Dottie West
Dottie West (Lahir 11 Oktober 1932 – meninggal 4 September 1991) adalah seorang penyanyi lagu-lagu country dan pencipta lagu berkebangsaan Amerika Serikat. Dottie West mengawali kariernya pada dasawarsa 1960-an, melalui lagu yang masuk sepuluh besar, berjudul Here Comes My Baby Back Again, yang memenangi penghargaan Grammy Award kali pertama untuk kategori Perempuan Penyanyi Lagu-lagu Country Terbaik pada tahun 1965. Pada dasawarsa itulah, West merupakan satu di antara beberapa perempuan penyanyi lagu-lagu country yang memiliki popularitas menonjol. Reputasinya banyak dipengaruhi oleh Lynn Anderson, Crystal Gayle, Barbara Mandrell, Dolly Parton, dan Tammy Wynette. Memasuki tahun 1960-an, lagu-lagu West berhasil menduduki 10 besar musik country di Amerika Serikat.
Dottie West | |
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 Dottie West promotional photo from 1977. | |
| Informasi latar belakang | |
| Nama lahir | Dorothy Marie Marsh |
| Lahir | 11 Oktober 1932 |
| Asal | McMinnville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Meninggal | 4 September 1991 (umur 58) |
| Genre | Country, country pop |
| Pekerjaan | Singer-songwriter, actress |
| Instrumen | Vocals, guitar |
| Tahun aktif | 1959–1991 |
| Label | Starday, RCA Victor, United Artists/Liberty, Permian |
| Artis terkait | Jim Reeves, Don Gibson, Jimmy Dean, Kenny Rogers, Larry Gatlin, Steve Wariner, Shelly West |
Tahun 1970-an, West menulis lagu bergenre pop yang digunakan untuk pariwara minuman bersoda Coca-Cola berjudul Country Sunshine, yang meraih peringkat ke-2 tangga lagu Billboard's Hot Country Singles tahun 1973. Akhir tahun 1970, dia bergabung dalam satu tim dengan penyanyi country pop Kenny Rogers untuk mengerjakan projek duets yang ikut mengangkat kariernya. Dia menerima penghargaan Platinum untuk penjualan album dan masuk peringkat 1 rekaman. Duetnya bersama seperti Every Time Two Fools Collide, All I Ever Need Is You, dan What Are We Doin' In Love, menjadi musik country standar.
Dikografi
suntingPenghargaan
sunting| Tahun | Penghargaan | Kategori |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | BMI Awards | Songwriters Award - "Is This Me" (w/ Bill West) |
| 1964 | BMI Awards | Songwriter's Award - "Here Comes My Baby" (w/ Bill West) |
| 1965 | Grammy Awards | Best Female Country Vocal Performance - "Here Comes My Baby" |
| 1966 | BMI Awards Awards | Songwriter's Award - "What's Come Over My Baby" (w/ Bill West) |
| 1973 | BMI Awards | Songwriter's Award - "Country Sunshine" |
| 1974 | Billboard Magazine | No. 1 Female Songwriter in the USA |
| 1974 | British Country Music Awards | No. 1 Female Performer |
| 1974 | CLIO Awards | Excellence In Advertising - Country Sunshine Coca-Cola Commercial |
| 1978 | Country Music Association Awards | Vocal Duo of the Year - (w/ Kenny Rogers) |
| 1979 | Country Music Association Awards | Vocal Duo of the Year - (w/ Kenny Rogers) |
| 1979 | Music City News Country Awards | Duet of the Year - (w/ Kenny Rogers) |
| 2000 | BMI Golden Voice Awards | Golden Legacy Award |
| 2000 | Billboard Magazine's 200 Most Played Artists | Ranking - No. 44 |
| 2002 | CMT's 40 Greatest Women of Country Music | Ranking- No. 23 |
Duet
sunting| Tahun | Pasangan | Single bersama | Album bersama |
| 1962 | Cowboy Copas | "Loose Talk" | - |
| 1964 | Jim Reeves | "Love is No Excuse" | Reeves died before they released an album together |
| 1969–1970 | Don Gibson | "Rings of Gold", "There's a Story Goin' Around" | Dottie and Don |
| 1971 | Jimmy Dean | "Slowly" | Country Boy and Country Girl |
| 1978–1983 | Kenny Rogers | "Every Time Two Fools Collide", "All I Ever Need Is You", "What Are We Doin' In Love" | Every Time Two Fools Collide, Classics |
| 1982 | John Schneider | "Lover to Lover" | Full Circle |
| 1991 | Arne Benoni | "As For Me" | West died before an album was put together Song was on 2003 Benoni album If I Live To Be A 100 |
Referensi
sunting- ^ a b c d e Dottie West biography at Allmusic
- ^ William Hollis March on Find a Grave
- ^ Dottie Werst biography at Allmusic
- ^ Dottie West biography at Allmusic
- ^ a b Dottie West biography at Allmusic
- ^ a b allmusic ((( Dottie West > Biography )))
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0290273/
- ^ Dottie West biography at Allmusic (retrieved February 8, 2008.
- ^ Probation given in West smashup, from wire reports, reprinted in the Tuscaloosa News, page 2A (March 28, 1992). Retrieved on August 14, 2012.
Sumber
sunting- Oermann, Robert K. (1998). "Dottie West". In The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Paul Kingsbury, Editor. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 578.