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Tanya Turner was brought up in a musical household in Middlesbrough. Her dad could sing although he didn't do so professionally. Her mum was a professional acrobatic dancer and performed with artists like Cliff Richard and…

Chris Johnson was born in Walsall in 1976, moving to Bridlington in the East Riding of Yorkshire when he was 13 and he still lives there. His parents listened to Country music and as a child…

Martin Jaye was brought up listening to Country music. His mum always had Country music playing in the house and he was surrounded by it all the time. It was therefore probably inevitable that in later…

Darren Flack learnt to play guitar when he was 11 years old. Although his mother could play guitar, he never saw her play and he remembers, "Her guitar was twice the size of me when I…

Husband and wife Greg Harrison and Jaynie Matthews form the Souls & Stone duo. Greg comes from Belper in Derbyshire and his parents ensured he grew up with a love of Country music. He was given…

Ian Highland was brought up on country music from the day he was born. His first involvement in the British country music scene was as a roadie to The Stewart Brothers then he went on to…

As Dave Lesley grew up, he was he was always surrounded by music and performance. His mum played piano and still does at home, his dad used to sing around the clubs when he was younger,…

Dan Thornhill grew up in a musical household, his dad Keith fronted the award winning Liverpool based band West Virginia which also included his uncle Arthur on bass, and his grandma sung occasionally with the Joe…

Peter Sunderland didn't have any kind of musical background.  He grew up in the 60s and 70s listening to chart music with his hero being David Bowie. He did like rock 'n' roll but Country music…

Keith and Arthur Thornhill grew up in a musical household. Their mum was a singer and on at least one occasion she sang with the Joe Loss Orchestra. It is fair to say they come from…

In 1955 George Payling went down the coal mines for a year.  His early musical influences were artists like Bill Haley, The Everly Brothers and Buddy Holly. At that time, skiffle music was becoming very popular…

Born and raised in Norfolk, Gary Smith's introduction to Country music came as a babe in arms when his father sang and rocked him to sleep accompanied by the dulcet tones of Jim Reeves on vinyl.…