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Top Ten Country Musicians

Johnny Cash​
Johnny Cash​

He had previously moved his parents to the area to run a small trailer park called The Johnny Cash Trailer Park. Johnny's ... Cash was the only country music ...

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Garth Brooks​
Garth Brooks​

Garth Brooks is a pivotal figure in the history of country music, no matter how much some country purists would like to deny it. With his commercially savvy fusion of post-Merle Haggard country, honky tonk, post-folk-rock sensitive singer/songwriter sensibilities, and '70s arena rock dramatics, Brooks brought country music to a new audience in the '90s -- namely, a mass audience.

Willie Nelson​
Willie Nelson​

Country Music is the fifty-eighth studio album by country artist Willie Nelson. The album consists in a compilation of country music standards. Produced by Grammy-winning T Bone Burnett, it was released on April 20, 2010 by Rounder Records, and according to Nelson is the first traditional album he has ever recorded.

Dolly Parton​
Dolly Parton​

Country music icon and actress Dolly Rebecca Parton was born on January 19, 1946, in Locust Ridge, Tennessee. Parton grew up poor in rural Appalachia. She was one of 12 children, and money was always an issue for her family.

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Kenny ​Chesney​
Kenny ​Chesney​

Kenneth Arnold Chesney (born March 26, 1968) is an American country music singer, songwriter and record producer. He has recorded 20 albums, 14 of which have been certified Gold or higher by the RIAA.

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Tim Mcgraw​
Tim Mcgraw​

In 2002, McGraw bucked country music traditions by recording his seventh studio album Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors with his tour band The Dancehall Doctors. Unlike rock music — where it is commonplace for touring bands to provide the music on albums recorded by the artist they support, country albums are typically recorded with session musicians.

George Strait​
George Strait​

Strait Country is the debut studio album by American country music artist George Strait, released on September 4, 1981 by MCA Records. The album's traditional country music approach—a mix of Texas honky tonk and the Bakersfield sound—presented a sharp contrast to the dominating trends within country music at that time.

Taylor Swift​
Taylor Swift​

Swift's studio albums Taylor Swift, Fearless, Speak Now, Red, and 1989 have all sold over 4 million copies in the US. She is the third best-selling digital singles artist in the US with a total of 106.5 million equivalent units certified according to Recording Industry Association of America.

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Merle ​Haggard​
Merle ​Haggard​

Merle Haggard, the country music legend whose songs, such as "Okie from Muskogee," made him a voice for the workingman and the outsider, has died. Merle Haggard, the country music legend whose songs, such as "Okie from Muskogee," made him a voice for the workingman and the outsider, has died.

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Hank Williams​
Hank Williams​

Hank Williams: Country Music's Tragic King. New York: Stein and Day. ISBN 978-0-8128-2583-1. OCLC 4492866. Williams, Lycrecia; Dale Vinicur (1989). Still in Love with You: Hank and Audrey Williams. Nashville, Tenn.: Rutledge Hill Press. ISBN 978-1-55853-105-5. OCLC 42469829. Rivers, Jerry (1967). Thurston Moore, ed. Hank Williams: From Life to Legend.

Reba ​McEntire​
Reba ​McEntire​

Keep reading to get the scoop on the singer’s relationship history, including information about Reba McEntire’s ex-husband, too. Reba McEntire’s Dating Timeline. At one time, Reba McEntire was the sweetheart of country music. To date, she is loved by her fans the same way.

Carrie ​Underwood​
Carrie ​Underwood​

Find Carrie Underwood bio, music, credits, awards, & streaming links on AllMusic - Country singer who sprang to fame as an American…

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Elvis Presley​
Elvis Presley​

Presley has been inducted into five music halls of fame: the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1986), the Country Music Hall of Fame (1998), the Gospel Music Hall of Fame (2001), the Rockabilly Hall of Fame (2007), and the Memphis Music Hall of Fame (2012).

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Miranda ​Lambert​
Miranda ​Lambert​

In March 2016, Lambert made her first ever performances outside the US and Canada as one of the headliners of C2C: Country to Country, Europe's biggest country music festival, which saw Lambert play in England, Scotland and Ireland alongside Dwight Yoakam, Thomas Rhett and Ashley Monroe.

Loretta Lynn​
Loretta Lynn​

In 2010, Coal Miner’s Daughter: A Tribute to Loretta Lynn was released with artists as diverse as Reba McEntire, Faith Hill, Kid Rock, The White Stripes, and Paramore, all paying tribute to the singer.

Luke Bryan​
Luke Bryan​

In 2013, Bryan received the Academy of Country Music Awards, the Country Music Association Awards "Entertainer of the Year" award — and has sold over 7 million albums and 27 million singles worldwide.

