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  • Ro James' 5 best lyrics

    Ro James' 5 best lyrics

    Ro James has become one of R&B’s rising sensations. The Queens native was at first afraid to sing in public, but with the encouragement of his aunt, who was a former backup singer for Prince, he began to make his singing talent know and people stood up and listened to his old-school R&B...
    By Kareem Gantt AXS Contributor Dec 15, 2016
  • Barbara Mandrell: 5 best song lyrics or verses

    Barbara Mandrell: 5 best song lyrics or verses

    Barbara Mandrell began her singing career as a child, and she was only about eight years old when her family moved to Nashville and began touring as the Mandrell Family Band. Barbara Mandrell parlayed that childhood success into a career as one of the most successful female country artists of 1970s...
    By Rachael Monaco Jun 12, 2015
  • Oak Ridge Boys' 5 best lyrics

    Oak Ridge Boys' 5 best lyrics

    The Oak Ridge Boys are an American institution, crossing the barriers of age and genre with their music. They have their own unique harmony and sound, but many of their songs have very significant, even sacred, lyrics, too. Let’s look at the Oak Ridge Boys’ 5 best lyrics. How do you favorite songs...
    By Barbie Crafts Jul 9, 2015
  • Jimmy Buffett plays at the Virginia / DC show of the Lounging at the Lagoon tour on September 1, 2012.

    Jimmy Buffett's 5 best lyrics: he found that lost shaker of salt

    Jimmy Buffett’s story is a take on the American Dream done in tropical prints and flip-flops. He spun a failing country music career (his debut album initially sold only 324 copies) into a beach bum empire. Down and out in Nashville, the would-be country star headed to Key West, Florida where he...
    By Gillian Burdett Jul 25, 2015
  • Dustin Lynch performs at the WGNA Countryfest in Albany, New York, July 7, 2012.

    From a little buckshot dot on a map: Dustin Lynch's 5 Best lyrics

    It’s been more than just a hell of a night for rising country star Dustin Lynch, more like hell of a year with his chart-hitting singles catapulting him into the limelight. He’s spent 2015 traveling with one of the hottest tours of the year, Luke Bryan’s “Kick the Dust Up Tour,” and is launching his...
    By Gillian Burdett Aug 10, 2015
  • During his too-brief life, Hank Williams wrote dozens of songs that have gone on to be country standards.

    Cold, cold, cheatin’ hearts: Hank Williams’s 5 best lyrics

    Hank Williams, Sr. is considered the father of contemporary country music. He brought the “hillbilly” music that originated in Appalachia to a mainstream audience with performances on The Louisiana Hayride and eventually the Grand Ole Opry. He was a prolific songwriter, with 179 songs written or co...
    By Gillian Burdett Aug 15, 2015
  • Maddie & Tae hit it big with their smart, funny lyrics.

    Rednecked-crazy: Maddie & Tae’s 5 best lyrics

    The singing/songwriting duo Madison Marlow and Taylor Dye, known as Maddie & Tae, made a splash last summer with their satirical “Girl in a Country Song,” a stab at the ubiquitous bro-country tunes venerating the Daisy Duke image of a hometown country girl. The girls, at the time still both in...
    By Gillian Burdett Aug 28, 2015
  • Over their 18 years as a team, the duo of Brooks & Dunn recorded dozens of country hits.

    From honky-tonk to lovelorn crooning: Brooks & Dunn’s 5 best lyrics

    The duo of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn blasted onto the country music scene with their first single, “Brand New Man,” in June 1991. Two months later, they released their debut album of the same name. “Brand New Man,” and three more single releases from the album, rose to the top of the country music...
    By Gillian Burdett Aug 28, 2015
  • One of country's original outlaws, Merle Haggard is still going strong after decades of producing some of country music's most lov

    The good times ain’t over: Merle Haggard's 5 best lyrics

    One of the original outlaws of country music, Merle Haggard spent his childhood in and out of detention centers, eventually ending up in the infamous San Quentin prison. In an AXS TV interview with Dan Rather, Haggard says he started writing songs at the age of 7, but never thought a career in music...
    By Gillian Burdett Aug 30, 2015
  • Incubus has heart and soul.

