Billy Sherrill - Citizendia

Billy Sherrill (born Phil Campbell, Alabama, November 5, 1936) was a record producer and arranger who is most famous for his association with a number of country artists, most notably Tammy Wynette. Alabama (formally the State of Alabama;) is a State located in the southern region of the United States of America. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Virginia Wynette Pugh, known professionally as Tammy Wynette ( May 5, 1942 - April 6, 1998) was an American country music singer-songwriter Sherrill and business partner Glenn Sutton are regarded as the defining influences of the countrypolitan sound, a smooth amalgamation of pop and country music that was hugely popular during the late 1960s and throughout the '70s. Glenn Sutton ( September 28, 1937 - April 17, 2007) was a Country music songwriter and producer The Nashville sound arose during the late 1950s as a sub-genre of American Country music, replacing the chart dominance of Honky tonk music which was The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969

Born in rural Alabama, Sherrill became initially interested in music, particularly jazz and blues, learning to play the saxophone. During his teenage years, he led a blues band, and later signed a solo record deal, though this led to little success.

In 1962, Sherrill moved to Nashville, where he was initially was hired by Sam Phillips to manage the Nashville studios of Sun Records. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Samuel Cornelius Phillips ( January 5, 1923 – July 30, 2003) better known as Sam Phillips, was an American Sun Records was a Record label based in Memphis, Tennessee, starting operations on March 27 1952. When Sun sold its Nashville studio the following year, Sherrill moved to Epic Records, as an in-house producer. Epic Records is an American Record label. It is owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment. Given his limited exposure to country music up to that point, his production incorporated many elements of pop music production. (His sound has often been described as a country equivalent to Phil Spector's Wall of Sound. Harvey Philip Spector (born December 26 1940) is an American Record producer and Songwriter. The Wall of Sound is a music production technique for pop and rock music recordings developed by Record producer Phil Spector at Gold Star Studios ) His first success was with country artist David Houston. This article is about the country music singer For other uses see David Houston. Houston's recording of Sherrill's and Glenn Sutton's composition "Almost Persuaded" spent nine weeks at the top of the U. Glenn Sutton ( September 28, 1937 - April 17, 2007) was a Country music songwriter and producer Almost Persuaded is a song written by Glenn Sutton and Muscle Shoals songwriter Billy Sherrill and first recorded by David Houston in 1966 S. country charts in late 1965 and into early 1966. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar.

His association with Wynette began in 1966, when the then-unknown performer auditioned for him. He signed Wynette to Epic, and involved himself in nearly every aspect of the aspiring singer's career, helping her choose her stage name (Sherrill felt her name at the time, Wynette Byrd, would not lend itself to a successful recording career, and suggested she adopt the name "Tammy"), and helping her to develop her stage persona. In 1968, Sherrill co-wrote with Wynette, her most famous hit, "Stand By Your Man". Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. " Stand by Your Man " is a 1968 song cowritten by Tammy Wynette and Billy Sherrill and sung by Tammy Wynette

Another artist who benefitted greatly from his association with Sherrill was Charlie Rich. Charlie Rich ( December 14, 1932 - July 25, 1995) was an American Country Music Singer/Musician. Rich had been a marginally successful performer of blues and early rock and roll, scoring a minor hit with the tune "Lonely Weekends", but it was his early 1970s work with Sherrill, particularly the countrypolitan hits "Behind Closed Doors" and "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" that brought Rich to national prominence.

Other artists with whom Sherrill has worked include Elvis Costello, George Jones, Johnny Paycheck, Tanya Tucker, Johnny Cash, Janie Fricke, Barbara Mandrell, Ray Conniff, Bob Luman, Jim and Jesse, Jody Miller, Joe Stampley, Charlie Walker, Johnny Duncan, Barbara Fairchild, Cliff Richard ("The Minute You're Gone") and David Allan Coe. Elvis Costello (born Declan Patrick MacManus 25 August 1954 is an English Musician and Singer-songwriter, with Irish ancestry George Glenn Jones (born September 12, 1931 in Saratoga Texas) is an award-winning American Country music singer known for his long list of Johnny Paycheck ( May 31, 1938 &ndash February 19, 2003) was a Country music singer Tanya Denise Tucker (pronounced /ˈtænjə ˈtʌkɚ/ (born October 10 1958 in Seminole Texas) is an American country music artist who had her first hit " Johnny Cash (born J R Cash; February 26 1932 - September 12 2003 was a Grammy Award -winning American country Singer-songwriter. Janie Fricke (b December 19 1947, South Whitley Indiana, United States) is an American Country music singer best remembered for Joseph Raymond Conniff ( November 06, 1916 - October 12 2002) was an American musician Bob Luman, (born as Robert Glynn Luman 15 April, 1937 - December 27, 1978) was an American country and Rockabilly Jim & Jesse were an American Bluegrass music duo consisting of two brothers Jim McReynolds (born February 13, 1927 Coeburn Virginia Jody Miller ( November 29, 1941) is a Country music singer Born Myrna Joy Miller she was born in Phoenix Arizona and raised in Oklahoma Joe Stampley (born June 6, 1943 Springhill Louisiana in Webster Parish, Louisiana) is a Country music singer For the former American astronaut see Charles Walker. For other persons named Charles Walker see Charles Walker (disambiguation. Barbara Fairchild (born November 12, 1950) is an American Country Music/Gospel Music Singer, who is best known for her 1973 Country chart-topper "Teddy Sir Cliff Richard, OBE, (born Harry Roger Webb on 14 October 1940 is an English Singer, Actor and Businessman. The Minute You're Gone is a song by Cliff Richard. It went to #1 in the UK David Allan Coe (born September 5, 1936 in Akron Ohio) is an American Country music singer who achieved his greatest popularity in the 1970s

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