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JW Promotions are delighted to announce the Kings of Country show. Join six of Country Music’s top performers all together on one stage on one show for a country music extravaganza not to be missed featuring Grand Old Opry members Stonewall Jackson and Jim Ed Brown and the legendary Vernon Oxford direct from Nashville Tennessee line-up along side three of Irelands top singers in Roly Daniels, Robert Mizzell and Frank McCaffrey as they embark on what is destined to be a sell-out nationwide tour of Ireland, between this talented array of vocal supremacy they have scored every accolade and award going and not to mention the millions of combined album sales and charted hit records is endless. Each of the six Kings will enthral the crowds with a string of their most successful hits before ending the show all together on stage with a Grand Finale. Accompanying the Kings will be the “Blue Ridge Mountain Boys “ seven piece backing band. Percy Robinson has been confirmed to play Steel Guitar on the Kings of Country Tour. Book tickets now.
Vernon Oxford was born on the 8th of June 1941, Benton County, Arkansas, USA. comes from a musical, church-going family, and his father passed his fiddle-playing talent on to his son. He was given a guitar when he was 13 years old and has been singing country and country/gospel ever since. In 1964 he moved to Nashville with his wife, Loretta, and, after being turned down by several companies, RCA Records signed him, releasing a single and an album, both called "Woman, Let Me Sing You A Song"
His recordings are a throwback to the rural honky-tonk sound of Hank Williams, with a voice to match, but he claims, "I am being me. I sing a lot of Hank's songs but I never set out intentionally to imitate him. I guess we're both country boys and we both sing from the heart." RCA dropped him when his records did not sell, but a contingent of British fans lobbied RCA so hard that they reversed the decision. RCA released a UK double album in its Famous Country Music Makers series, although Vernon was anything but famous at the time.
He made the US country charts with "Shadows Of My Mind" and then, in 1976, with his controversial "Redneck! (The Redneck National Anthem)", written by Mitchell Torok, and in the same vein, "Redneck Roots" and "A Good Old Fashioned Saturday Night Honky Tonk Barroom Brawl". He also recorded a humorous duet with Jim Ed Brown called "Mowing The Lawn". He claims he just dreamed the words and music of his own songs, "She's Always There" and "Better Way Of Life".
Jim Ed Brown; Over the past four decades, Jim Ed Brown has firmly established himself in the minds of Country Music Fans as a masterful presence in every aspect of the Country Music Industry Field. Born in 1934, the Native of Sparkman, Arkansas was one of five children (two boys and three girls) of a struggling lumberman and his wife. Some of his earliest memories are of close family times, when all of the members of the houshold would gather on Saturday nights to listen to the Grand Ole Opry on a battery powered radio. Jim Ed and his older sister, Maxine, were fascinated by what they heard and soon began harmonizing together. A few years later, Jim Ed and Maxine began to perform occasionally on the local radio shows.
By Jim Ed's second year in college, he and Maxine were regular members of the 'Barnyard Frolic' on KRLA in Little Rock, and together, they penned what was to become their first hit record, 'Looking Back To See'.
Released on a small label in 1954, 'Looking Back To See' provided the necessary momentum to bring the pair to national attention. They became members of the Louisiana Hayride, and went on to join Red Foley as featured regulars on the Ozark Jubilee in 1955.
Later that year, younger sister Bonnie joined them as 'The Browns', and they scored immediate top-10 hit, 'Here Today and Gone Tomorrow.' The group signed with RCA Victor in 1956, and two number-one releases followed in quick succession, 'I Take the Chance' and 'I Heard the Bluebird Sing.'
Jim Ed's career took a vastly different turn when he was called to a two year stint in the service. After his discharge, he rejoined his sisters to record the song which would leave the indelible mark on musical history, 'The Three Bells.'
Released in 1959, 'The Three Bells' sold over a million copies and created a sensation as the first number one country song ever to cross over to number one on the pop and rhythm & blues charts as well. After a two year break, the Browns were not only back, but they were more in demand than ever. Other classic hits including, 'The Old Lamplighter' and 'Scarlet RIbbons' soon followed, and in 1962, the trio joined the Grand Ole Opry.
By the mid 1960's, however, the rigors of combining busy careers with caring for their growing families brought both Bonnie and Maxine to the decision to permanently retire from the group. Jim Ed was left to carry on alone, and in 1966, he scored his first solo success with, 'Pop-A-Top Again.' Through the 60's and 70's, he continued to grow as a star in his own right with more hit singles including, 'Southern Loving,' 'Sometime Sunshine,' and memorable 'Morning.'
A six-season run as co-host of the syndicated weekly television series, 'Nashville On The Road' began in 1975, further enhancing Jim Ed's career and leading to his being selected as a national spokesperson for Dollar General Stores.
