Watch the entire Grand Old Opry Stars of the 50s series here! https://star50s.com/ Members were Claude Sharpe, founder and first tenor, Claude Waller, second tenor, Luther Heatwole, first bass, and Joe MacPherson, second bass. #harmonysingers #50scountry
Doyle Lawson moved to Nashville in 1963 to start his illustrious carrer in Bluegrass music and was inducted into the #ibma hall of fame in 2012. He retired from performing in 2022 but his musical legacy will live forever.
Mother Maybelle Carter is country music royalty. With her brother in law A.P. Carter, the Carter Family toured between 1940 and 1960 as a pioneer of country music. Her thumb lead style of playing is now a cornerstone of guitar picking technique.
OSCAR & SULLIVAN
What do you call that hat Oscar Sullivan wears anyway??
Watch the entire Grand Old Opry Stars of the 50s series here! https://star50s.com/ #classiccountry
Here we go Saturday night! How are you spending your Saturday? Tell us in the comments! #Louisiana #saturdaynight #melmcdaniel #TheGrascals
Chet Atkins & Boudleaux Bryant wrote this #classiccountry song! Watch the entire Grand Old Opry Stars of the 50s series here! https://star50s.com/
Ferlin Husky had a hit on this song in 1955, a decade after serving in the merchant Marines in World War II! Watch the entire Grand Old Opry Stars of the 50s series here! https://star50s.com/
Make sure to tip the band! Watch the entire Grand Old Opry Stars of the 50s series here! https://star50s.com/ #littlejimmydickens #classiccountry
Little Jimmy Dickens was made a member of the Opry in 1948 and was only 150 centemeters tall! We just wanted our metric system friends to know how short he was. (SPOILER: that's 4'10")
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BOOTS RANDOLPH served in the U.S. Army band during WWII and played sax, vibrophone and trombone. Now that's one fun band! #classiccountry #saxaphone
Billy Walker had a #1 hit on this song in 1962. Billy's 60 year career tragically ended in an auto accident in 2006 headed home from a concert, but his music will live on forever! #ClassicCountry
Ronnie Reno plays LYNYRD SKYNYRD #southernrock #bluegrass
Do you remember your first loan? Who was it to? Did it work out?
Reno & Harrell "A Dollar Down & A Dollar A Week"
#bluegrass
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June Carter & The Carter Family "It's My Lazy Day"
GOLDIE HILL "Say Big Boy" Watch the entire Grand Old Opry Stars of the 50s series here! https://star50s.com/ #ClassicCountry
Rodney Dillard is a founding member of the Dillards, a group that introduced Bluegrass music to millions through their appearance on The Andy Griffith Show. The Dillards were also one of the first Bluegrass bands to 'plug in' their instruments and go electric! #classicbluegrass
Ernest Tubb "Two Glasses Joe"
The great CINDY WALKER wrote this classic Ernest Tubb song. She's most famous for her hit song "You Don't Know Me" that she wrote with Eddy Arnold. #classiccountry Watch the entire Grand Old Opry Stars of the 50s series here! https://star50s.com/
Bill Monroe "You'll Find Her Name Written There"
No one did it like the great Bill Monroe #classicbluegrass Watch the entire Grand Old Opry Stars of the 50s series here! https://star50s.com/
Goldie Hill sings a Jimmy C. Newman song! #classiccountry