on the '' Billboard'' Hot Country Songs charts, of which the highest-peaking is the No. 3 "Wave on Wave" from his gold-certified album of the same name. Music career Green started his music career as an 18-year-old at Texas Tech playing small gigs at bars and clubs around Lubbock. In 1995, Green independently recorded and released a series of albums produced by Lloyd Maines using money borrowed from his parents. Green did not commit fully to his music career until 1997 when his stepfather fired him from his job as a fuel wholesaler. Green had been counting his money from a weekend of singing and his stepfather knew he would need motivation to fully pursue music as a career. After committing to music, Green ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Wave On Wave (song)
"Wave on Wave" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Pat Green. It was released in May 2003 as the first single and title track from his album '' Wave on Wave''. It reached #3 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart in the United States, and peaked at #39 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It became his first and, to date, only Top 10 hit. The song was written by Green, David Neuhauser and Justin Pollard. "Wave on Wave" was named Country Song of the Year by the Society of European Stage Authors & Composers (SESAC) in 2003. In addition, it was honored by Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI) for one million spins on radio. "Wave on Wave" was also nominated for a Grammy Award in 2004 for Best Country Song. The song has sold 450,000 copies in the U.S. as of October 2014. As event music The song was featured during campaign rallies for then-U.S. President George W. Bush during his 2004 reelection campaign. It is currently used by the Washington Nationals ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |