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Country music (lole country le Western) cu traditional music le popular music komkhawmmi form nei a si. Southern United States le Canadian Maritimes ah hmuh hleice a si ih 1920vl thok lamin nasa takin rak kaiso mi a si. Hih term country music cun 1940vl ahhin rak lar nasa a si ih a hlan ih a term hmangmi hillbilly music a tha a duai ti theih a rak si hnu in.
Country music cu 1970vl ah nasa takin mi a rak zeel ngah nasa. Culai fang ah country le Western tin hmang pawl cu an rak tlak lai tak a rak si ve. Cumi cu United Kingdom le Ireland siar lo hmun dang ah cu hman a rak si rero thotho. Ziangsikhalle, Southwestern United States ah ethnic groups pawl in cokrawi mi music an phorhsuak vivo ih cu cu Western music timi country le Western term timi a rak suaknak cu a si. Hih term country music hi tuni ah cun style phun dangdang in hmang a rak si hleiah hnge tete tla a nei vivo.
Country music hin solo artists pahnih roling ih suahmi a rak nei. Frank Potter, ti mi pa khuahlan theih nak ah cu “the Hillbilly Cat” cu radio program Louisiana Hayride in cat lo in suah a rak si ṭheu. Cunih cun rock and roll hrangah lamzin rak sialsaktu tla a si cih fawn. Contemporary musician a simi Garth Brooks cun 128 million albums a zuar suak thei. Cucu, Bulpak suahmi album ah US artist ah le US thuanthu ah ro ling a rak si.
Country music album pawl hi 2005 hnu cun a rak cak tuk nawn lo. Sinan 2006 ah cun country music hrangah hminsintlak khop in a kai lala. Cucu thla ruk sungah a si ih US hin country music albums a zuarmi 17.7 percent in 36 million ah a kai vurvo. Cuhleiah, rampi huapin country music ngaitu pawl hi kum sawmbi hrawng cu fumfe ten rak ngai ziahzi tu an si. Radio-ratings agency Arbitron, Inc simdaan vekin cu 77.3 million upa lam pawl in zarhtin an ngai ṭheu ti a rak si.
Country music>Tawi famkim ten simfiangnak:
Stylistic origins: Appalachian folk music, Martime folk music, Gospel, Anglo, Celtic music le Oldtime music
Cultural origins: 20th century thok lam, Atlantic Canada le Southern United States
Typical instruments: Guitar-Bass- Dobro-Steel Guitar-Mandolin-Banjo-Double Bass-Fiddle-Piano-Electronic keyboard-Drums-Harmonica-Vocals
Mainstream popularity: 1920vl-tu tiang, ahleice in Australia, Canada le US, United Kingdom, Ireland, Scandinavia le New Zealand, Asia, Africa, latin America le mainland Europe ah cun duai phah.
Derivative forms: Rock and Roll, Dansband, Roots rock, Southern rock, Heartland rock.
