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Felice Bryant (August 7, 1925 – April 22, 2003) and Boudleaux Bryant (February 13, 1920 – June 25[1], 1987) were an American wife and husband country music songwriting team who were also at the forefront of the evolution of pop music. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure They are perhaps best known for their song "Rocky Top", plus the Everly Brothers' hits "All I Have to Do Is Dream" and "Bye Bye Love". "Rocky Top" is one of seven official State songs of the state of Tennessee, as well as the unofficial Fight song for the University of The Everly Brothers ( Don Everly, born Isaac Donald Everly February 1 1937 Brownie Muhlenberg County, Kentucky " All I Have to Do Is Dream " is a popular Song made famous by the Everly Brothers written by the legendary husband and wife songwriting team Felice " Bye Bye Love " is a popular Song written by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant and published in 1957.

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Beginnings

Boudleaux was born Diadorius Boudleaux Bryant in Shellman, Georgia and was trained as a classical violinist. Shellman is a city in Randolph County, Georgia, United States. Classical music is a broad term that usually refers to mainstream music produced in or rooted in the traditions of Western liturgical and Secular music The following lists of violinists are available List of classical violinists, names of great violinist from baroque era till 20th century During the 1937–38 season he performed with the Atlanta Philharmonic Orchestra but had more interest in country fiddling and joined a western music band. In 1945 he met Matilda Genevieve Scaduto while performing at a hotel in her hometown of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and their meeting resulted in a marriage of two future Hall of Fame songwriters.

Felice, as Matilda Genevieve Scaduto's husband affectionately called her, came from an Italian family of music lovers and although she had done some singing, she was a poet at heart with a natural gift for writing songs that combined with her husband's music expertise, led to them becoming one of the most successful writing teams in modern music. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest

Songwriting career

During the first years of their marriage, the Bryants struggled to make a living and, living in a mobile home, Felice passed some of her spare time writing songs, eventually accumulating a collection of upwards of eighty tunes. Mobile homes or static caravans are prefabricated homes built in factories rather than on site and then taken to the place where they will be occupied They solicited a number of country music artists in an attempt to sell their compositions but were either ignored or politely rejected until singer Little Jimmy Dickens recorded "Country Boy". James Cecil Dickens (born December 19, 1920) is an American Country music singer from Bolt West Virginia. The song went to No. 7 on the 1948 country charts but more importantly, its success opened the door to a working relationship with Fred Rose at Acuff-Rose Music in Nashville, Tennessee. Fred Rose ( August 24, 1897 - December 1, 1954) was an American Hall of Fame songwriter and music publishing executive Acuff-Rose Music was an American Music Publishing firm headquartered in Nashville Tennessee. In 1950, the Bryants moved to Nashville to work full time at song writing.

The Bryants wrote more songs for Little Jimmy Dickens as well as for popular country artist Carl Smith and at the same time released four 45 rpm singles of their own that met with modest success. Carl Smith (born March 15, 1927 in Maynardville Tennessee) is an American Country music Singer. In 1957 the Bryants came to national prominence in both country music and pop music when they wrote a string of hugely successful songs for the Everly Brothers followed by successes for others such as Roy Orbison and Buddy Holly. Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure The Everly Brothers ( Don Everly, born Isaac Donald Everly February 1 1937 Brownie Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Roy Kelton Orbison ( April 23 1936 &ndash December 6 1988) nicknamed "The Big O" was an influential Grammy Award -winning Charles Hardin "Buddy" Holley (September 7 1936 – February 3 1959 was an American Singer-songwriter and a pioneer of Rock and roll. Their prolific and quality compositions would produce hit records for many stars from a variety of musical genres including Tony Bennett, Sonny James, Eddy Arnold, Charley Pride, Nazareth, Jim Reeves, Leo Sayer, Simon and Garfunkel, Sarah Vaughan, Grateful Dead, Elvis Costello, Count Basie, Dean Martin, Ray Charles, Bob Dylan(Dylan's Self Portrait album has one of Felice's tracks and one co-written with her husband), and others. Tony Bennett (born Anthony Dominick Benedetto; August 3 1926) is an American Singer of popular music, standards Sonny James (born James Loden on May 1, 1929 in Hackleburg Alabama) is an American Country music singer and songwriter Richard Edward Arnold (known as Eddy Arnold) ( May 15, 1918  &ndash May 8, 2008) was an American Country music Charley Frank Pride (born March 18, 1938) is a Country music artist Nazareth are a Scottish rock band that had several Hard rock hits, as well as scoring with the Felice and Boudleaux Bryant -penned Ballad James Travis "Jim" Reeves ( August 20 1923 &ndash July 31 1964) was an American country and Pop singer Leo Sayer (born Gerard Hugh Sayer, 21 May 1948, Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex) is an English Singer-songwriter Simon & Garfunkel are an American Singer-songwriter duo of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. Sarah Lois Vaughan (nicknamed " Sassy " and " The Divine One ") ( March 27 1924, &ndash April The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Elvis Costello (born Declan Patrick MacManus 25 August 1954 is an English Musician and Singer-songwriter, with Irish ancestry William "Count" Basie ( August 21, 1904 &ndash April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, Organist Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti; June 7 1917 &ndash December 25 1995 was an American Singer, Film Actor, television personality Ray Charles Robinson ( September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) known by his Stage name Ray Charles, was an American Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major Self Portrait is Bob Dylan 's 10th studio album released by Columbia Records in 1970

