R&B tenor singer Jimmy J. Hughes was born February 3, 1938, in Leighton, Alabama. At the age of 5, he listened to Radio WLAY, a country music station in Littleton, Alabama. He sang country because that was the only radio station he heard until he … Read MoreJimmy J. Hughes (1938- )
Country, R&B singer, arranger, pianist, lyricist Aaron Joseph Neville was born on January 24, 1941, in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Arthur Neville, Sr, a merchant marine sailor, and Amelia Neville. He has three brothers, Arthur Neville, II; Charles Neville, Cyril Neville, and one sister, Athelgra … Read MoreAaron Joseph Neville (1941 – )
Country baritone singer, lyricist, actor, activist, freestyle rapper was born on September 23, 1994, in Shreveport, Louisiana, to Michael and Delores Jones. He creatively blends hip-hop and country music. During his childhood, Jones wrote verse and improvised music almost instantly. He early on showed the … Read MoreWillie Jones (1994- )
An alternative country blues singer, banjoist, guitarist, composer Amythyst Kiah was born in 1990 in Chattanooga, Tennessee but now resides in Johnson City, Tennessee. At an early age, she was encouraged and supported by her parents to play musical instruments. She started with the guitar and … Read MoreAmythyst Kiah (1990- )
Country music singer and lyricist Kane Allen Brown was born on October 21, 1993, in Chattanooga, Tennessee to Tabatha Brown, a European American and an unknown African American father. He experienced homelessness with his mother, living in a car. He has one sister, Heidi Swafford. … Read MoreKane Brown/ Kane Allen Brown (1993- )
Country music pioneer DeFord Bailey was born in 1899 in Carthage, Tennessee. Stricken with infantile paralysis at the age of three, he was given a harmonica as a means of amusement. Bailey overcame polio, but he never grew taller than four feet, ten inches. However, … Read MoreDeFord Bailey (1899-1982)
