If you want the audience at your event to be entertained by music close to to the common people America, you should give preference to classic country. His main attributes are a guitar, a harmonica, a cowboy hat, jeans, a plaid shirt, spurs on his boots, and the freedom of the prairies in his soul. If you want more sophistication in your performance, then a Dixieland band is the way to go. Here country music mixes with jazz. String instruments The winds play along, and an important element of the musicians’ costumes is the straw boater hat.
Country bands at your event: how to choose?
The spirit of the Wild West with its reckless saloons, fearless cowboys stopping horses in their tracks, and the romance of the endless American steppes - all this can suddenly appear at the event you have in mind. Such is the power of country music. After all, to be imbued with all this, you don’t need to go far away and saddle a rebellious buffalo, it’s enough to hear characteristic motif on guitar or harmonica.To get an idea of the bands we have in our country music catalog, check out their profiles on this page. You can evaluate the costumes for performances by looking at the section with photographs of musicians. The most complete information about the performances and repertoire of groups can be obtained by looking at the “Video” tab. Here you can clearly get acquainted with their work through videos from concerts.
— How to distinguish popular singer from a private?
- An ordinary one gathers stadiums, and a popular one attracts 50 people in a restaurant for the same money.
Country is not only about cowboys, prairies and banjo playing, it is also great and respected by many, whose performers still fill huge halls and. The music, born from the efforts of the white population living in the rural areas of the West and South of America, gave birth to an entire cultural era. We offer you the top 10 best performers country music that has firmly entered it and has no intention of leaving.
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This is a young performer with powerful vocals, thanks to which she was able to win the hearts of numerous fans. Her debut album was called "Some Hearts". It was released in 2006, sold 6 million copies and became the most successful of that year.
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The world started talking about Tim McGrov 1994. This country artist has topped America's country charts 20 times and managed to sell more than 40 million copies of his albums.
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The strong and soulful vocals of this performer gave her the opportunity to be popularly called the new “Celine Dion.” In terms of country music, of course. The singer’s debut came in 1991, and it was associated with the single “The Time Has Come.”
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Willie Nelson's playing on the "heartstrings" is simply divine. But this singer is not only good at plucking strings, but also composes songs himself and acts in films. Willie starred in more than thirty films, and also co-authored many books.
John Denver began his musical ascent to Mount Olympus by playing in various country bands. However, he found maximum success only when he became a solo performer, recording more than three hundred songs on his own. Moreover, he created 200 of them himself. Now it’s clear why 4 of his albums were platinum and 12 were gold.
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Hank Williams once gained fame as a true country music legend. His thirty-five singles without any problems or difficulties hit the Billboard music top, and eleven of them took first place.
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This country singer managed to break all imaginable and inconceivable records set by musicians in record sales. This was in the 90s, but to this day Garth’s albums are very popular and sell out well. He is the owner of two Grammys and seventeen American Music Awards.
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The love of Shania's fans was brought to her by a record called “The Woman in Me.” But his fame was surpassed by another album of the singer: “Come On Over”, released in 1997, which became the most commercially successful of all country records in history.
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Brad's first album hit the shelves in 1999 and was called “Who Needs Pictures.” The single “He Didn’t Have to Be” from this record, just seven months later, helped the musician rise to first place in the “cowboy” charts. Similar success Over the course of Paisley's entire career, 16 more of his songs were sought after.
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Roger Miller loves the people with the song “King Of The Road”. It became a wildly popular hit in its time. The story of a tramp who does not complain about his fate, but enjoys life, moving around the country on trains, has captivated the entire country music world. In 1995, Roger was inducted into the Cowboy Instrumental Hall of Fame.
Country music is a type of folk music North America. Despite its advanced age, this “rural music” (as the name suggests) still finds many listeners.
Russian folk song the vast majority Russian youth associated with old women and old men singing to the accompaniment. Folk music Country music in the United States competes with pop music on approximately the same level.
Country music. A little history.
Country music is a form of North American folk music. It includes both songs of cowboys of the Wild West and the music of white-skinned settlers who left the Old World in XVII – XVIII centuries. The acoustic guitar, fiddle and mandolin are the fundamental instruments of country music. Under the influence of black musical culture, the banjo and the banjo are also widely used here.
Country songs and ballads typically follow the theme of rural folklore. The most common themes of such songs are unrequited love, hard work and loneliness.
The poet Harlen Howard, who wrote many hits in this style, said about country music that it consists
“of three chords and truthfulness.”
The main styles of country music are:
- Western swing, based on Dixieland principles and arrangements;
- bluegrass;
- Country and Western, depicting life in the Wild West.
In the fifties of the twentieth century, country music, along with gospel and rhythm and blues, contributed to the creation of rock and roll and rockabilly.
Russian country music performers. Group "Corn".
