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 ID: 671661
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1970s Country MusicSlide2
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 HourSlide3
Rhinestone CowboySlide4Slide5
Kenny Rogers
Began career in the 50s.
Started solo career in mid 70s.
Biggest hit “Lucille”
“The Gambler”Slide6Slide7
The GamblerSlide8
Charlie Rich
Nicknamed “The Silver Fox”
Very popular
Won numerous awards
“Behind Closed Doors” won 3 CMA Awards.Controversy at the 1973 CMA AwardsSlide9Slide10
Behind Closed DoorsSlide11
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-JoshuaGrammy Award in ‘77.Slide12Slide13
More Dolly PartonSlide14
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.Slide15Slide16
If We Make it Through DecemberSlide17
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.Slide18Slide19
Take Me Home, Country RoadsSlide20
Olivia Newton John
Had a series of Top Ten country crossover hits in the 70s.
“Let Me
B
e 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”Slide21Slide22
Charlie Daniels Band
Was a mix of country and Southern rock music.
Fiddle playing.
“The Devil Went Down to Georgia”Slide23
Devil Went Down to GeorgiaSlide24
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. Slide25
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.Slide26Slide27