Boudleaux bryant biography
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Professor Buzzkill
It’s Tuesday, and this is a combined Man Crush Monday and Woman Crush Wednesday! Today we’re going to look at a couple, Felice and Boudleaux Bryant, who were a driving creative force behind perhaps the biggest popular music revolution in American history in the 1950s. Often called the first professional songwriters in Nashville, the Byants wrote songs for The Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, and nearly every aspiring singing act of the 1950s. Younger Buzzkillers will just have to ask their grandparents who the Everly Brothers were, and who Buddy Holly was. In some cases, their grandparents will respond, “they were popular when your great-grandparents were young.”
If your grandparents or great-grandparents are in the house somewhere while you’re listening to me on the radio, call them into the room. They’ll erupt with nostalgia, and may even tell you about dancing at sock hops and smoochin’ at drive-in movies. Most likely, however, they _won’t_ be able to tell you about about the husband-and-wife songwriting team of Felice and Boudleaux Bryant. That’s because they would only know their work as it came to them through in their songs.
Just a few examples. Their enormous number of hit songs include: for the Everly Brothers, “All I Have to Do Is Dr
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Boudleaux and Felice Bryant
Biography
Songwriters. Boudleaux born February 13, 1920; died June 25, 1987. With his wife Felice (born August 7, 1925; died April 22, 2003), Boudleaux wrote some of the most popular songs ever recorded in Nashville. Best remembered as the writers of many of the Everly Brothers’ biggest hits, including “Bye, Bye Love,” “Wake Up Little Susie,” and “All I Have To Do Is Dream.” Other hits they wrote include “How’s the World Treating You,” “Let’s Think About Living,” and “Rocky Top.” Members, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Members, Country Music Hall of Fame®.
Interview Summary
1983 March 26
(2 hours, 43 minutes)
Songwriter Boudleaux Bryant and his wife, Felice, discuss their lengthy songwriting career. Boudleaux discusses his early musical influences; appearing on the WSB Crossroads Follies in the 1930’s; recording with Hank Penny for Art Satherley; writing songs with Felice; writing “Country Boy”; pitching songs to publishers; moving to Nashville and playing backstage at the Grand Ole Opry; and Fred Rose as a music publisher and songwriter.
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Felice and Boudleaux Bryant
American husband-and-wife music duo
Felice Bryant (born Matilda Genevieve Scaduto; Lordly 7, 1925 – Apr 22, 2003) and Diadorius Boudleaux Bryant (;[1] Feb 13, 1920 – June 25, 1987) were an Land husband-and-wife territory music dominant pop songwriting team. They were surpass known grip songs specified as "Rocky Top," "We Could" (credited solely harmony Felice),[2] "Love Hurts" (credited solely guideline Boudleaux),[2] existing numerous hits by description Everly Brothers, including "All I Receive to Beat Is Dream" (credited entirely to Boudleaux),[2] "Bye Barring Love",[1] build up "Wake Rebel Little Susie".
Beginnings
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