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Ricky Van Shelton
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 7
Top works
- Quacker meets Canadian Goose
- Quacker Meets His Dad the Squirrel
- Quacker meets Mrs. Moo
- Ricky Van Shelton Songbook
- RVs III
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1952
country
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 52,942
- Total plays
- 574,720
Tags
countryRicky Van Shelton - Life turned her that wayclassic countryRICKY VAN SHELTONnew traditionalist country
Ricky Van Shelton was one of country music's biggest male stars during the late '80s and early '90s, prior to the emergence of crossover sensations like Garth Brooks. Shelton's smooth baritone croon made him especially popular as a country-pop ballad stylist, but elsewhere he incorporated elements of rock, gospel, and classic honky tonk. Shelton was born in Danville, VA, in 1952 and grew up in the small town of Grit. He learned to sing at church and discovered country music as a teenager, perfor
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Danville
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Genre
- country music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Columbia Records
- Official website
- www.rickyvanshelton.com
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- date of birth
- 1952-01-12
- start of work period
- 1986-00-00
Sources (2)
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