The Bryants eventually moved to a home not far from Nashville on Old Hickory Lake in Hendersonville, Tennessee near friends Roy Orbison and Johnny Cash. Old Hickory Lake is a man-made Lake in north central Tennessee. Hendersonville is a city in Sumner County, Tennessee, United States, on Old Hickory Lake. Johnny Cash (born J R Cash; February 26 1932 - September 12 2003 was a Grammy Award -winning American country Singer-songwriter. In 1978, they moved to Gatlinburg, Tennessee where they purchased the "Rocky Top Village Inn" in the Great Smoky Mountains. Gatlinburg is a City in Sevier County, Tennessee, United States. The Great Smoky Mountains are a major Mountain range in the southern part of the Appalachian Mountains, the second ridge line forming a north-south running mountain In 1979 they released their own album called A Touch of Bryant. "Rocky Top", one of their more than 1,500 recorded songs, was adopted as a State song of Tennessee in 1982 and the unofficial fight song for the University of Tennessee sports teams. "Rocky Top" is one of seven official State songs of the state of Tennessee, as well as the unofficial Fight song for the University of Introduction Forty-nine states of the United States (all except New Jersey) have one or more state songs, selected by the state Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. The University of Tennessee (also known as UT) sometimes called the University of Tennessee Knoxville ( UT Knoxville, or UTK) is the flagship

During their distinguished career, Felice and Boudleaux Bryant earned a total of 59 BMI Country, Pop, and R&B music awards. Broadcast Music Incorporated ( BMI) is a US Performing rights organization. In 1972 they were inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, in 1986 into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1991, the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame was established by the Nashville Songwriters Foundation Inc The Songwriters Hall of Fame is an arm of the National Academy of Popular Music. The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum is located at 222 Fifth Avenue South in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. The Rockabilly Hall of Fame was established on March 21, 1997 to present early Rock and roll history and information relative to the artists and personalities

Deaths

Boudleaux Bryant died in 1987. Felice Bryant remained active writing songs and in 1991 the Nashville Arts Foundation honored her with their "Living Legend Award. " She died in 2003. They are interred together in the Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Nashville. Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery is located at 660 Thompson Lane in Nashville, Tennessee.

Selected list of songs

Little Jimmy Dickens

Everly Brothers

NOTE: These songs all scored high on Billboard's 'Hot 100' Pop, C&W, and R&B lists. " Bye Bye Love " is a popular Song written by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant and published in 1957. " Wake Up Little Susie " is a popular song written by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant and published in 1957. " All I Have to Do Is Dream " is a popular Song made famous by the Everly Brothers written by the legendary husband and wife songwriting team Felice " Devoted to You " is a popular Song. It was written by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant and published in 1958. " Love Hurts " is the name of a Song written and composed by Boudleaux Bryant, and first recorded by The Everly Brothers "Wake Up, Little Susie" and "All I Have To Do Is Dream" both charted at #1 in all three categories. [2]

Buddy Holly

Gram Parsons with Emmylou Harris

Other artists

References

  1. ^ Find A Grave
  2. ^ BPI Communications and Joel Whitburn's Record Research Publications

External links

The Songwriters Hall of Fame is an arm of the National Academy of Popular Music. The Songwriters Hall of Fame is an arm of the National Academy of Popular Music.
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