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O.B. Jackson Biography, Photos, Pictures

Apparently the Jacksons of Sampson County have plenty to shout about By the second half of the 20th century, the family had established some type of dynasty in a field of music in which the participants can boast of saving lives, not making hit records; perhaps meaning a greater glory awaits them then, say, the sibling members of the Jackson Five

Oliver Knight Biography, Photos, Pictures

When one is the son of Lal Waterson, it’s a good chance that music will be your vocation For Oliver Knight, it was no different Raised on the “folk commune” in Hull, England, Knight took up playing guitar at the age of 13

O.J. Hanssen Biography, Photos, Pictures

Growing up in Mosjøen, Norway, just two hours south of the arctic circle, OJ Hanssen inherited a love for American country music from his parents, who filled their house with the sounds of Buck Owens, Tammy Wynette, Gene Watson, Bobby Bare, and Jim Reeves

Omar Blondahl Biography, Photos, Pictures

A popular folk singer and guitarist in Canada, Omar Blondahl was born in 1923 in Wynyard, Saskatchewan He was introduced to music early in life and took both violin and piano lessons during his childhood

Oak Ridge Boys Biography, Photos, Pictures

One of the longest-running groups in country music, the Oak Ridge Boys started life as a gospel quartet before gradually modernizing their style and moving into secular country-pop

One Riot One Ranger Biography, Photos, Pictures

Despite sporting a name that is decidedly Texan, One Riot One Ranger is actually based in Columbus, OH, and there’s not more than one Texan-born musician in the bunch The band, also known as 1R1R, was established in 1990, but only two of the band’s later five members were present when the group was formed

Onie Wheeler Biography, Photos, Pictures

Born in Senath, MO, on November 10, 1921, Onie Wheeler recorded traditional country, bluegrass, and rockabilly (for Sun) in a career that stretched from a small radio show in Missouri all the way to the Grand Ole Opry

Open Road
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Genre: Country

Harkening back to the sounds of such first-generation pioneers as Bill Monroe and the Stanley Brothers, Open Road is a traditionally minded bluegrass unit formed by relative youngsters (i

Orbestra
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Genre: Country

Eight classical musicians formed the Orbestra in 1989 to record the folk music of various cultures, such as Africa, Colombia, Macedonia, Shetland and Spain Led by Peter Cowdrey, the group use violin, trombone, bassoon, cello, double bass, clarinet, tarambuka, teppan, mbira and bamboo flute, along with voice

Oboken
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Genre: Country

In 1990, Philippe Saucourt and Bruno Fleutelot’s first attempt as a band was a group called les Gens The project split (too many different influences in the four-member group), and the pals created a new band for only the two of them: Orlando