100 Greatest Men: #66. David Houston
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Not many teenage stars get a second shot at stardom, but David Houston was a remarkable exception.
Year: 2012
100 Greatest Men: #67. Steve Wariner
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Many stars shone brighter before they quickly faded away. Steve Wariner stayed humble and relied on his talent, and he managed to outlast all of them.
100 Greatest Men: #68. Mark Chesnutt
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Even among the new traditionalists of the early nineties, Mark Chesnutt stood out as a traditionalist, bringing pure country to the radio dial for more than a decade.
100 Greatest Men: #69. Travis Tritt
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A famed member of the Class of ’89, Travis Tritt suburbanized the Outlaw sound for a broad new country music audience.
100 Greatest Men: #70. Ferlin Husky
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Equal parts classic country singer and brilliant comedian, Ferlin Husky was one of the consummate all-around entertainers.
Single Review: Taylor Swift feat. The Civil Wars, “Safe & Sound”
Yeah, you’ve probably heard this track by now. But let’s just have a post where we talk about it anyway, y’know?
Because this kind of release begs some blog attention, simply for the fact of what it is: a meeting of highly buzzy but divergent artists, and the first soundtrack cut from a hotly anticipated movie (The Hunger Games, adapted from Book 1 of Suzanne Collins’s mega-popular young-adult series). On paper alone, it’s a reminder of why the award shows optimistically call the duet category “Vocal Event.”
100 Greatest Men: #71. Johnny Paycheck
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For casual fans of country music, Johnny Paycheck was a one-hit wonder who spent a good chunk of his life in jail. For those who know better, he was the greatest of the Outlaw singers and the definitive honky-tonk voice of his time.