Tammy Wynette was an American country music singer and songwriter,considered among the genre's most influential and successful artists. Along with Loretta Lynn,Wynette helped bring a woman's perspective to the male-dominated country music field that helped other women find representation in the genre. Her characteristic vocal delivery has been acclaimed by critics,journalists and writers for conveying unique emotion. Twenty of her singles topped the Billboard country chart during her career. Her signature song "Stand by Your Man" received both acclaim and criticism for its portrayal of women's loyalty towards their husbands.
George Glenn Jones was an American country musician,singer,and songwriter. He achieved international fame for a long list of hit records,and is well known for his distinctive voice and phrasing. For the last two decades of his life,Jones was frequently referred to as "the greatest living country singer","The Rolls-Royce of Country Music",and had more than 160 chart singles to his name from 1955 until his death in 2013.
Country USA was a 23-volume series issued by Time-Life Music during the late 1980s and early 1990s,spotlighting country music of the 1950s through early 1970s.
Billy Norris Sherrill was an American record producer,songwriter,and arranger associated with country artists,notably Tammy Wynette and George Jones. Sherrill and business partner Glenn Sutton are regarded as the defining influences of the countrypolitan sound,a smooth amalgamation of pop and country music that was popular during the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Sherrill also co-wrote many hit songs,including "Stand by Your Man" and "The Most Beautiful Girl".
Claude "Curly" Putman Jr. was an American songwriter.
Together Again is a studio album by country music artists George Jones and Tammy Wynette,released in 1980 on Epic Records. It was their first album since their 1976 hit album Golden Ring;their next album would not come until 1995 with One.
My Very Special Guests is a duet album by American country music artist George Jones,released in 1979 by Epic Records.
The Grand Tour is an album by the American country music artist George Jones,released in 1974 as his fifth album for Epic Records. It peaked at #11 on the Billboard Country Albums chart and contained the hit title track,which reached a peak of #1 in August 1974. It is Jones’50th Album Release.
We're Gonna Hold On is the fifth studio album by country music artists George Jones and Tammy Wynette. It was released in 1973 on the Epic Records label.
Nothing Ever Hurt Me (Half as Bad as Losing You) is an album by country music artist George Jones released in 1973,on the Epic Records label. It peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Country Albums chart. It is Jones’48th Album Release.
Me and the First Lady is the second studio album by country music artists George Jones and Tammy Wynette,released on August 7,1972,on the Epic Records label.
George Jones,also titled George Jones (We Can Make It) was the 1972 country music studio album released by George Jones in April 1972. The release was Jones' 46th studio album release since a debut from 16 years previous. Also as a highlight in his career,it was the first release made on Jones' new label,Epic Records.
We Go Together is the first studio album by American country music artists George Jones and Tammy Wynette. This album was released on October 18,1971 on the Epic Records label. This is Jones' first album with Epic and his then wife Tammy Wynette. This is also Jones' first album with producer Billy Sherrill.
What's in Our Heart is an album by American country music artists George Jones and Melba Montgomery released in 1963 on United Artists Records.
"My Elusive Dreams" is a country music song written by Billy Sherrill and Curly Putman. Putman recorded his song in March 1967 and released it on ABC Records in June 1967,peaking at #41 on the Hot Country Singles charts and #34 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100. The song was later recorded by several artists. The best-known version was recorded as a duet by David Houston and Tammy Wynette,and was a No. 1 country hit in October 1967;the song also peaked at No. 89 on the Billboard Hot 100. Wynette recorded a second duet version of My Elusive Dreams in 1973 with George Jones;this version was included on the Let's Build a World Together album.
Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad is a studio album by American country artist Tammy Wynette. It was released in May 1967 and contained ten tracks. The majority of the album was a collection of cover tunes Wynette recorded,including songs by George Jones,Loretta Lynn and Jeannie Seely. Several new songs were also part of the project. It was the debut studio album of Wynette's career and included two singles:"Apartment No. 9" and "Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad". The latter became Wynette's first chart success,climbing into the top five of the American country chart. The album itself reached the American country LP's chart in 1967. The album later received a positive review from AllMusic,which gave it a five-star rating.
"Southern California" is a song written by George Richey,Billy Sherrill and Roger Bowling,recorded by American country music artists George Jones and Tammy Wynette. It was released in June 1977 as the first single from their Greatest Hits. The reached number five on the Billboard country chart.
Greatest Hits is an album by country music artists George Jones and Tammy Wynette. It was the first compilation by Epic Records that collected some of their biggest hits,including the number-one singles "We're Gonna Hold On","Golden Ring",and "Near You". It is also significant for containing the new song "Southern California",which rose to number five in 1977. Although Jones and Wynette had divorced in 1975,they remained a valuable commercial commodity for Epic,scoring their biggest chart hits after their split. The album peaked at number 23 on the Billboard country albums chart and eventually went Gold in the U.S.
My Elusive Dreams is a studio album by American country artists David Houston and Tammy Wynette. It was released on Epic Records in August 1967 and contained ten tracks. It was the duo's first and only collaborative album together. My Elusive Dreams contained mostly duets between Houston and Wynette. The album was named for the title track,which topped the American country songs chart in 1967. Another single titled "It's All Over" also became a commercially-successful country song. The album received positive reviews following its release.
"It's All Over" is a song written by Billy Sherrill and Glenn Sutton. It was originally recorded by American country artists David Houston and Tammy Wynette. It was released as a single in 1968.