Country music performers:
0-9
• 3 of Hearts
• 4 Runner
A
• Ace in the Hole
• Roy Acuff (1903–1992)
• Kaye Adams (born 1941)
• Ryan Adams (born 1974)
• Trace Adkins (born 1962)
• David “Stringbean” Akeman (1915–1973)
• Rhett Akins (born 1969)
• Alabama
• Jason Aldean (born 1977)
• Daniele Alexander (born 1954)
• Jessi Alexander (born 1972)
• Gary Allan (born 1967)
• Susie Allanson (born 1952)
• Deborah Allen (born 1953)
• Terry Allen (born 1943)
• Rex Allen (1920–1999)
• Allman Brothers
• Bill Anderson (born 1937)
• John Anderson (born 1954)
• Keith Anderson (born 1968)
• Liz Anderson (born 1930)
• Lynn Anderson (born 1947)
• Elisabeth Andreassen (born 1958)
• Jessica Andrews (born 1983)
• Lisa Angelle (born 1965)
• Archer/Park
• Katie Armiger (born 1991)
• Eddy Arnold (1918–2008)
• Gay Kayler Ashcroft (born 1941)
• Chet Atkins (1924–2001)
• Rodney Atkins (born 1969)
• Bryan Austin
• Julian Austin (born 1963)
• Sherrié Austin (born 1970)
• Gene Autry (1907–1998)
• Hoyt Axton (1938–1999)
• Steve Azar (born 1964)
• Star De Azlan
B
• Billy Jack Saucier
• Baillie & The Boys
• Baker & Myers
• David Ball (born 1953)
• Frankie Ballard
• Veronica Ballestrini
• The Bama Band
• The Band Perry
• Bandana
• Bobby Bare (born 1935)
• Mandy Barnett (born 1975)
• Joe Barnhill (born 1965)
• Jeff Bates (born 1963)
• Bekka & Billy
• The Bellamy Brothers
• Dierks Bentley (born 1975)
• Stephanie Bentley (born 1963)
• Barbi Benton (born 1950)
• Matraca Berg (born 1964)
• John Berry (born 1959)
• Big House
• Big Kenny (born 1963)
• Big Tom (born 1936)
• Big & Rich
• Billy Hill
• Clint Black (born 1962)
• Lisa Hartman Black (born 1956)
• Black Tie
• BlackHawk
• Jason Blaine (born 1980)
• Paul Blake (born 1989)
• Blake & Brian
• Blue County
• Bluefield
• Suzy Bogguss (born 1956)
• Bomshel
• James Bonamy (born 1972)
• Johnny Bond (1915-1978)
• Larry Boone (born 1956)
• Boxcar Willie (1931-1999)
• Boy Howdy
• BR549
• Bill ‘Cowboy Rambler’ Boyd (1914-1977)
• Michelle Branch
• Paul Brandt (born 1972)
• Kippi Brannon (born 1966)
• Lee Brice
• Catherine Britt (born 1984)
• Chad Brock (born 1963)
• Dean Brody
• Lisa Brokop (born 1973)
• Garth Brooks (born 1962)
• Kix Brooks (born 1955)
• Brooks & Dunn
• Marty Brown (born 1965)
• Shannon Brown (born 1985)
• T. Graham Brown (born 1954)
• Jann Browne (born 1954)
• Chad Brownlee (born 1984)
• The Browns
• Luke Bryan (born 1976)
• Keith Bryant
• Laura Bryna
• Felice and Boudleaux Bryant
• Jimmy Buffett (born 1946)
• Burch Sisters
• Ed Burleson
• Smiley Burnette (1911-1967)
• Burnin’ Daylight
• Kristian Bush (born 1970)
• Hillous Butrum (1928-2002)
• Sarah Buxton (born 1980)
• Tracy Byrd (born 1966)
C
• Chris Cagle (born 1968)
• Glen Campbell (born 1936)
• Stacy Dean Campbell (born 1967)
• Laura Cantrell
• George Canyon (born 1970)
• Canyon
• Michael Carey (born 1987)
• Mary Chapin Carpenter (born 1958)
• Jason Michael Carroll (born 1978)
• Jenny Lou Carson (1915-1978)
• Carter Family, The
• Anita Carter (1933-1999)
• A.P. Carter (1891-1960)
• Carlene Carter (born 1955)
• Wilf Carter (1904-1996)
• Deana Carter (born 1966)
• Maybelle Carter (1909-1978)
• Sara Carter (1898-1979)
• Carter’s Chord
• John Carter Cash (born 1970)
• Johnny Cash (1932-2003)
• June Carter Cash (1929-2003)
• Rosanne Cash (born 1955)
• Tommy Cash (born 1940)
• Kasey Chambers (born 1976)
• Chance
