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The Allen Brothers, Lee and Austin, were among the first of the fraternal duets that became popular in the ’20s and ’30s They were known for their fast-paced, upbeat blues and old-time music-influenced songs
Country singer Aaron Lines didn’t think he’d have a career in music while growing up in northern Alberta, Canada Like most kids, he was skating and playing hockey at an early age
Allison Moorer was born into a musical family and raised in the small southern Alabama town of Frankville; when Moorer’s father shot her mother and then turned the gun on himself, older sister Shelby Lynne — soon to become a country singer herself — took charge of raising Allison
The Almanac Singers lasted for barely a year and only left behind three dozen songs, and their work was at least as controversial as it was popular But they were among the very first folk music groups organized for political purposes to record, and their lineup — Pete Seeger, Lee Hays, Woody Guthrie, and Millard Lampell — was a virtual “who’s who” of topical and popular folk music for the next 20 years
One would be hard pressed to track down recorded examples of Almeda Riddle’s singing, but the hunt would be well worth it since she possessed one of the strongest voices ever put to wax
Renowned for his Shetland style of fiddle playing, Aly Bain was born in the Shetland town of Lerwick in 1946 He began learning the fiddle at the age of 11, and earned money playing around the local area
Sisters Martha and Amber Davis chime in quite wonderfully on veteran old-timey music singer Ralph Stanley’s 2005 Shine On, a country gospel effort This is not the same Amber Davis who sang on a rap side with J$
A native of Garland, TX, singer/songwriter Amber Dotson grew up listening to country music After winning several local singing competitions, she moved to Nashville while she was in her early twenties, eventually signing a songwriting deal with Sony/Tree
Aaron Tippin was part of the commercial explosion of new traditionalist country in the early ’90s, making his name with a mixture of macho, rowdy honky tonkers, sentimental ballads, and patriotic working-man’s anthems
A young singer and songwriter in the Texas honky tonk tradition, Aaron Watson plays country music with a traditional feel but a young man’s energy and spunk, and has earned a loyal fan following in the Lone Star State