Legacy of Sammy Kershaw
Artists and genres Sammy Kershaw directly influenced — one hop forward on the family tree of music.
Lorrie Morganartist
Aaron TippinartistAaron Dupree Tippin is an American country music singer and songwriter. AllMusic describes his music as a mixture of honky-tonk songs, sentimental ballads and patriotic working-class anthems. Before becoming a recording artist, he was a staff songwriter for Acuff-Rose Music, where his compositions were recorded by artists including Charley Pride, Mark Collie and David Ball. He signed with RCA Nashville in 1990, and his debut single, "You've Got to Stand for Something", became a top-ten country hit during the Gulf War.
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Pam Tillisartist
Darryl WorleyartistDarryl Wade Worley is an American country music singer and songwriter. Signed to DreamWorks Records Nashville in 1999, Worley released four albums for the label: Hard Rain Don't Last (2000), I Miss My Friend (2002), Have You Forgotten? (2003), and Darryl Worley in 2004. After the label closed in 2005, he moved to 903 Music, an independent label owned by Neal McCoy, releasing Here and Now in 2006, shortly before that label's closure. His most recent studio release is 2009's Sounds Like Life via Stroudavarious Records, owned by James Stroud.
Collin RayeartistFloyd Elliot Wray, known professionally as Collin Raye and previously as Bubba Wray, is an American country music singer. He initially recorded as a member of the band The Wrays between 1983 and 1987. He made his solo debut in 1991 as Collin Raye with the album All I Can Be, which produced his first Number One hit in "Love, Me". All I Can Be was the first of four consecutive albums released by Raye to achieve platinum certification in the United States for sales of one million copies each. Raye maintained several Top Ten hits throughout the rest of the decade and into 2000. 2001's Can't Back Down was his first album that did not produce a Top 40 country hit, and he was dropped by his record label soon afterward. He did not record another studio album until 2005's Twenty Years and Change, released on an independent label.