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Recorded history or written history is a historical narrative based on a written ___MASK15___ or other documented communication . Recorded history can be contrasted with other narratives of the past , such as mythological , oral or archeological traditions . Lead guitar is a guitar part which plays ___MASK84___ lines , instrumental fill passages , guitar solos , and occasionally , some riffs within a song structure . The lead is the featured guitar , which usually plays single - note - based lines or double - stops . In rock , heavy metal , blues , jazz , punk , fusion , some ___MASK98___ , and other music styles , lead guitar lines are usually supported by a second guitarist who plays rhythm guitar , which consists of accompaniment chords and riffs . Fiddle is another name for the bowed string musical instrument more often called a ___MASK33___ . 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 ___MASK33___ . 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 . Lonestar is an American ___MASK13___ group consisting of Richie McDonald ( lead vocals , acoustic guitar ), Michael Britt ( lead guitar , background vocals ), Keech Rainwater ( drums ), and Dean Sams ( keyboards , background vocals ). Before the group ' s foundation in 1992 , both Rainwater and Britt were members of the group Canyon . John Rich ( bass guitar , lead and background vocals ) was a member until he left in 1998 , and later became one half of the duo Big & Rich , as well as a Nashville songwriter and record producer . Between 2007 and 2011 , McDonald exited the band for a solo career , with former McAlyster lead singer Cody Collins replacing him until McDonald rejoined . 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 The Dobro was originally made by the Dopyera brothers when they formed the Dobro Manufacturing Company .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 ___MASK44___ resonator mandolins . McAlyster was an American ___MASK13___ group founded in Pensacola , Florida . Its members comprised Cody Collins , Josh Walther , Leigh Usilton and Valerie Gills . They were signed to ___MASK30___ Nashville Records in 2000 . Their debut single , " I Know How the River Feels ", was previously a No . 32 country single in 1999 for Diamond Rio , and was originally recorded by Ty Herndon on his 1996 album " Living in a Moment ". McAlyster ' s demo rendition was released as a single , peaking at No . 69 on the country charts . In 2007 , former member Cody Collins succeeded Richie McDonald as lead singer of the group Lonestar , while Walther began a solo career and forming the cover band Phase 5 which shared the stage with Paul McCartney at an event in 2015 . Richard Vance " Richie " McDonald ( born February 6 , 1962 ) is an American ___MASK13___ singer and songwriter . From 1992 until his departure in 2007 , he was the lead singer of the group Lonestar , which recorded seven studio albums on ___MASK11___ during his tenure as lead vocalist . McDonald co - wrote several of the band ' s singles , and sang lead on all but one of them ; he would rejoin the band in 2011 . Outside Lonestar , he has charted twice as a guest vocalist on others ' songs , in addition to releasing two independent albums and four solo singles . 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 ___MASK62___ 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 . ___MASK90___ is a continent that comprises the westernmost part of Eurasia . ___MASK90___ 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 , ___MASK90___ 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 ___MASK90___  a concept dating back to classical antiquity  are arbitrary . The primarily physiographic term " continent " as applied to ___MASK90___ also incorporates cultural and political elements whose discontinuities are not always reflected by the continent ' s current overland boundaries . `` Mr . Mom '' is a song written by Ron Harbin , Richie McDonald and Don Pfrimmer , and recorded by American ___MASK13___ band Lonestar . It was released in July 2004 as the second single from their album Let ' s Be Us Again . The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart on November 20 , and is their last number one hit to date . ___MASK13___ 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 . ___MASK13___ 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 " ___MASK13___ " 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 " ___MASK13___ " is used today to describe many styles and subgenres . The origins of ___MASK13___ 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 ___MASK13___ 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 . ___MASK11___ , formerly known as BNA Entertainment , was a label group that shared ties with Arista Nashville and RCA Nashville from parent company Sony Music Nashville , which itself is a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment . Based in Nashville , Tennessee , BNA featured country music acts on its roster . The company derived its name from the IATA and ICAO airport codes for Nashville International Airport . John Rich ( born January 7 , 1974 ) is an American ___MASK13___ singer - songwriter . From 1992 to 1998 , he was a member of the ___MASK13___ band Lonestar , in which he played bass guitar and alternated with Richie McDonald as lead vocalist . After departing from the band in 1998 , he embarked on a solo career on ___MASK11___ in the late 1990s , releasing two singles for the label and recording " Underneath the Same Moon ", which was not released until 2006 . By 2003 , he joined Big Kenny to form the duo Big & Rich , who released three albums on Warner Bros . Records as well as ten singles , including the Number One " Lost in This Moment ". After Big & Rich went on hiatus in 2007 , Rich began work on a second solo album , " Son of a Preacher Man ", which has produced two more chart singles . In 2011 , Rich released two Extended Plays , " Rich Rocks " and " For the Kids " before re - establishing Big & Rich in 2012 . " Class Reunion ( That Used to Be Us )" is a song recorded by American ___MASK13___ band Lonestar . It was released in January 2005 as the third single from their album " Let ' s Be Us Again ". Lead singer Richie McDonald co - wrote the song with Frank J . Myers and Don Pfrimmer . Let ' s Be Us Again is the fifth ___MASK80___ released by the American ___MASK13___ group Lonestar . It was released in 2004 on ___MASK11___ , and has been certified gold by the RIAA in the United States . The ___MASK6___ produced three singles for the group on the " Billboard " Hot Country Songs charts : the title track ( number 4 ), " Mr . Mom " ( number 1 ), and " Class Reunion ( That Used to Be Us )" ( number 16 ). Additionally , " Somebody ' s Someone " charted at number 53 from unsolicited airplay .