Waylon ​Jennings​
Waylon ​Jennings​

Waylon Arnold Jennings (pronounced / ˈ w eɪ l ən ˈ dʒ ɛ n ɪ ŋ z /; June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician. Jennings began playing guitar at eight and began performing at 14 on KVOW radio. His first band was The Texas Longhorns. Jennings worked as a DJ on KVOW, KDAV, KYTI, and KLLL.

Alan Jackson​
Alan Jackson​

In 2010, after Alan Jackson moved his estate just outside Franklin, the singer then moved into a home in the same Nashville suburb. The singer and his wife paid $3.675 million for the estate in June 2010, but less than a year later they listed the home for $3.995 million.

George Jones​
George Jones​

George Jones performing at Country Fever in Pryor Creek, Oklahoma, in 2005. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to George Jones (musician). Official website;

Brad Paisley​
Brad Paisley​

Paisley has sold over 11 million albums and won three Grammy Awards, 14 Academy of Country Music Awards, 14 Country Music Association Awards, and two American Music Awards. He has earned country music's crowning achievement, becoming a member of the Grand Ole Opry.

Kenny Rogers​
Kenny Rogers​

Rogers also worked as a producer, writer and session musician for other performers, including country artists Mickey Gilley and Eddy Arnold. In 1966 he joined the New Christy Minstrels as a singer and double bass player.

Shania Twain​
Shania Twain​

Listen to top country songs by Shania Twain. Read the latest news and watch videos on CMT.com.

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Blake Shelton​
Blake Shelton​

Shelton has been the recipient of nine Country Music Association Awards, five Academy of Country Music Awards, one CMT Artist of the Year award, and seven CMT Music Awards. He has also received eight American Country Awards, three People's Choice Awards, two American Music Awards, one Billboard Music Award, and one iHeartRadio Music Awards, among others.

Patsy Cline​
Patsy Cline​

Patsy Cline (born Virginia Patterson Hensley; September 8, 1932 – March 5, 1963) was an American country music singer. Part of the late 1950s/early 1960s Nashville sound, Cline successfully "crossed over" to pop music and was one of the most influential, successful and acclaimed vocalists of the 20th century.

Toby Keith​
Toby Keith​

Toby Keith Covel (born July 8, 1961 ... Keith won the Academy of Country Music's Top Male Vocalist and Album of the Year awards. Following this album was Pull My ...

Hank Williams ​Jr.​
Hank Williams ​Jr.​

Hank Williams Jr. Randall Hank Williams (born May 26, 1949), known professionally as Hank Williams Jr., is an American singer, songwriter and musician. His musical style is often considered a blend of Southern rock, blues, and traditional country.

Keith Urban​
Keith Urban​

Keith Lionel Urban (born 26 October 1967) is a New Zealand Australian country music singer, songwriter, and record producer. In 1991, he released a self-titled debut album and charted four singles in Australia before moving to the United States the following year.

Tammy ​Wynette​
Tammy ​Wynette​

Tammy Wynette is considered by numerous music critics from Allmusic and Rolling Stone to be one of the greatest and most influential female singers in country music history. Many other female country singers have been influenced by Wynette, including Sara Evans, Faith Hill, and Lee Ann Womack.

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Eric Church​
Eric Church​

[[RUBATO]][&Kenneth Eric Church&] (born May 3\, 1977) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Signed to Capitol Nashville since 2005\, he has since released a total of five studio albums for that label.

Vince Gill​
Vince Gill​

In 2007 he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. On February 4, 2016 Gill was inducted into the Guitar Center Rock Walk by Joe Walsh of the Eagles. In 2017, Vince Gill and Deacon Frey were hired by the Eagles to fill-in for the late Glenn Frey. Gill has been married to singer Amy Grant since March 2000.

Jason Aldean​
Jason Aldean​

Jason Aldine Williams (born February 28, 1977), known professionally as Jason Aldean, is an American country music singer. Since 2005, Jason Aldean has been signed to Broken Bow Records, a record label for which he has released eight albums and 24 singles.

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Randy Travis​
Randy Travis​

Iconic county singer, Randy Travis melted hearts all over the world when he took the stage to sing at his induction ceremony at the Country Music Hall of Fame. This moment was even more special because this was the first time Travis sang publicly in a very long time.

Conway ​Twitty​
Conway ​Twitty​

Harold Lloyd Jenkins (September 1, 1933 – June 5, 1993), better known by his stage name Conway Twitty, was an American country music singer. He also had success in the rock and roll, rock, R&B, and pop genres. From 1971 to 1976, Twitty received a string of Country Music Association awards for duets with Loretta Lynn.

Dierks ​Bentley​
Dierks ​Bentley​

Frederick Dierks Bentley (born November 20, 1975) is an American country music singer and songwriter. In 2003, he signed to Capitol Nashville and released his eponymous debut album. Both it and its follow-up, 2005's Modern Day Drifter, are certified platinum in the United States.