The Kukuruza group is perhaps the most famous group working in country style. The group received official status back in 1986. Although the history of the group began in the seventies, with the student ensemble “Ornament”.
In 2000, as part of the beat group “Hawaiians”, I had the opportunity to play in the Moscow club “Ku-Ku” near the Rechnoy Vokzal metro station. The musicians of the Kukuruza group were directly related to this club. I remember well that the club was very stylishly decorated in the spirit of a Wild West era saloon.
And who doesn’t remember the wonderful song “Sing, Vasya!” At one of our student parties, one of the participants drank a lot. He could no longer get up, and because of us he was unable to sleep. Because we were quite noisy, and the radio was screaming at full volume. Finally, he begged: “Don’t make noise!” And at that moment the radio sang back to him:
“But no one thought to make noise, Vasya sang, because it’s impossible not to sing!”
After that, of course, we fell to the floor in hysterical laughter.
Country music in the work of the beat group "Hawaiians".
Country music was also reflected in the work of the beat group “Hawaiians”. Moreover, quite non-standard and in an unusual way. We can say that the history of this wonderful band began with country music.
In June 1995, Oleg Knizhnik, the future leader of the Hawaiians, called me. He offered to record fourteen country songs that he had written in five days. I agreed immediately after listening to the compositions. They were that good.
None of us really knew how to play back then. And the possibilities for recording were very modest. We only had two Soviet-made microphones. We put these microphones on the table and sat around them. And they wrote it all down this way. And the resulting album was called “ Good man", after the title of one of the songs.
On the recording we used maracas, a harmonica and three acoustic guitars. One of the guitars was connected to an amplifier and used instead of a bass guitar or slide guitar. It turned out wild, but cute.
The themes and harmonies of the songs were very close to the original country music sources. You can draw a conclusion about this from the titles of the songs: “Cattle Death”, “Corydalis”, “ American Dream“,” “The field mouse ate the whole harvest,” “Fur-oak-country,” “In Kentucky,” “Ride me, daddy, on a horse,” and the like. However, for true connoisseurs of country music, these songs looked like obvious banter and mockery. In principle, that is what they were. But for us, performing these songs was a real pleasure. There was too much fun and positivity in them.
This recording was a great success among the students of our city. And in the fall of the same 1995, Oleg wrote eleven more similar songs: “In our chicken coop,” “Goose George,” “Grizzly Bears.” The latter, according to Oleg, was written in the style of “country mayhem.” The album was called “Oh, I’ll trample!”
In the second album, a duet was even recorded, where my sister performed as a singer. The song was called “You walk me home.” In one of the verses of this song, the following words were heard on behalf of the male character:
“I’ll give you an ear of corn, don’t think that this is a transparent hint!”
It was with these recordings that the history of the Hawaiian beat group began. The name, by the way, was invented during the recording of the first album. We associated our musical delights with the performance of Captain Vrungel and Fuchs in the Hawaiian Islands. Therefore, on the cassette with the recording it was written: “Semyon Besstrashny and the Hawaiian trio.”
Subsequently, we exploited these songs quite seriously. Ours sounded especially good on . And our audience always received these songs with a bang.
Country music belongs to the light genres. Easy - because it is easy to listen to, it is pleasant to the ears. Easily memorable tunes transport the listener outside the city, where the roar of the metropolis does not drown out the sounds of the wind in the field, birds in the forest, where you can see the beauty of the flight of butterflies and breathe in the fresh air deeply. That's why country music has gained wide popularity among both urban and non-urban residents. We know many examples country singers who chose this genre, created country music and have achieved success in this field.
Today we'll talk about Top 10 Country Artists.
Carrie Underwood
Carrie Underwood ranks first on our list. She has amazingly beautiful powerful vocals, which is why, despite her youth, she won huge amount fans. Debut album "Some Hearts" was released in 2006 and became the best-selling album of the year (more than 6 million copies sold). After the release of the first album Carrie Underwood pleased her fans with 5 new singles - "Inside Your Heaven", "Jesus Take The Wheel", "Don't Forget To Remember Me", "Wasted" and "Before He Cheats". Moreover, each of them different times took first place in various country charts.
At the 2008 Grammy Awards Carrie Underwood won in the category "Best new artist”, and was declared in two categories (the second is “Song of the Year”). One of her hits "Before He Cheats", spent 64 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 and became the third-longest-running single in the chart's 50-year history.
Tim McGraw
In second place on the list of most popular country singers– Tim McGraw. The world first started talking about him in 1994. During my career Tim rose to first place more than 20 times country charts USA, sold more than 40 million copies of albums, released a huge number of hits, including a duet with his wife Faith Hill. Winner of 3 Grammy awards, 14 Academy of Country Music awards. Another famous country singer at the beginning of her career she dedicated a single to her favorite artist "Tim McGraw". Three singles Tim McGraw became the Best country songs year: "It's Your Love", "Just To See You Smile" And "Live Like You Were Dying".
