

His brand of country music was tinged with Tex-Mex influence. Rick Trevino brought a unique flavor to country music in the ’90s. The guys are still going strong today and fans love hearing Queen of Memphis during every show. The recipe was a success and the song climbed all the way to #2 on the charts – the biggest hit for the band.

The guys in the band put a great melody hook with a story of falling in love. Arguably their best song was Queen of Memphis. Let’s take a look at the songs that affected so many… 100) Queen of Memphis – Confederate RailroadĬonfederate Railroad had a few big hits in the early ’90s. It’s been over ten years now since one of the greatest decades in country music came to a close. The instrumental hooks were filled with screaming fiddles, waning steel guitars, and even simple acoustic sounds. The lyrics were fun, sad, familiar, but now cliche, and understandable. As the ’90s began, these and other artists – along with the validation from SoundScan – made country music the biggest music genre in the US.Īlong with the great country artists of the ’90s, the songs they sang made the decade memorable in the eyes of the fans. Alan Jackson, Clint Black, Lorrie Morgan, Garth Brooks and others were becoming superstars. As the ’80s came to a close there were a few country singers that were rising stars. The 1990s was a great decade for country music.