Dwight ​Yoakam​
Dwight ​Yoakam​

Dwight David Yoakam (born October 23, 1956) is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actor, known for his pioneering-style of country music.

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Marty ​Robbins​
Marty ​Robbins​

Robbins was named Artist of the Decade (1960–1969) by the Academy of Country Music, was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1982, was rewarded three awards at the 17th Annual Music City News Country Awards in 1983, and was given a Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1998 for his song "El Paso".

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Charley Pride​
Charley Pride​

Charley Frank Pride (born March 18, 1934) is an American country music singer, musician/guitarist, recording artist, performer, business owner, and former baseball player. His greatest musical success came in the early to mid-1970s, when he became the best-selling performer for RCA Records since Elvis Presley.

Faith Hill​
Faith Hill​

Faith Hill re-entered the music business in 1998 with her third album Faith. The album showcased her progression toward a more mainstream, pop-oriented sound, although it retained a distinct country sound. "This Kiss" became a number one country hit, and was the first of her singles to place on the pop charts, peaking at number seven.

Dixie Chicks​
Dixie Chicks​

The Dixie Chicks’ swift removal from country radio in 2003 is one of the key reasons that country music has developed such a woman problem over the past 15 years. At the time of the Dixie Chicks’ album Fly in 1999, female-led songs made up 38% of the annual top 100 country songs.

Jimmie ​Rodgers​
Jimmie ​Rodgers​

James Charles Rodgers (September 8, 1897 – May 26, 1933), professionally Jimmie Rodgers, was an American country, blues and folk singer, songwriter and musician in the early 20th century, known most widely for his rhythmic yodeling.

Glen ​Campbell​
Glen ​Campbell​

In 2005, Campbell was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. It was announced in April 2008 that Campbell was returning to his signature label, Capitol, to release his new album, Meet Glen Campbell. The album was released on August 19.

Sam Hunt​
Sam Hunt​

The music video for the song earned Hunt two CMT Music Awards nominations, winning the CMT Breakthrough Video of the Year award, and nominated for the CMT Video of the Year award. His debut studio album Montevallo, was released on October 27, 2014. On the same day, Sam Hunt released Between the Pines: Acoustic Mixtape.

Keith Whitley​
Keith Whitley​

Jackie Keith Whitley (July 1, 1954 – May 9, 1989) was an American country music singer. During his career, Whitley only recorded two albums but charted 12 singles on the Billboard country charts, and 7 more after his death.

Kris ​Kristofferson​
Kris ​Kristofferson​

In 1985, Kristofferson joined fellow country artists Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, and Johnny Cash in forming the country music supergroup The Highwaymen, and formed a key creative force in the Outlaw country music movement that eschewed the Nashville music machine in favor of independent songwriting and producing.

John Denver​
John Denver​

"Take Me Home, Country Roads" is a song written by Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert, and John Denver. It was released as a single on April 12, 1971, peaking at number 2 on Billboard ' s US Top 40 Singles for the week ending August 28th, 1971.

Chris ​Stapleton​
Chris ​Stapleton​

Stapleton has received numerous awards and nominations. He is the recipient of five Grammy Awards, seven Academy of Country Music Awards, seven Country Music Association Awards, five Billboard Music Awards, two iHeartRadio Music Awards, among others.

Florida ​Georgia Line​
Florida ​Georgia Line​

Florida Georgia Line is saying goodbye to bro country, as artists including Maren Morris and Chris Stapleton score hits with DJs and pop singers. Florida Georgia Line is saying goodbye to bro country, as artists including Maren Morris and Chris Stapleton score hits with DJs and pop singers.

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Emmylou ​Harris​
Emmylou ​Harris​

Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter and musician. She has released many popular albums and singles over the course of her career, and she has won 14 Grammys, the Polar Music Prize, and numerous other honors, including induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Buck Owens​
Buck Owens​

Alvis Edgar "Buck" Owens Jr. (August 12, 1929 – March 25, 2006) was an American musician, singer, songwriter and band leader who had 21 No. 1 hits on the Billboard country music charts with his band the Buckaroos.

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Darius Rucker​
Darius Rucker​

Six years later, Rucker signed to Capitol Nashville as a country music singer, releasing the album, Learn to Live that year. Its first single, "Don't Think I Don't Think About It", made him the first black artist to reach number one on the Hot Country Songs charts since Charley Pride in 1983.

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Rascal Flatts​
Rascal Flatts​

Rascal Flatts is an American country band formed in Columbus, Ohio in 1999. It is composed of Gary LeVox, his second cousin Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney. DeMarcus is also a brother-in-law of country music singer James Otto, and formerly one-half of the Christian music duo East to West.