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___MASK8___ ( often referred in copyright notices as SKG Music , LLC ) was an American record label . Founded in 1996 by David Geffen , Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg as a subsidiary of DreamWorks SKG , the label operated until 2003 when it was sold to Universal Music Group . The label itself also featured a Nashville , Tennessee - based subsidiary , DreamWorks Nashville , which specialized in country music and was shut down in 2005 . The company ' s logo was designed by Roy Lichtenstein and was his last commission before his death in 1997 . Hubert Neal McGaughey , Jr . ( born July 30 , 1958 ), known professionally as Neal McCoy , is an American ___MASK83___ singer . He has released ten studio albums on various ___MASK17___ , and has released 34 singles to country radio . Although he first charted on " Billboard " Hot Country Songs in 1988 , he did not reach Top 40 for the first time until 1992 ' s " Where Forever Begins ", which peaked at number 40 . McCoy broke through a year later with the back - to - back number 1 singles " No Doubt About It " and " Wink " from his platinum - certified album " No Doubt About It ". Although he has not topped the country charts since , his commercial success continued into the late 1990s with two more platinum albums and a gold album , as well as six more Top Ten hits . A seventh Top Ten hit , the number 10 " Billy ' s Got His Beer Goggles On ", came in 2005 from his self - released " That ' s Life ". The word Dobro is , in popular usage , the generic term for a wood - bodied , single cone resonator guitar . It is also an American brand of resonator guitar , currently owned by the Gibson Guitar Corporation . The Dobro was originally made by the Dopyera brothers when they formed the Dobro Manufacturing Company . Their design , with a single inverted resonator , was introduced in competition to the patented Tricone and biscuit designs produced by the National String Instrument Corporation . The Dobro name appeared on other instruments , notably electric lap steel guitars and solid body electric guitars and on other resonator instruments such as ___MASK3___ resonator mandolins . Sounds Like Life is American ___MASK83___ singer Darryl Worley ' s fifth ___MASK71___ . It was released on June 9 , 2009 by the Stroudavarious label . The first single " Tequila on Ice " peaked at # 44 in 2008 , and the second single " Sounds Like Life to Me " became his first Top 40 country hit since " I Just Came Back from a War " in 2007 . Worley co - wrote eight of the songs on this album . " Sounds Like Life " is produced by Jim " Moose " Brown . Fiddle is another name for the bowed string musical instrument more often called a ___MASK54___ . It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres , including classical music . Fiddle playing , or fiddling , refers to various styles of music . Fiddle is also a common term among musicians who play folk music on the ___MASK54___ . The fiddle is part of many traditional ( folk ) styles of music which are aural traditions , taught ' by ear ' rather than via written music . Fiddle is normally the term used for Irish Traditional Music . A songwriter is an individual who writes the lyrics , melodies and chord progressions for songs , typically for a popular music genre such as rock or ___MASK83___ . A songwriter can also be called a composer , although the latter term tends to be used mainly for individuals from the classical music genre . The pressure from the music industry to produce popular hits means that songwriting is often an activity for which the tasks are distributed between a number of people . For example , a songwriter who excels at writing lyrics might be paired with a songwriter with a gift for creating original melodies . ___MASK1___ songs may be written by group members from the band or by staff writers  songwriters directly employed by music publishers . Some songwriters serve as their own music publishers , while others have outside publishers . Darryl Wade Worley ( born October 31 , 1964 ) is an American ___MASK83___ artist . Signed to ___MASK8___ Nashville in 2000 , Worley released four albums for the label : " Hard Rain Don ' t Last " ( 2000 ), " I Miss My Friend " ( 2002 ), " Have You Forgotten ?" ( 2003 ), and " Darryl Worley " in 2004 . After the label closed in 2005 , he moved to 903 Music , an independent label owned by Neal McCoy , releasing " Here and Now " in 2006 , shortly before that label ' s closure . His most recent studio release is 2009 ' s " Sounds Like Life " via Stroudavarious Records , owned by James Stroud . `` Awful , Beautiful Life '' is a song co - written and recorded by American ___MASK83___ artist Darryl Worley . It was co - written with Harley Allen . It was released in June 2004 as the lead single from Worley ' s self - titled album . The song became his third and ( to date ) most recent No . 