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William Lee Golden Biography, Photos, Pictures

After more than two decades with the Oak Ridge Boys, baritone vocalist William Lee Golden was fired in 1986 when the other members wished to change the country band’s image

William Shepherd Biography, Photos, Pictures

The William Shepherd whose name appears on songwriting credits for fiddle tunes such as “Miss Gordon of Park” is not the same William Shepherd who played trombone with Dizzy Gillespie, nor is it the Bill Shepherd who has recorded Appalachian fiddle music on several anthologies

Williams & Ree Biography, Photos, Pictures

Known to fans as “The Indian and the White Guy,” the duo of Bruce Williams and Terry Ree rose to stardom on the country comedy circuit on the strength of their defiantly anti-P

Wall Matthews Biography, Photos, Pictures

Wall Matthews is a composer, performer, and teacher who is accomplished on guitar, piano, and African percussion As Composer in Residence for Dance at Connecticut College, Wall has an ongoing involvement with modern dance

Willie Dennis Biography, Photos, Pictures

The Willie Dennis who participated in the making of a 2004 EP by Frog Holler, a progressive country band, is not the famous jazz trombonist A team of musicologists have been researching just what it is this other Willie Dennis did in a project mostly dominated by singer/songwriter Darren Schlappich

Willie Heath Neal Biography, Photos, Pictures

Willie Heath Neal’s official press release calls the unvarnished, throaty singer/songwriter “a country song” The description is right on the mark, considering that the details of his life cover a multitude of country music themes, including a rough start, a hard life, and the rebelliousness that comes with both

Willie Jones Biography, Photos, Pictures

Singer/songwriter and bassist Willie Jones is no relation to any of the jazz musicians of the same name, numerous enough to have begun numbering themselves Part of an international country and folk-rock scene connected both directly and indirectly to the Nashville sound itself, Jones has sometimes spent more than a year tinkering on a solo effort while simultaneously releasing material as a member of Shady Mix, a band whose name sounds like an allergic reaction to a producer

With the lyrics to “Even Tho’,” a songwriting triumvirate truly made a touch on how pathetic being in love can be when one is the subject of a country & western song: “Well even tho’ you took the sunshine out of my heaven, even tho’ you took the twinkle out of my eyes/Oh I will always be in love with you my darling, even tho’ I sit and wonder if I’m wise

Willie Nelson Biography, Photos, Pictures

As a songwriter and a performer, Willie Nelson played a vital role in post-rock & roll country music Although he didn’t become a star until the mid-’70s, Nelson spent the ’60s writing songs that became hits for stars like Ray Price (“Night Life”), Patsy Cline (“Crazy”), Faron Young (“Hello Walls”), and Billy Walker (“Funny How Time Slips Away”) as well as releasing a series of records on Liberty and RCA that earned him a small, but devoted, cult following

Willie P. Bennett Biography, Photos, Pictures

In his native Canada, Willie P Bennett is held in high esteem as one of the greatest talents in folk music Some dared to even call him the Willie Nelson of Canada, but one has to be cautious with such comparisons, most Canadians not being happy with such allegories involving the big brother in the south

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