Both of these singers were big in country music in the 80's. In fact, one actually got her career started in the 70's as a teenager. They are Tanya Tucker and T.Graham Brown.
On today's "Retro Rack" is a singer who had a mixture of old time rock and roll, r&b, country and blues in his music. He, while attending the University of Georgia, was a member of a duo that played beach music called Dirk and Tony.