In which year was this American country singer-songwriter inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, who began his solo career in 1971 and recorded the song 'Listen to the Radio', a title track for one of his albums?
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Listen to the Radio "Listen to the Radio" is a song written by Fred Knipe, and recorded by American country music artist Don Williams. It was released in April 1982 as the first single and title track from his album "Listen to the Radio". The song reached number 3 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles chart and number 1 on the "RPM" Country Tracks chart in Canada.
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Don Williams Don Williams (born Donald Ray Williams; May 27, 1939 – September 8, 2017) was an American country singer, songwriter, and 2010 inductee to the Country Music Hall of Fame. He began his solo career in 1971, singing popular ballads and amassing 17 number one country hits. His straightforward yet smooth bass-baritone voice, soft tones, and imposing build earned him the nickname: "Gentle Giant" of country music.
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Life (Elvis Presley song) "Life" is a 1971 song by Elvis Presley. It was written by Shirl Milete. Elvis recorded it June 6, 1970. The single release had a seven-week stay on Billboard's Hot 100 chart, peaking at #53. It reached #8 on the Easy Listening chart and #34 on the Country Chart. It was a double A-side with "Only Believe". It was included on Elvis' "Love Letters from Elvis" album.
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Songwriter's Tribute Songwriter's Tribute is a 1986 compilation album released by MCA Records/Nashville covering the songs of American country music singer, Patsy Cline.
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The Year That Clayton Delaney Died "The Year That Clayton Delaney Died" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Tom T. Hall. It was released in July 1971 as the only single from the album, "In Search of a Song". "The Year That Clayton Delaney Died" was Hall's second number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for two weeks and spent a total of eighteen weeks on the country charts.
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Earl Thomas Conley Earl Thomas Conley (born October 17, 1941, Portsmouth, Ohio, United States) is an American country music singer-songwriter. Between 1980 and 2003, he recorded ten studio albums, including seven for the RCA Records label. In the 1980s and into the 1990s, Conley also charted more than thirty singles on the "Billboard" Hot Country Songs charts, of which eighteen reached Number One. Conley's eighteen "Billboard" Number One country singles during the 1980s marked the most Number One hits by any artist in any genre during that decade except for Alabama and Ronnie Milsap.
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Lone Wolf (Hank Williams Jr. album) Lone Wolf is a studio album by American country music artist Hank Williams Jr. It was released by Warner Bros./Curb Records in January 1990. "Ain't Nobody's Business," "Good Friends, Good Whiskey, Good Lovin'" and "Man to Man" were released as singles. The album peaked at number 2 on the "Billboard" Top Country Albums chart and has been certified Gold by the RIAA.
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I Care (Tom T. Hall song) "I Care" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Tom T. Hall. It was released in December 1974 as the only single from the album, "Songs of Fox Hollow". "I Care" was Hall's seventh number one on the U.S. country singles chart. The single had a one-week stay at number one and remained on the chart for a total of ten weeks.
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Johnny Bush Johnny Bush (born February 17, 1935 as John Bush Shinn III in Houston, Texas) is a country music singer, songwriter, and drummer. Bush, nicknamed the "Country Caruso," is best known for his distinctive voice and as the writer of "Whiskey River," a top-ten hit for himself and Willie Nelson's signature song. He is still popular in his native Texas.
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Words and Music (Roger Miller album) Words and Music is the fourth studio album by American country music singer Roger Miller. It was released under the Smash Records label in 1966 (see 1966 in country music). The record reached #32 on the country album charts and #108 on the "Billboard" 200, marking a significant drop in the charts following his first three albums.
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Ricky Van Shelton Ricky Van Shelton (born January 12, 1952) is an American former country music artist. Active between 1986 and 2006, he charted more than twenty singles on the "Billboard" Hot Country Songs charts. This figure includes ten Number One hits: "Somebody Lied", "Life Turned Her That Way", 'Don't We All Have the Right", "I'll Leave This World Loving You", "From a Jack to a King" (a cover of the Ned Miller hit), "Living Proof", "I've Cried My Last Tear for You", "Rockin' Years" (a duet with Dolly Parton), "I Am a Simple Man", and "Keep It Between the Lines". Besides these, seven more of his singles have landed in the Top Ten on the same chart. He has also released nine studio albums, of which his first four have all been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.
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Don Robertson (songwriter) Donald Irwin Robertson (December 5, 1922 – March 16, 2015) was an American songwriter and pianist, mostly in the country and popular music genres. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1972. As a performer, he hit the US Top 10 with "The Happy Whistler" in 1956 (Peaking at 6th). The track reached #8 in the UK Singles Chart the same year. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc.
