Wynn Stewart

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Wynn Stewart was an influential American country singer and songwriter whose work helped shape the distinctive Bakersfield sound in the 1950s and 1960s.

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Wynn Stewart canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf country singer
human
songwriter
activeYearsEnd 1985
activeYearsStart 1950
associatedAct Buck Owens
Capitol Records
Challenge Records
Harlan Howard
Merle Haggard
RCA Victor
Ralph Mooney
burialPlace Hendersonville Memory Gardens, Hendersonville, Tennessee, United States
causeOfDeath heart attack
chartSuccess It’s Such a Pretty World Today reached number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1967
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1934-06-07
dateOfDeath 1985-07-17
ethnicity White American
familyName Stewart
fullName Winford Lindsey Stewart
genre Bakersfield sound
country music
givenName Winford
influenced Buck Owens
Merle Haggard
instrument vocals
language English
movement Bakersfield sound
notableAchievement Helped shape the Bakersfield sound in the 1950s and 1960s
notableWork Another Day, Another Dollar
Big, Big Love
It’s Such a Pretty World Today
Playboy
Wishful Thinking
occupation musician
singer
songwriter
placeOfBirth Morrisville, Missouri, United States
placeOfDeath Hendersonville, Tennessee, United States
recordLabel Capitol Records
Challenge Records
RCA Victor
residence California, United States
stageName Wynn Stewart
vocalType tenor

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Bakersfield sound notableArtist Wynn Stewart
Joe Maphis associatedAct Wynn Stewart
Ken Nelson producedFor Wynn Stewart
Wynn Stewart stageName Wynn Stewart