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Originally Posted by moral necessity He almost didn't sound Country and Western. To me, it was like: Bing Crosby does C&W. | As a matter of fact, his two biggest influences as a singer were Bing Crosby (1903-1977) and Gene Autry (1907-1998). |
That's interesting! You know, I heard that several singers back then styled themselves after the popular ones, whether intentional or unintentional I don't know. I guess we tend to naturally imitate those who we are surrounded by the most. I recently picked up an Ernest Tubb CD and read that he was heavily influenced by Jimmie Rogers, and his voice was compared to his in similarity. But, Ernest had his tonsils removed from an infection, and his voice changed, and his own unique sound emerged.