Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
Dusty Hill, Legendary ZZ Top Bassist, Dead At 72
etcanada.comDusty Hill, the legendary bassist for ZZ Top, has died. He was 72. ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons and Frank Beard confirmed the news by issuing a statement to Instagram on Wednesday, “We are saddened by the news today that our Compadre, Dusty Hill, has passed away in his sleep at home in Houston, TX.” They continued, “We, along with legions of ZZ Top fans around the world, will miss your steadfast presence, your good nature and enduring commitment to providing that monumental bottom to the ‘Top’.
We will forever be connected to that ‘Blues Shuffle in C.’” RELATED: Jimmy Fallon Joined By Chris Stapleton And Kevin Bacon For ZZ Top-Inspired ‘First Drafts Of Rock’ Adding, “You will be missed greatly, amigo.” RELATED: Biz Markie, Groundbreaking
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