COUNTRY DUETS

In the years 40s and 50s, it was a time when women simply could not be recorded. There was no women singers in those years making a difference in CW environment.

Hank Thompson had a HUG hit with "I Didn't Know God Made Honky Tonk Angels." It was hugely successful, and so was the remake of it, by Kitty Wells, "God Doesn't Make Honky Tonk Angels." It was a Thompson song, so she suffered to survive on a Country Music Atmosphere.


With the 60's some Women/Men Duets moved some vinyls. Porter Wagoner let his woman act, status, and called Dolly Parton to appear on his show. Dolly that Wagoner called because he wanted to sing some of her songs, so she was blown away that Wagoner was wanting to be part of his Show. She told him that she would give 5 years, and after that, she wanted to pursue her single career. After 7 years, Dolly quit, under a bitter ending of a classic duo.

Now, on this blog, I will be writing about a Macro-Level to introduce you some of the Duets that were hitting the Charts in the 60 and 70's. My favorite was Parton and Wagnor, but I've mentioned that before.

The strongest Duet, of all times, was Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn. I will spend a full blogg on this couple's duet. To say it was top duet act in the Nation, would be under-playing the venture.

Other acts we will be studying about, all had some ties to Oklahome.

Buck Owens and Susan Ray.
Waylon Jennings and Jesse Coulter
Tammy Wynette and George Jones (Look at that act with interest. Notice I put the hugely successful who dominated Nashville music for years, George Jones, behind Tammy Wynette.)
Kenny Rogers flirted with duets with little success.
I will add more, when I think of them. It is time for me to try to get some "sleep-eye."