    5 best Incubus lyrics

    California native sons Incubus, have a long history of soulful and introspective tunes that have appealed to a wide variety of audiences since 1991. The alt rock outfit has made their bones on songs that touch the soul and expand the mind while making social commentary and hitting personal...
    By Patricia Jones AXS Contributor Mar 30, 2016
  • On display at the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame Museum in Cleveland, this Pink Floyd symbol means one thing to fans: The Wall and its

    Pink Floyd's 13 best lyrics/verses ever

    Pink Floyd is Pink Floyd. What else can we really say? AXS has looked at the five most pivotal moments in the band's career, the seven best quotes from band members given over the years, and the eight most-underrated songs the band ever recorded/released. However, here we are, back for more. It's...
    By Sam McPherson AXS Contributor Feb 21, 2016
  • Kelly Clarkson's 5 best self-penned lyrics

    Kelly Clarkson's 5 best self-penned lyrics

    Kelly Clarkson has officially taken the time off to rest while pregnant with her second child. Over the last 13 years, she's brought us songs of angst, break up anthems and touched hearts with meaningful lyrics. While she doesn't write everything she does, each album features songs she wrote lyrics...
    By Chase Hunt AXS Contributor Oct 10, 2015
  • Flyleaf's 5 Best Lyrics

    Flyleaf's 5 Best Lyrics

    Flyleaf, an American Christian pop/rock band spearheaded by lead singer Kristen May (lead vocalist). Previous lead singer Lacey Sturm (2002-2012) The band made their debut onto the scene with a self-titled album in 2005 and have not looked back since. Flyleaf has a total of 4 studio albums in their...
    By Kenon Thompson AXS Contributor Jul 13, 2015
  • Disturbed's 5 greatest lyrics; new album out Aug. 21

    Disturbed's 5 greatest lyrics; new album out Aug. 21

    Heavy metal band Disturbed from Chicago, Illinois formed in 1994 under the name Brawl. Once the band hired a new lead vocalist the band changed their name to Disturbed in 1996. Releasing five studio albums the band was able to obtain four consecutive albums debuting at number one on the rock album...
    By Michelle Lavallee AXS Contributor Jul 3, 2015
  • KT Tunstall's 5 best lyrics

    KT Tunstall's 5 best lyrics

    KT Tunstall is a Scottish singer/songwriter/guitarist born in Edinburgh, Scottland. In 2004, Tunstall broke onto the music scene with her performance of Black Horse and The Cherry Tree on Later... with Jools Holland (equivalence to Late Show with David Letterman in America). Tunstall has a total of...
    By Kenon Thompson AXS Contributor Jul 3, 2015
  • Corinne Bailey Rae's 5 best lyrics

    Corinne Bailey Rae's 5 best lyrics

    Corinne Bailey Rae, born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England is a singer/songwriter/guitarist. Corinne's started her musical beginnings in 1998, creating an indie group called Helen. It was not until 2004 when she received a major breakthrough by being signed it Global Talent Publishing. Like A Star...
    By Kenon Thompson AXS Contributor Jul 3, 2015
  • Demi Lovato's 5 best lyrics

    Demi Lovato's 5 best lyrics

    From teen sensation as an actor on Disney Channel's "Camp Rock" to an international music superstar, Demi Lovato has climbed the music charts with number 1 pop song singles and breath taking lyrics. Here are Demi Lovato's 5 best lyrics during her career so far. 1) Skyscraper: From Demi's third...
    By Kenon Thompson AXS Contributor Jun 30, 2015
  • Gene Autry's 5 best lyrics / verses

    Gene Autry's 5 best lyrics / verses

    Gene Autry, one of the original cowboys in country music and in film, was born September 29, 1907 as Orvon Grover Autry. He became legendary through film and television during the 1930' and 1940's. Autry appeared in 93 films and 91 episodes of The Gene Autry Show television series. His holiday...
    By Michelle Lavallee AXS Contributor Jun 20, 2015
  • Otis Redding's 5 best lyrics / verses

    Otis Redding's 5 best lyrics / verses

    Otis Redding was a soulful sing who poured out his heart in all of his songs. He was born Otis Ray Redding, Jr. on September 9, 1941. Redding passed away at an early age of 27 on December 10, 1967. Otis Redding’s songs have been attributed to many children being born in his era. When those record...
    By Maria Davis AXS Contributor Jun 1, 2015
  • War’s 5 best lyrics

    War’s 5 best lyrics

    The ultimate of cool and the "in crowd" was to be in sync with War and their sounds during the 1970's. Many groups had good things going on in terms of their music, but "War" lead a demonstration as to how to strut your stuff to be seen and heard. War put everyone that listened to their music in...
    By Teresa Myers AXS Contributor Jun 1, 2015
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