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Leahy’s Luck is a family based group from Milwaukee performing traditional and popular Irish music throughout the Midwest Formed in 1991 by brothers Tom and Brian Leahy, much of the “Irish” sound is provided by their children; Brian’s daughters Michelle, Sarah, and Caitlin play fiddle, flute, and tin whistle, respectively, while Tom Leahy’s children Maura and Evan contribute on accordion and bodhran
In 1996, LeAnn Rimes burst out of nowhere with her debut single, “Blue,” which immediately captured the attention of country fans across America It wasn’t just the fact that her rich, powerful vocals were remarkably similar to Patsy Cline — it was the fact that Rimes was only 13 years old
The Ledford String Band was led by master fiddler Steve Ledford, who first found success as one of the most popular players of the 1930s Ledford was born and raised in Bakersville, North Carolina, and won his first fiddling contest at age nine
After spending several years as a professional songwriter, Lee Ann Womack became one of the breakout contemporary country stars of 1997 with her eponymous debut album Born and raised in Jacksonville, TX, Womack became infatuated with music at an early age, which is appropriate for the daughter of a disc jockey
Country singer and songwriter Lee Brice walks a path between traditional honky tonk sounds and contemporary rock & roll; as Brice puts it, his music sounds like what would happen if Hank Williams, Jr
Best-known for penning the outlaw country anthem “Ladies Love Outlaws,” singer/songwriter Lee Clayton never achieved the same level of notoriety as some of the artists who recorded his songs
Guitarist, harmonica player and vocalist Lee Dresser joined with high school friends, Willie Craig and Fred Fletcher, to form a rockabilly band, The Krazy Kats, in 1957 They released several impressive recordings including a single, “Beat Out My Love” b/w “Wiggley Little Mama” in 1959 and a full-length album, Movin’ Out!, in 1964
Born with a good voice and a wide range, Lee Greenwood turned it into a unique voice accidentally, by overworking it in a less-than-healthy setting Hailing from Sacramento, he used his musical training on the casino circuit, working in the green-felt jungles of Reno and Las Vegas, where he dealt cards by day and sang in dark lounges by night
Country and pop iconoclast Lee Hazlewood has been one of the music world’s most irascible geniuses during a long, fruitful career An Oklahoma Dust Bowl refugee who grew up to become a dedicated Europhile; a production heavyweight who authored success stories for Duane Eddy and Nancy Sinatra but also a recording eccentric who refused to acknowledge mainstream tastes; a songwriter capable of crippling fatalism (“My Autumn’s Done Come”) and playful country corn (“Dolly Parton’s Guitar”), and songs that use elements of both (“Dark in My Heart”); it’s all part of the highly contradictory legend of Hazlewood
In Australian country music, Lee Kernaghan was as dominant in the ’90s as Garth Brooks in America He’s also famous for the cowboy hat he wears But there the similarity ends