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Sings the Country Music Hall of Fame Hits, Vol. 2 Sings the Country Music Hall of Fame Hits, Vol. 2 is an album by Jerry Lee Lewis released on Smash Records in 1969.
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A Week in a Country Jail "A Week in a Country Jail" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Tom T. Hall. It was released in November 1969 as the third and final single from his 1969 studio album "Homecoming". The song was Hall's fifth release to reach the U.S. country singles chart and the first of six number-ones. "A Week in a Country Jail" stayed at the top for two weeks and spent a total of thirteen weeks on the chart.
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You're My Man (album) You're My Man is a Lynn Anderson album for Columbia Records released in 1971. The disc was Anderson's fourth studio album for the label. The record was a #1 hit on the "Billboard" Top Country Albums chart for seven weeks, Anderson's third (and to date, last) number one on the chart. The album was produced by Anderson's then-husband Glenn Sutton.
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Connie Smith albums discography The albums discography of Connie Smith, an American country artist, consists of thirty four studio albums, one live album, thirteen compilation albums, two box sets, and fifteen other appearances. After the success of her 1964 single "Once a Day", Smith's self-titled debut album was released in March 1965 on RCA Victor Records. The album reached number one on the "Billboard" Top Country Albums, spending thirty weeks on the chart, while also becoming her only album to reach the "Billboard" 200 list (#105). Smith's next two secular albums, "Cute 'n' Country" and "Miss Smith Goes to Nashville" went to number one and number two respectively between 1965 and 1966. In September 1966 Smith released her fifth studio album, "Born to Sing", which was her third album to reach the top spot on the "Billboard" country albums chart. Due to Smith's popularity, RCA Victor issued five albums between 1967 and 1968 including "Downtown Country" (1967), "Connie Smith Sings Bill Anderson" (1967), and "I Love Charley Brown" (1968). In 1969, Smith collaborated with country artist Nat Stuckey on the album "Young Love".
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Ernest Tubb Sings Hank Williams Ernest Tubb Sings Hank Williams is an album by American country singer Ernest Tubb, released in 1968 (see 1968 in music). It is a tribute to the songs of country singer-songwriter Hank Williams.
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Neal McCoy Hubert Neal McGaughey, Jr. (born July 30, 1958), known professionally as Neal McCoy, is an American country music singer. He has released 10 studio albums on various labels, and has released 34 singles to country radio. Although he first charted on the "Billboard" Hot Country Songs chart in 1988, he did not reach the top 40 for the first time until 1992's "Where Forever Begins", which peaked at number 40. McCoy broke through a year later with the back-to-back number one singles "No Doubt About It" and "Wink" from his platinum-certified album "No Doubt About It". Although he has not topped the country charts since, his commercial success continued into the late 1990s with two more platinum albums and a gold album, as well as six more top 10 hits. A seventh top 10 hit, the number 10 "Billy's Got His Beer Goggles On", came in 2005 from his self-released "That's Life".
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America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song is a concept album and the 40th overall album by country singer Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records in 1972 (see 1972 in music). As its title suggests, it comprises a number of tracks dedicated to the topic of American history, not unlike several of Cash's other Americana albums. The record is a mix of songs and narration, in which Cash attempts to describe elements of the country's past, including famous personalities like Paul Revere or Big Foot. "America" also includes a re-recording of "Mr. Garfield" and "The Road to Kaintuck", songs previously released as singles in 1965 on "Sings the Ballads of the True West". Most of the tracks on the album were written by Cash, with some exceptions, including a rendition of the well-known song "The Battle of New Orleans" and a reading of Abraham Lincoln's famous Gettysburg Address. The album was included on the Bear Family box set "Come Along and Ride This Train".
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High, Low and In Between High, Low and In Between is an album by country singer/songwriter Townes Van Zandt, released in 1971. The album was recorded in L.A. and showcases what Van Zandt himself considered to be one of his most well written songs, "To Live Is To Fly".
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Tex Ritter Woodward Maurice "Tex" Ritter (January 12, 1905 – January 2, 1974) was an American country music singer and actor popular from the mid-1930s into the 1960s, and the patriarch of the Ritter acting family (son John and grandsons Jason and Tyler). He is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.
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My Favorite Songwriter, Porter Wagoner My Favorite Songwriter, Porter Wagoner, released in 1972, is the tenth solo studio album by Dolly Parton, performing the work of her duet partner Porter Wagoner. The album peaked on the U.S. country albums chart at #33, while its single, "Washday Blues" reached #20. "When I Sing for Him" is a gospel song that was released as a single but did not chart. "Lonely Comin' Down" also appeared on 1974's "Jolene" album and was later included (as was "When I Sing for Him") on the 1975 compilation "Best of Dolly Parton".