1 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in January 2005 , holding the position for two weeks . Recorded history or written history is a historical narrative based on a written ___MASK2___ or other documented communication . Recorded history can be contrasted with other narratives of the past , such as mythological , oral or archeological traditions . The harmonica , also known as a French harp or mouth organ , is a free reed wind instrument used worldwide in many musical genres , notably in blues , American folk music , classical music , jazz , country , and rock and roll . There are many types of harmonica , including diatonic , chromatic , tremolo , octave , orchestral , and bass versions . A harmonica is played by using the mouth ( lips and tongue ) to direct air into or out of one or more holes along a mouthpiece . Behind each hole is a chamber containing at least one reed . A harmonica reed is a flat elongated ___MASK89___ typically made of brass , stainless steel , or bronze , which is secured at one end over a slot that serves as an airway . When the free end is made to vibrate by the player ' s air , it alternately blocks and unblocks the airway to produce sound . ___MASK15___ is a continent that comprises the westernmost part of Eurasia . ___MASK15___ is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north , the Atlantic Ocean to the west , and the Mediterranean Sea to the south . To the east and southeast , ___MASK15___ is generally considered as separated from Asia by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains , the Ural River , the Caspian and Black Seas , and the waterways of the Turkish Straits . Yet the non - oceanic borders of ___MASK15___  a concept dating back to classical antiquity  are arbitrary . The primarily physiographic term " continent " as applied to ___MASK15___ also incorporates cultural and political elements whose discontinuities are not always reflected by the continent ' s current overland boundaries . I Miss My Friend is the second ___MASK47___ of ___MASK83___ singer Darryl Worley , it was released on July 16 , 2002 . The ___MASK47___ produced Worley ' s first number one single on the Hot Country Songs charts in its title track ; " Family Tree " was also a Top 30 hit for him on the same chart . " Tennessee River Run " was later reprised on Worley ' s first compilation ___MASK47___ " Have You Forgotten ?", from which it was released as that ___MASK47___ ' s second single . ___MASK83___ is a genre of United States popular music that originated in the southern United States in the 1920s . It takes its roots from the southeastern genre of United States , such as folk music ( especially Appalachian folk music ), and blues music . Blues modes have been used extensively throughout its recorded history . ___MASK83___ often consists of ballads and dance tunes with generally simple forms and harmonies accompanied by mostly string instruments such as banjos , electric and acoustic guitars , dobros and fiddles as well as harmonicas . According to Lindsey Starnes , the term " ___MASK83___ " gained popularity in the 1940s in preference to the earlier term " hillbilly music "; it came to encompass Western music , which evolved parallel to hillbilly music from similar roots , in the mid - 20th century . The term " ___MASK83___ " is used today to describe many styles and subgenres . The origins of ___MASK83___ are the folk music of working - class Americans , who blended popular songs , Irish and Celtic fiddle tunes , traditional English ballads , and cowboy songs , and various musical traditions from European immigrant communities . In 2009 ___MASK83___ was the most listened to rush hour radio genre during the evening commute , and second most popular in the morning commute in the United States . James Stroud ( born July 4 , 1949 in Shreveport , Louisiana ) is an American musician and ___MASK2___ producer who works in ___MASK1___ , rock , R & B , soul , disco , and country music . He played with Malaco Rhythm Section for Malaco Records . In the 1990s , he was the president of ___MASK84___ ( a subsidiary of Warner Bros . Records ) and held several credits as a session drummer . He later worked for ___MASK8___ Nashville and in 2008 founded his own ___MASK96___ , Stroudavarious Records . Have You Forgotten ? is an ___MASK47___ by American ___MASK83___ singer Darryl Worley . It was released on April 15 , 2003 via ___MASK8___ Nashville . The ___MASK47___ contains material from his first two albums , including four new songs , the title track , " I Will Hold My Ground ", " I Need a Breather " and " Shiloh ". The title track spent seven weeks at Number One on the Hot Country Songs charts in 2003 . Also released from this ___MASK47___ were " Tennessee River Run " ( previously found on his " I Miss My Friend " ___MASK47___ ) and " I Will Hold My Ground ", the latter of which failed to make Top 40 . This ___MASK47___ was certified gold by the RIAA . This CD is in HDCD format , providing improved audio quality on compatible players . Hard Rain Don ' t Last is the debut ___MASK47___ of ___MASK83___ singer Darryl Worley . It was released on July 18 , 2000 via ___MASK8___ . The tracks " When You Need My Love ", " A Good Day to Run ", " Second Wind " and " Sideways " were all released as singles from this ___MASK47___ . While the first three singles all reached Top 20 on the Hot Country Songs charts , " Sideways " peaked at # 41 . Harley Lee Allen ( January 23 , 1956March 30 , 2011 ) was an American bluegrass and country singer and songwriter .