Charlie Phillips: The Birth Of Country Music

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A far cry from rock ‘n’ roll, Charlie Phillips continued polishing his skills as a country music singer. The latest craze of music sounded interesting to Charlie, but his heart lie with the traditional time-tested sounds from country music greats. His heroes really were cowboys and the pure sound achieved by a few guitar cords and smooth vocals would drive him to press forward with his own style of music. Country music was progressing as well.

Up until this time, drums were considered taboo in many country music circles, even though Western Swing big band leader, Bob Wills had added a drummer to the Texas Playboys as early as 1935. By 1955, drums were being added to most country music groups; however, the stigma of the “impure” sound were kept out of the public eye as performers on The Grand Ole Opry and the Louisiana Hayride often hid their drummers offstage during live recorded performances. The dobro guitar, a alternative to the Hawaiian steel guitar, was now introduced into country music by the famed group, Flatt and Scruggs, the performers of the hit song, The Ballad of Jed Clampett. Innovation and opportunity would soon lead Charlie Phillips back to the Petty Studio to record yet another record. …show more content…
Charlie was proud to hear his voice on the radio almost daily and hankered to get more records made. With Norman Petty’s Studio being continually booked with young new artists, Charlie thought perhaps he could slip across town to Bob Tucker’s Garage Studio so he could record a couple of new songs he had written and with which he was relentlessly tinkering
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