by Armada Digital | Feb 5, 2021
Country singer/songwriter Freddy Powers may not be as famous as his powerful pals Merle Haggard, George Jones, and Willie Nelson, but his award winning songs and production work are behind-the-scenes testaments to his talent and success. Powers was raised in Texas and...
by Armada Digital | Feb 5, 2021
Sonny grew up in Wichita Falls, Texas, After college, he moved to San Francisco and played rock & roll in area clubs. At the urging of guitarist and publisher Pete Drake, he switched to country music and moved to Nashville in 1964. In 1965, Bobby Lewis had a Top...
by Armada Digital | Feb 5, 2021
That helped lead to a record deal with Columbia Records, who issued their first album, The Kooky World of the Geezinslaw Brothers, in 1963. They recorded four albums for Capitol between 1966-1969, scoring hit singles with songs like “Chubby (Please Take Your...
by Armada Digital | Feb 5, 2021
By his teen years, Bruton and his buddy T Bone Burnett were laying down tracks in Burnett’s makeshift home studio in between gigging with other pals like Delbert McClinton, all the while digging on musical giants like Freddie King and Ornette Coleman, who could be...
by Armada Digital | Feb 5, 2021
A master of writing number-one hits – 31 to be exact – Waldon, Texas, native Bob McDill has been no stranger to country and American pop music. His hits include “I’m Dancing As Fast As I Can,” “Shot Full of Love,” “Runaway Hearts” and “Falling in Love” by Juice...
by Armada Digital | Feb 5, 2021
Will Jennings is an American songwriter, who is popularly known for writing the lyrics for “My Heart Will Go On”, the theme for the film Titanic. He has been inducted into the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame and has won several awards including...
