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The immensely popular American entertainer and songwriter Willie
Nelson (he's the one on the left) with our buddy Dan Zuko (Co-host
on "Woody and the Wake-up Call" on WCOL 92.3 out of
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Kenny Chesney
Has recorded thirteen albums, eleven of which
have climbed to gold or higher status.
He has also produced thirty Top Ten
singles on Billboard's Hot Country Songs ratings. |
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Dan Zuko and Kenny Chesney (right) |
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Tim McGraw
McGraw has had nine consecutive albums
debut at Number One on the Billboard charts. Twenty-six of his
singles have hit the number one slot on Billboard's Hot Country 100
chart, with three of them being named the number one country song of
the year ("It's Your Love", "Just To See You Smile", and "Live Like
You Were Dying").
He has won 3 Grammys, 11 Academy of Country Music awards, 10 Country
Music Association (CMA) awards, 9 American Music Awards and 3
People's Choice Awards.
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Tim McGraw (center) |
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Shannon Brown (left)
Released her first album in 2006 "Corn
Fed" under the Warner Bros. Nashville label.
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Sara
Evans and Dan Zuko
Sara Evans, singer-songwriter, has more than twenty singles that
have charted on Billboard's Hot Country Songs charts, with four
hitting the number one slot so far.
Top Female Vocalist (R&R 2006)
Female Vocalist of the Year (ACMA 2006) |
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Phil Vassar (left)
Vassar's debut album, "Phil Vassar," was released in early 2000;
it produced five hit singles on the Billboard country singles
charts.
Phil has achieved fifteen singles on Billboard's Hot Country Songs
charts, including two that hit number one.
Has also co-written five additional Number One singles for other
artists
to date.
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Mark
McGuinn (left)
Mark McGinn started out as a Jazz trumpeter, and was looking to
be a professional soccer player . . . before a serious knee injury
changed his plans.
His first country single, "Mrs. Steven Rudy", hit the Top 10. |
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Carolyn Dawn Johnson (with Dan Zuko)
Carolyn has performed with the likes of Keith Urban, Sara Evans,
and Reba McEntire. She has an impressive record as a
songwriter as well, with her songs being recorded by Jo Dee Messina,
Patty Loveless, and others.
Carolyn Dawn Johnson has several
country music awards to her credit:
- CMA "Female Artist of the Year"
- JUNO "Best Country Artist"
- ACMA "Top New Female Artist"
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Dan Zuko and Andy
Gibbs |
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Joe Dee Messina
American Country Music
Singer-songwriter. Joe Dee’s had nine number one singles, and
has been honored by The Country Music Association, The Academy of
Country Music and The Grammy Awards.
She was the first female country artist to score three multiple-week
number one songs from the same album.
Joe Dee's also best friends with Tim McGraw!
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Joe Dee Messina (left) |
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Peter Reckell (left)
American soap opera
actor.
Peter Reckell has played Bo Brady on the popular
day-time soap opera Days of our Lives. He has
also played Eric Hollister on As The World Turns and
Johnny Rourke on Knots Landing.
Oh, and he's also recorded under an
independent label.
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Cyndi
Thompson
Her debut single, "What I Really Meant to
Say," spent three weeks at number one in 2001. Cyndi's debut album,
"My World," hit gold.
Later in 2001, Cyndi Thomson gave up her recording career, citing
career pressures on her personal life. |
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Chad
Brock
Before starting his career
in country music, Chad was a professional wrestler in World
Championship Wrestling. (An injury forced him to retire.)
He signed to Warner Bros. Records in 1998 as a recording artist,
releasing three studio albums and seven chart singles.
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Brenda
Lee
Little Miss Dynamite is what they call Brenda. Her
explosive strength of voice from such a small little thing has
always impressed fans and critics alike.
Immensely popular in the 50's and 60's, Brenda Lee was one of the
first ever American pop stars to gain a huge international
following.
In her list of credits, Breda has charted more hits than just about
any other woman. In over-all success she was just behind Elvis
Presley, Ray Charles, and the Beatles. |
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