1 November 1954, Wichita Falls, Texas, USA. Keith is the son of Bob Stegall, who played steel guitar for Johnny Horton. He made his stage debut when only eight years old and performed in a variety of folk and country groups during his adolescence. He formed his own band, the Pacesetters, when only 12 and toured overseas with the folk group the Cheerful Givers. Stegall then m
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1 August 1971, Texas City, Texas, USA. This country singer-songwriter was raised by his mother in San Diego, California, until the age of 12, when he relocated to Houston, Texas, to live with his father and stepmother. He began writing and singing in his early teens, and performed with a number of college-based bands. After leaving college he began working in a bank during t
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Mila Mason
- 61% match to 4 Runner
c. 1974, Dawson Springs, Kentucky, USA. As a child, Mason was surrounded by a showbusiness atmosphere; her mother, Diane Mason, performed in Las Vegas and elsewhere as a singer. She began writing songs while still very young. At the age of 15 she occasionally performed at her mothers shows, and two years later she moved to Nashville, Tennessee. There, she sang demos a
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Andy Childs
- 57% match to 4 Runner
Memphis, Tennessee, USA. The 90s country singer Andy Childs was raised in Memphis but was drawn more to the country sounds of Nashville. He played in small Memphis clubs and then built up his experience in state fairs and theme parks. He regularly went to Nashville but he was determined not to be a hat act. His singles, I Wouldnt Know and
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David Kersh
- 57% match to 4 Runner
9 December 1970, Humble, Texas, USA. Kersh is another anonymous, good-looking country newcomer, possessing a good voice, but one not distinctive enough to register. His debut album has been well received. The album is mostly up-tempo but the key track is the slow dance tune Goodnight Sweetheart, which made the US country Top 10 in 1996. On If I Never Stop Loving
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29 April 1972, Winter Park, Florida, USA. Contemporary country singer Bonamy gravitated to the honky tonk scene through the auspices of his father, a fan of Johnny Paycheck and Merle Haggard. However, when he began to attend high school he invested much of his time in sports, at which he achieved great proficiency, while his listening tastes changed to those of Bon Jovi et a
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A trio of Marc Beeson, Sonny LeMaire and Kurt Howell, Burnin Daylight are a Nashville, Tennessee, USA-based country act who have jokingly referred to themselves as the oldest baby act in the business. Prior to forming the group, all three members could boast of extensive previous experience. LeMaire was formerly a member of Exile, writing many of that group
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Ken Mellons
- 47% match to 4 Runner
Kenneth Edward Mellons, 10 July 1965, Kingsport, Tennessee, USA. Honky-tonk singer-songwriter Mellons wanted to play country music from a very early age. He grew up attending shows, festivals and the Grand Ole Opry and subsequently landed a job at Opryland USA impersonating country performers. This led to an appearance on the Grand Ole Opry itself and growing recognition aro
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Ronna Renee Reeves, 21 September 1958, Big Spring, Texas, USA. After starting singing and tap-dancing in local talent shows as a child prodigy, she fronted her own band at the age of 11. She went on to play Texas clubs and in the mid-70s, she was the opening act for George Strait and others, including Randy Travis. She joined Mercury Records in 1991 but her debut, Only The H
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The 90s country group Twister Alley come from Arkansas, USA, and are named after the tornadoes that sometimes hit the area. The group consists of Shellee Morris (vocals), Amy Hitt, Lance Blythe and Steve Goins (guitars), Randy Lloyd (bass) and Kevin King (drums). They started playing traditional country at Gilleys but it soon developed into more high-energy country. Their
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22 April 1945, Jennings, Louisiana, USA. The eldest of six children, Francis had childhood ambitions to play the guitar and sing country music. He gained his first experience towards his ambition by singing and playing gospel music in the local church choir. After completing his college education, he attended medical school, where he qualified as a cardiologist. After reloca
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22 August 1979, McAlpin, Florida, USA. Day emphasises her catholic taste in music with Mariah Carey, Madonna and Motown Records cited as influences. She also has a fondness for Patsy Cline and as a teenager, she recorded Crazy on a demo cassette. Days grandmother ran a poker school and one player was the aunt of an RCA Records executive. She forwarded the t
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10 February 1960, Gallipolis, Ohio, USA. Raised in West Virginia, Cartwright has been performing country music since he was a child. He became a pianist for the WWVA Wheeling Jamboree in West Virginia, and graduated to a position as the shows musical director. He moved to Nashville in 1982 and recorded demos for the songwriters Felice and Boudleaux Bryant. He joined t
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James House
- 31% match to 4 Runner
21 March 1955, Sacramento, California, USA. His father and his uncles sang a cappella country music, but House was more interested in rock music as he grew up. He started performing as a solo acoustic act but then formed his own group, the House Band, which was signed to Warner Brothers Records and then moved to Atlantic Records. He started to write country music and, with t
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