Martina McBride
In third place on our list Martina McBride– singer and songwriter. She is known not only as country singer with strong, clear vocals, but also amazing person. Every time you watch a video of the singer or see recordings of interviews at social gatherings, it’s hard to disagree – she’s sweet, charming and nothing more. Martina McBride called "Celine Dior in Country Music". Her debut took place in 1991, when Martina released a single "The Time Has Come". Since then, the singer's singles have regularly topped the Billboard country charts. During my career Martina McBride released 11 studio albums, which sold 14 million copies. The singer received the Country Music Association award 4 times in the “Best female vocals"and three times - the Academy of Country Music Award in the category "Best Female Performer". Her powerful vocals are easy to appreciate in "In My Daughter's Eyes". And she is especially romantic and touching in her performance "How Far":
Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson takes an honorable 4th place, but not thanks to his voice or manner of performance. This performer cannot leave anyone indifferent with his guitar playing. Willie Nelson– singer and songwriter, poet and actor. He took part in more than 30 films and co-authored several books. Willie Nelson- a prominent representative of the so-called outlaw country, one of the directions country music, which became widespread and popular in the late 1960s. The singer is the winner of many prizes and awards, including Grammy awards in the “Record of the Year” categories (1982, for a new interpretation of classical song "Always on My Mind"), « Musical legend"(1990) and "For lifetime achievements" (1999).
John Denver
In fifth place of ours country hit parade– John Denver. With the help of his voice, through his songs, he shared his feelings and experiences with listeners. His performances were difficult to forget. He started his musical career consisting of several country bands, but achieved the greatest success and popularity precisely in solo career. Over the years, he has recorded and released more than 300 songs, 200 of which he wrote himself. Most of his songs are about the beauty of nature, love for music, and trials in love. 12 of his albums went gold and 4 went platinum.
Hank Williams
Hank Williams- one of the most famous country singers of all times. This amazing musician has become a legend country music, an inspiration to many musicians around the world and an icon to fans country. 35 singles Williams hit the Billboard top, 11 of which reached number one. He lived short life, only 29 years old, but left a big mark on history country music. He managed so little and at the same time so much in 5 years of active creative life. Unfortunately, with the rise of his career, the personality of the performer began to disintegrate. The 29-year-old singer died in the back seat of his Cadillac. A bottle of whiskey was found next to him. It is noteworthy that his last single was "I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive"(“I will never get out of this world alive”).
Garth Brooks
Garth Brooks- one of the most successful performers country music. Brooks used rock elements in his studio recordings and concerts, which allowed him to expand his audience of fans. He broke every possible record for album sales and concert tickets in the 1990s. Albums Brooks are still selling out successfully; as of 2011, more than 68 million copies were sold, which is 5 million more than albums were sold. Brooks– winner of 2 Grammy awards and 17 American Music Awards. On March 6, 2012, the inclusion was announced Brooks to the Country Music Hall of Fame. Creation Brooks is an alloy of measured country and energetic rock, but here is the single "I Love the Way You Love Me"– a good example of a rather calm, kind country.
Shania Twain
Beautiful, sexy and talented Shania Twain simply must be in the top ten country singers. The album brought her first fame "The Woman in Me", and in 1997 the album was released "Come On Over", which became the best-selling country album of all times (its circulation was more than 40 million copies). Twain– winner of 5 Grammys, she is the only singer in history whose three albums in a row reached “diamond” status. More than 85 million albums have been sold worldwide. Listen "You're still the one" performed Shania Twain. Diva, and nothing more!
Brad Paisley
Next Top 10 Artist country music takes Brad Paisley. Talented singer, who knows how to captivate listeners, showing sincere emotions during the performance of songs in which many recognize themselves and events related to their lives. His first album was released in 1999 entitled "Who Needs Pictures", and after 7 months Paisley was in first place in country charts with single "He Didn't Have to Be"" Over the course of his entire career, 25 singles made it into the top ten. Brad, 16 of which reached first place. He also holds the record of 10 consecutive singles reaching the top of the charts.
Roger Miller
And finally Roger Miller– singer, composer and musician. The cheerful, witty singer was consummate master performance of songs in style country. He owns the phrase: “The human brain is an amazing organ that starts working from birth and doesn’t stop until you sit down and write a song.” He hosted his own humorous TV show, wrote both light, frivolous songs and philosophical ballads. Business card Roger Miller- song "King Of The Road", which became a hit in 1965. This is the story of a tramp who enjoys life and travels by train. For my creative career Miller won 11 Grammy awards, and in 1995 he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Although the singer passed away 20 years ago, his songs are still remembered and loved.
Have you heard the songs of these artists? Who would you put on this list?
Top 10 Country Artists updated: April 13, 2019 by: Elena
