Classic Country Music

The Classic Country Music Group is here to present lenses about the greatest country music stars of the 1970s and earlier.

These great country music stars of yesteryear influenced the world of country music and entertained and inspired millions of people around the world

If you have a lens that honors a country music performer from the 1970s or before I invite you to add it to this group

Classic Country Spotlight

featured lens Buck Owens

Buck Owens was born on August 12, 1929 in Sherman, Texas. His full name was Alvis Edgar Owens, Jr. and his parents were Alvis and Maicie Owens. Alvis, when he was around four years old, came into the house and told his family that his name was Buck,...

Welcome To Classic Country Music Headquarters

This group is dedicated to the greatest country music performers of the Golden Age of Country. To me classic country covers the time period from around the 1920s all the way up to the 1970s.

Country music legends such as Johnny Cash, George Jones, Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, and Hank Snow set the trail and inspired future generation to sing and play. Current performers like Alan Jackson and George Strait were heavily influenced by the country music stars in this group and it made them all the better.

Classic Country Music

featured lens Johnny Cash ?

Johnny Cash was wearing black long before it was cool, and certainly never did it for fashion. It was who he was. Also in the definition of "who he was" has to be that he was a spectacular musician. I've listened to Johnny Cash as long as I can reme...

featured lens Hank Snow: Country Music Legend

Hank Snow was one of the most prolific singers and songwriters in country music history. In a career that spanned over four decades, Snow recorded over 120 albums, and sold roughly 70 million records in his illustrious career.

featured lens Buck Owens

Buck Owens was born on August 12, 1929 in Sherman, Texas. His full name was Alvis Edgar Owens, Jr. and his parents were Alvis and Maicie Owens. Alvis, when he was around four years old, came into the house and told his family that his name was Buck,...

featured lens Hank Williams

Hank Williams real full name was Hiram King Williams. Hank was born in Mount Olive, Alabama to Elonzo and Jessie Williams on Sept. 17, 1923. Hank was born with a condition known as spina bifida occulta which caused him severe back pains throughout hi...

More Classic Country Music

featured lens Ronnie Milsap: Country Music Legend

With forty number one country singles, Ronnie Lee Milsap is a true country music legend. Despite being born blind in 1943, Milsap went on to become one of country music's most popular artists in the 1970s and 1980s.

featured lens Patsy Cline

I grew up listening to country music, and Patsy Cline was a large part of that.  She may have passed away before I was born, but she, and her music, was still very present then -- as she is now.  Keep reading to find out more about this leg...

featured lens Willie Nelson ?

Willie Nelson is the red headed stranger and he has been a major force in country music since the 1960's.  Singer, songwriter, actor, peace activist, philanthropist - he is all these things.  He has also been a musical influence in my life...

featured lens Conway Twitty

I am happy to admit that I had the opportunity to see Conway Twitty perform live.  I was very embarrassed about it at the time - more so because I was going with my mother and sister-in-law.  He was performing in a small hall in Northern Ca...

featured lens Waltz Across Texas With Ernest Tubb

I am a country oldies fan.  I love country music from the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.  Ernest Tubb, better known as "ET", recorded "Waltz Across Texas" in 1965.  This song is still a popular tune in dance halls all over...

Classic Country Video Showcases

featured lens Willie Nelson Video Showcase

And, one of my favorite cowboys has always been Willie Nelson.  Settle in and check out some great videos from this country music legend.  Vote for your favorites, or let me know if I'm missing one. 

featured lens Waylon Jennings Video Showcase

Although that might be a title of one of his songs - Waylon Jennings never seemed to care to do things the way anyone else did - he had his own path. Waylon Jennings was a force to be reckoned with in country music and one of the (if not the most inf...

Do You Like Bluegrass?

featured lens Bluegrass Music Headquarters

Bluegrass Music Bluegrass music was originally developed by Bill Monroe, who is often referred to as the "Founding Father of Bluegrass" Way back in 1939 Bill Monroe formed a band called The Blue Grass Boys. The name was taken from Monroe's home sta...

Classic Country Television Shows

featured lens Hee Haw

Hee Haw aired for more than 20 years from 1969 to 1992. Roy Clark and Buck Owens hosted the country music variety show until Buck left in 1986. The show was built around rural humor, live country music performers, and the Hee Haw Honeys. Most episode...

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Who is Your Favorite Classic Country Music Performer?

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George Jones

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Tammy Wynette

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