Artist description DON CHAPEL IS A FIRST CLASS ENTERTAINER,VOCALIST,WRITER AND HAS BEEN A SUPPORT TO MANY COUNTRY MUSIC ARTISTS.NOW, HE HAS RELEASED A COMPILATION OF FAMILY SONGS ,THAT WILL CAUSE YOU TO APPRECIATE THE TALENTS WITHIN HIS FAMILY!DON HAS ENTERTAINED AUDIENCES AND CHARMED THE LADIES IN HIS AUDIENCES, WITH HIS UNIQUE VOCAL ABILITY AND HIS CHARISMA!HE IS AT HOME ON THE STAGE AND ENJOYS THE SPOTLIGHT!HIS SINGING TALENTS CROSS BARRIERS TO POP,EASY LISTENING AND TRADITONAL COUNTRY MUSIC.DON ALSO CAN UPLIFT YOU WITH A SACRED GOSPEL TUNE TO TOUCH YOUR HEART.

Music Style easy listening/smooth style/country

Musical Influences RAY PRICE,VERN GOSDIN,DON GIBSON,EDDY ARNOLD,JEAN CHAPEL

Similar Artists EDDY ARNOLD

Artist History NOW YOU HAVE THE LEGENDARY SONG/WRITER/SINGER/ENTERTAINER,DON CHAPEL WHO HAS FINALLY RECORDED SOME OF HIS OWN COMPOSITIONS,INSTEAD OF GIVING THEM TO OTHER RECORDING ARTISTS! SEVERAL OF DON'S SONGS HAVE BEEN RECORDED BY OTHER COUNTRY AND ROCK STARS LIKE TAMMY WYNETTE,CONWAY TWITTY,DAVID HOUSTON,JACK GREEN,JERRY LEE LEWIS,CHARLIE LOUVIN,LYNN ANDERSON,GEORGE JONES,MELBA MONTGOMERY,WEBB PIERCE,THE OSBORNE BROTHERS,ERNEST TUBB,JOHNNY PAYCHECK,JOHNNY BUSH,RAY PRICE,AND MANY OTHERS!DON IS THE BROTHER OF THE LATE,GREAT JEAN CHAPEL,THE QUEEN OF ROCK-A BILLY.DON'S SONGWRITING MENTOR,AND HER DAUGHTER LANA CHAPEL,IS ALSO AN EXCELLENT SINGER ,SONGWRITER,AND MUSICIAN.DON'S OTHER SISTER,MINNIE,RECORDED AND PERFORMED WITH BILL CARLISLE,PLUS WAS A PART OF THE TRIO CALLED "THE SUNSHINE SISTERS",WITH SISTERS MARTHA AND JEAN.DON IS THE FATHER OF COUNTRY MUSIC STAR DONNA CHAPEL[WWW.DONNACHAPEL.COM].HE IS THE BROTHER OF MARTHA CARSON,THE FIRST LADY OF GOSPEL MUSIC.HE WAS ALSO THE FIRST MUSICIAN HUSBAND OF TAMMY WYNETTE[GIVING HER THAT GREAT SHOW NAME]AND HELPING HER GET THAT FIRST RECORDING CONTRACT WITH EPIC RECORDS,AND BILLY SHERRILL.THAT IS THE WAY IT REALLY HAPPENED,AND THERE ARE LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN NASHVILLE AND ACROSS THE WORLD WHO KNOW IT TO BE SO.DON LLOYD CHAPEL AND DONNA CHAPEL WERE THE OTHER 2/3 OF THE TAMMY WYNETTE SHOWS FOR 2 AND 1/2 YEARS...THEY WERE A VITAL PART OF HER EARLY SUCCESS.DON WAS ALSO HER MANAGER BOTH IN THE STUDIO AND ON THE ROAD,AS WELL AS BAND LEADER AND LEAD MALE VOCALIST ON THE SHOW.SHE RECORDED SEVERAL OF HIS SONGS:"TOGETHER WE STAND-DIVIDED WE FALL","JOEY","MY HEART IS SOAKING WET","ALL NIGHT LONG"AND OTHERS.NOW YOU CAN FINALLY HEAR THE WONDERFUL VOCAL STYLINGS OF DON AS HE SINGS 25 ORIGINAL SONGS,THIRTEEN OF WHICH WERE PENNED BY HIMSELF AND A FOURTEENTH THAT WAS CO-WRITTEN WITH HIS SON,MIKE CHAPEL,,ANOTHER GREAT MULTI-TALENTED SINGER-MUSICIAN-PRODUCER OF THE CHAPEL FAMILY.DON HAS PERFORMED ON THE GRAND OLE OPRY SEVERAL TIMES,AND HAS TAPED MANY TV APPEARANCES IN NASHVILLE,ACROSS THE US,IN CANADA, ENGLAND AND GERMANY.HE WAS ALSO A RECORDING ARTIST ON EPIC RECORDS, AS WAS DONNA.YOU WILL HEAR UNIQUE VOCALS THE LIKE OF WHICH YOU CAN'T COMPARE TO OTHER SINGERS.YOU WILL BE ENTERTAINED WITH SMOOTH COUNTRY,AND COUNTRY-POP,PLUS 4 SPIRITUAL SONGS AND SOME TRADITIONAL COUNTRY SONGS.CHECK OUT DON'S "INTIMATE" VOCALS ON SONGS 4,10,11,18,19,22,AND 23!!!ALL YOU CAN SAY IS THAT THEY ARE.. "HOT"!!!GO TO DON'S WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION WWW.DONCHAPEL.COM OR TO CDBABY.COM/DONLLOYDCHAPEL TO ORDER THIS GREAT CD!

Instruments acoustic guitar

Albums 25 FAMILY HEIRLOOMS

Additional Info http://www.cdbaby.com/donlloydchapel

Location NASHVILLE, TENNESEE - USA

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