Houston Bernard - Interesting Facts About Country Music (1)

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Houston Bernard - Interesting Facts About Country
Music

• Houston Bernard is the lead vocalist and
  guitarist in The Houston Bernard Band, who have
  been nominated for a number of award, including
  the Worcester Music Awards Video of the Year and
  Limelight Magazines Country Artist of the Year
  award.
• Country musics roots can be traced back to the
  folk songs that were played by immigrants in the
  Appalachian Mountains. These songs originally
  blended English ballads with traditional Irish
  and Scottish folk music, before eventually being
  infused with influences from gospel singing and
  the blues.

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Houston Bernard - Society or Hillbilly Music

• The sort name of Country occurred because of
  Senator Joe McCarthy's barbecuing of Weavers lead
  artist Pete Seegar's as far as anyone knows
  socialist leanings in 1952. Before this the class
  had been known as society or hillbilly music.

• Jimmie Rodgers is considered by many to be the
  'Father of Country Music' as he was the principal
  star in the class to be considered important.
  Somewhere around 1927 and 1933 his music moved
  Country music far from the sideshow demonstration
  that it had ended up in a few spots and he was
  the primary authentic star that the class
  delivered.

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Houston Bernard - Country Music Awards

• None of the Hank Williams are actually named
  Hank. Through three generations the singers have
  adopted the name. However, the original Hank
  Williams was actually named Hiram, while Hank
  Jr.s real name is Randall. Hank III is called
  Shelton.

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Houston Bernard - Music Careers

• George Jones once won the Country Music Awards
  Song of The Year twice in a row for the same
  song. He Stopped Loving Her Today was given the
  nod in both 1980 and 1981.

• Willie Nelson is one of the biggest stars that
  Country music has produced and Houston Bernards
  father and uncle met him during their own music
  careers. He has also used the same guitar since
  1969. Its a Martin N-20 that he has named
  Trigger.

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