Then in 1976, he teamed up with Helen Cornelius to form one of the most successful recording duos of all time. With smash releases like, 'Don't Bother to Knock' and 'Saying Hello, Saying I Love You, Saying Goodbye.' Jim Ed and Helen also set an industry record when 'Lying in Love With You' made the largest single Country chart leap in history, vaulting from 0 to 19.
In 1983, Jim Ed started working with TNN, the Nashville Network. 'You Can Be A Star' for six years, and he co-hosted a show with his wife, Becky, 'Going Our Way.' Jim Ed still remains with the Grand Ole Opry where he is an audience favorite. Jim Ed still performs around 30 shows per year on the Opry, as well as performing a number of shows on the road. In addition to his radio and television committments, Jim Ed continues to tour throughout the nation where he presents his down-to-earth brand of family entertainment to an ever growing legion of fans.
If there is one word best suited to describe Jim Ed Brown, it is veratile. As a dynamic component in duets and a trio, as a solo recording artist, and as a popular television host, in the course of his professional lifetime, he has filled role after role with shining success. The last career of this balladeer from Arkansas can easily be likened to a well-cut gem, with its facets reflecting light on many different planes, yet collectively achieving the warm, enduring brilliance of an unforgettable star, a TRUE LEGEND...
Roly Daniels was born, raised and educated in Jabalpur (Central India). He was 'discovered' and brought over to London in the sixties at the start of the 'group scene' . His singing style, versatility, personality and (not to mention) Showmanship, brought him to Ireland where he very quickly made a huge impression on the Showband Scene , fronting the Nevada, Jim Farley and his own Green County Band! He became a huge Box - Office success, with a string of Hits like 'Hello Darlin', 'Funny Face', 'I Will Love You all My Life' 'Mr. Jones' 'He Stopped Lovin Her Today' etc., etc., In l984 he represented Ireland in Nashville Tennessee at their annual International Fanfare Festival, and literally STOLE THE SHOW !! being the only act to make the front page of the' Tennesseean' (the state newspaper). He is also the recipient of a 'Lifetime Achievement Award' from Irish World Newspapers. His tours have taken him to numerous countries, Sweden, Germany, France, U.S.A. England , Scotland etc., where he has been a 'Headliner' . Being dissilusioned about the business, Roly 'dropped out' for a number of years, took up art and bred thoroughbred horses!! He was enticed to come out of (so-called) retirement to, once again, go on what turned out to be a hugely successful tour with Brendan Boyer,Butch Moore and the Showband Show! Roly is better now than ever, and his performances have put him high on the 'must see' list !!! He still limits himself to doing certain prestige appearances ..In the recent past he has performed in Croatia, Portugal, Spain, Orlando, Nashville and later on this year he will appear in Las Vegas. Earlier this year he was on a 'sell out' Irish Tour with Mike Denver and Ray Lynam, and is booked for a repeat tour in 2009. Looks like Roly is ON-A-ROLL...........!!!!!!!!!!
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Robert Mizzell, born in Louisiana, the Bayou State, Robert has made his home in Ireland for almost a decade. He served his apprenticeship in Country Music since he first arrived here and is now one of the top Country artists in Ireland, his popularity spreading with extensive airplay in Europe and such distant territories as Australia. As anyone who ever attended a Robert Mizzell show will testify, Robert with his band The Country Kings put on an energy filled show. Brimming with Country flavor his shows appeal to audiences in Nashville and wherever Country Music is popular.
"Kick Ass Country" written by Tommy Swarbrigg was Robert’s first major hit making him a household name in Ireland. "Say You Love Me" is a song synonymous with Robert and its immense popularity dictates that it’s requested at all his shows.
Robert’s first three albums were entitled "Hello Mr. DJ", "Louisiana Man", "Looking Lucky". His last recording "Waltzing With Me" included the hit single "Who’s Gonna Dance With Sally Ann". He is currently in the studio working on his fifth album, scheduled for release early 2008. A promotional single was released on 22nd October 2007 entitled "A Friend In Need" prior to the new album .
"Looking Lucky" (the American release entitled "Place Beyond The Sun") was recorded in Nashville, Tennessee and contained all original country songs written by Irish and American songwriters.
Songs like "Dance With My Father" and "Home" exemplify Robert’s talent as an interpreter of songs. They come from a different genre but Robert instinctively imbues them with a country feel making them appear native to the country genre.
Not merely content with recording his latest album and touring with his band, The Country Kings, Robert is in the process of recording his first DVD, due for release early 2008.
Robert initiated a trend some years ago by traveling with groups of his Irish fans to his homeland to visit Nashville, Tennessee, touring Music City and surrounding areas where country music makes its home. In 2008 Robert will be traveling with a contingent of his fans on The Walk The Line – Johnny Cash Tribute Tour. Included in this tour are sites associated with Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash. These include Dyess, Arkansas where Cash grew up and a visit to The Carter Fold, which celebrates the Country Music pioneers of June Carter’s family. The tour begins in Memphis where the tour party will visit Sun Studios where Johnny Cash made his first recordings. Also included in the tour are a number of days in Nashville, Grand Ole Opry Show, Dollywood, Loretta Lynn’s Ranch plus much more. This tour is a must for lovers of good Country Music and in particular fans of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash.
