Foster and lloyd faster and louder

Duo Country US formé en 1987 par Radney Foster (né le 20 Juillet 1959 à Del Rio (Texas)) et Bill Lloyd (né le 6 Décembre 1955 à Bowling Green (Kentucky).

Ils se sont séparés en 1990.

Foster & Lloyd stood out from the contemporary country pack in the late '80s thanks to Radney Foster's intelligent, literate lyrics; Bill Lloyd's flair for memorable pop melodies; and the duo's Everly Brothers-style close harmony singing.

It was an influential mix that, in its own way, helped pave the way for country's crossover success of the '90s.

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Foster & Lloyd met in 1985 while working as staff songwriters for the MTM publishing firm. Foster had grown up in Del Rio, TX, and attended the University of the South, a liberal arts college in Sewanee, TN, before moving to Nashville to make it in the music business.

Lloyd, meanwhile, was a native of Bowling Green, KY, who loved the chiming, Beatlesque sound of power pop nearly as much as countr