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1970s Country Music

1970s Country Music. Glen Campbell. Considered one of the icons of country music. Been in music industry for 50 years. Released more than 70 albums. Sold more than 45 million records. “Rhinestone Cowboy” The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour. Rhinestone Cowboy. Kenny Rogers.

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1970s Country Music

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  1. 1970s Country Music

  2. Glen Campbell • Considered one of the icons of country music. • Been in music industry for 50 years. • Released more than 70 albums. • Sold more than 45 million records. • “Rhinestone Cowboy” • The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

  3. Rhinestone Cowboy

  4. Kenny Rogers • Began career in the 50s. • Started solo career in mid 70s. • Biggest hit “Lucille” • “The Gambler”

  5. The Gambler

  6. Charlie Rich • Nicknamed “The Silver Fox” • Very popular • Won numerous awards • “Behind Closed Doors” won 3 CMA Awards. • Controversy at the 1973 CMA Awards

  7. Behind Closed Doors

  8. Dolly Parton • Born in 1946 in Tennessee • Began recording at age 11. • Moved to Nashville in 1964. • Country music radio and television. • Won the CMA Best Female Singer award in ‘75 & ‘76. • First #1 hit in 1971-Joshua • Grammy Award in ‘77.

  9. More Dolly Parton

  10. Merle Haggard • Merle Haggard was born in Bakersfield, CA in 1937. Bakersfield would later become a country music scene rivaling Nashville. • Songs reflected the real problems many Americans faced to support their families in the economic climate of the 70s. • “If We Make It Through December”-song about poverty around Christmas time.

  11. If We Make it Through December

  12. John Denver • Famed singer-songwriter. • Most successful album released in 1971. • ‘Poems, Prayers, and Promises.’ • “Take Me Home, Country Roads” and “Rocky Mountain High” • Many thought of Denver as folk artist instead of country artist.

  13. Take Me Home, Country Roads

  14. Olivia Newton John • Had a series of Top Ten country crossover hits in the 70s. • “Let Me Be There” • “If You Love Me Let Me Know” • “Have You Never Been Mellow” • Won CMA award for female singer of the year in 1974. • Hardcore country fans didn’t like her. • Left country to get into oldies music. • “Grease”

  15. Charlie Daniels Band • Was a mix of country and Southern rock music. • Fiddle playing. • “The Devil Went Down to Georgia”

  16. Devil Went Down to Georgia

  17. Bakersfield Sound v. Nashville • Emerged as a distinctive sound of country music. • Originated in Bakersfield, California • Influenced by the country Rockabilly sounds from the 50s. • Opposite sound of Nashville country. • Nashville country was described as ‘slick’ sounding.

  18. Grand Ole Opry • The Grand Ole Opry began as a radio show in the 1930s. • Held at the Ryman Theater until 1974 when the Opry moved to a larger complex with a theme park. • Opryland • Radio show was televised live for the first time in the 1970s. • PBS aired the show on TV March 4, 1978.

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