Stonewall Jackson; Named after the famously resolute Confederate general—the choice of his father, who died weeks before he was born —Stonewall Jackson was “stone country” long before people starting tossing that term around.
His huge 1959 No. 1 hit “Waterloo,” penned by Nashville songwriting giants Marijohn Wilkin and John D. Loudermilk, crossed over to the pop charts, then took him to American Bandstand and to an incongruous tour with Sam Cooke and Fabian. To this day, it seems to be the Stonewall song people remember and request most.
There’s some irony in it, since that undoubtedly catchy, marching-band sort of tune, a gleeful ode to life’s mishaps and failures, is so different from most of his 40 charting hits. The deeply affecting hard country “Life of a Poor Boy” and “A Wound Time Can’t Erase” are more typical—and not by accident.
Born in North Carolina, raised in Georgia in difficult circumstances that included both being poor and suffering the moods of an abusive stepfather, he tried running away from home, then falsifying age records to get into the Army—at 16, both unsuccessfully. The following year, he joined the Navy, where he learned to play guitar and sing; when his stint ended, he decided to give singing a try, heading back to the farm to work until he saved enough for a new pickup truck. When he got it, in 1956, Stonewall drove right into Nashville.
What happened next has become a country music legend. Having taken a room in a motel across the street from Acuff-Rose, he walked into the publishing house, and asked to be heard. Three demo songs were recorded on the spot, on a tape that went right to Wesley Rose. The most powerful man in town was so taken with Stonewall’s straightforward, utterly country singing, so removed from both the Nashville Sound of the time and the rock ’n’ roll that was dominating all of pop music. Stonewall is reported to have told Rose, “I came here for just one purpose—to get on the Grand Ole Opry. Can you get me an audition?” It was a solid rule at the time that only singers with records out – and Stonewall had never had any—could get on the Opry. With a call from Wesley Rose, Stonewall appeared in days, with early mentor and backer Ernest Tubb.
It was fitting that Stonewall was presented the Ernest Tubb Memorial Award in 1997 for his contributions to country music. He sings, in front of his band the Minutemen, with the same old-school, down-home directness today that he did the day he first walked onto the Opry stage. With the release of both a set of his complete recordings through the ’60s, Bear Family’s Stonewall Jackson: Waterloo, and of his late-’70s recordings with Little Darlin, a new generation has a chance to hear that music again.
Roly Daniels was born in Jubbulpore India immigrated to Dublin, Ireland and is a hot favourite in that area. He was recently acknowledged as the Top International Country & Wester Music Entertainer in Nashville, Tennessee; Roly Daniels first performed with The Memphis Showband, Jim Farley's Band and the Nevada Showband.
He had major record successes with "Hello Darling" and "The Fighting Side Of Me” and Sunny Tennessee” He Stopped Loving Her Today” “Mr Jones”. India-born guitarist/vocalist Roly Daniels is one of the most successful country and western artists in his adopted home of Ireland. The recipient of a lifetime achievement award from Irish World newspapers, Daniels ahs recorded such hits as "Hello Darling", the "Fighting Side Of Me", "Sunny Tennessee", "He Stopped Loving Her Today" and "Mr. Jones".
Although he maintained a low profile during the early-1990s, performing only rarely in public, Daniels returned to the stage as part of a touring revue, Hucklebuckin' Again, with Brendan Bowyer and Butch Moore, accompanied by siblings Keith McDonald on trumpet and Lorraine McDonald on saxophone and flute, and their group, the Showband Show. Since the tour's conclusion, Daniels has continued to tour with Big Chief (Flaming Star) and the Showband Show.
Born in Jubbulpore, India, Daniels grew up in Dublin, Ireland. Initially performing with the Memphis Showband, he later played with the Nevada Showband. He remains one of the top international country and western entertainers in Nashville, Tennessee.
Frank McCaffrey is from Westport in Co Mayo. He started his musical career at an early age and formed his first band with some friends while still at school. When he left school he joined a local band ‘The Beatminstrels’ and then later joined ‘The Frielmen’. In 1970 he turned professional and began playing bass guitar in ‘Margo and the country folk’ (Daniel O’Donnell's sister). Five years later he left to form his own band ‘Band of Gold’. In 1983 Frank made the decision to become a solo artist and was signed to Ritz records. He has toured throughout Ireland as well as England, Europe and America.
Frank still lives in Westport. He is married to Marie and they have two daughters, Triona and Elaine and a son Mark. Triona has followed her fathers musical footsteps and has written and performed the beautifull track ‘It’s in The Way‘ from Frank's latest CD ‘When I was a lad’
Artist information is gathered from various web sources.
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