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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 CowboySlide4
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Kenny Rogers

Began career in the 50s.

Started solo career in mid 70s.

Biggest hit “Lucille”

“The Gambler”Slide6
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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 AwardsSlide9
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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.Slide12
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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.Slide15
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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.Slide18
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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”Slide21
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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.Slide26
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