• Donovan Chapman (born 1975)
• Ray Charles (1930-2004)
• Kenny Chesney (born 1968)
• Mark Chesnutt (born 1963)
• Claudia Church
• Eric Church (born 1977)
• Guy Clark (born 1941)
• Roy Clark (born 1933)
• Terri Clark (born 1968)
• The Clark Brothers
• The Clark Family Experience
• Philip Claypool
• Patsy Cline (1932-1963)
• Hank Cochran (born 1935)
• Tammy Cochran (born 1972)
• David Allan Coe (born 1939)
• Kellie Coffey (born 1971)
• Mark Collie (born 1956)
• Shirley Collie (born 1931)
• Brian Collins (born 1950)
• Jim Collins (born 1959)
• Jessi Colter (born 1947)
• John Conlee (born 1946)
• The Cook Family Singers
• David L Cook (born 1968)
• Kristy Lee Cook (born 1984)
• Spade Cooley (1910-1969)
• Rita Coolidge (born 1945)
• Stoney Cooper (1918-1977)
• Cowboy Copas (1913-1963)
• Corbin/Hanner
• Kevin Costner (born 1955)
• Bucky Covington (born 1977)
• Cowboy Junkies
• Cowboy Troy (born 1970)
• Billy “Crash” Craddock (born 1939)
• Floyd Cramer (1933-1997)
• Crawford/West
• Melodie Crittenden
• Cross Canadian Ragweed
• Crossin Dixon
• Sheryl Crow (born 1962)
• Rodney Crowell (born 1950)
• Bobbie Cryner (born 1961)
• Dick Curless (1932-1995)
• Billy Currington (born 1973)
• Billy Ray Cyrus (born 1961)
D
• Vernon Dalhart (1883-1948)
• Dale Daniel
• Davis Daniel (born 1961)
• Charlie Daniels (born 1937)
• Clint Daniels (born 1974)
• Kikki Danielsson (born 1952)
• Helen Darling (born 1965)
• Skeeter Davis (1931-2004)
• Davisson Brothers Band
• Jennifer Day (born 1979)
• Jimmy Dean (born 1928-2010)
• Cole Deggs & The Lonesome
• Ilse DeLange (born 1977)
• Martin Delray (born 1949)
• Iris DeMent (born 1961)
• Kevin Denney (born 1976)
• Wesley Dennis
• John Denver (1947-1997)
• The Derailers
• Daisy Dern
• Diamond Rio
• Little Jimmy Dickens (born 1920)
• Tyler Dickerson (born 1993)
• Joe Diffie (born 1958)
• Dixiana
• Dixie Chicks
• Doc Walker
• Deryl Dodd (born 1964)
• Amber Dotson
• Ray Downs (born 1944)
• Drew Davis Band
• Roy Drusky (1930-2004)
• Dave Dudley (1928-2003)
• Due West
• Whitney Duncan (born 1986)
• Holly Dunn (born 1957)
E
• Eagles
• Steve Earle (born 1955)
• Mundo Earwood (born 1952)
• Clint Eastwood (born 1930)
• Meredith Edwards (born 1984)
• Katrina Elam (born 1983)
• Brett Eldredge
• Eleven Hundred Springs
• Scotty Emerick (born 1973)
• Emerson Drive
• Bill Engvall (born 1957)
• Dale Evans (1912-2001)
• Sara Evans (born 1971)
• Jace Everett
• Leon Everette (born 1948)
• Evangeline
• Everly Brothers
• Exile
F
• Barbara Fairchild (born 1950)
• Shelly Fairchild (born 1977))
• Donna Fargo (born 1945)
• Jay Farrar (born 1966)
• Fast Ryde
• Freddy Fender (1935-2007)
• Maury Finney
• Flatt & Scruggs
• Flying Burrito Brothers
• Flynnville Train
• Red Foley (1910-1968)
• The Forester Sisters
• Radney Foster (born 1959)
• Foster & Lloyd
• Jeff Foxworthy (born 1958)
• Kevin Fowler
• Cleve Francis (born 1945)
• Glenn Frey (born 1948)
• Kinky Friedman (born 1944)
• David Frizzell (born 1941)
• Lefty Frizzell (1928-1975)
• Tennessee Ernie Ford (1919-1991)
G
• Larry Gatlin (born 1948)
• Keith Gattis (born 1971)
• Crystal Gayle (born 1951)
• Bobbie Gentry (born 1944)
• Don Gibson (1928-2003)
• Gibson/Miller Band
• Vince Gill (born 1957)
• Mickey Gilley (born 1936)
• Jimmie Dale Gilmore (born 1945)
• Girls Next Door
• Jim Glaser (born 1937)
• Tompall Glaser (born 1933)
• Gloriana
• Vern Gosdin (born 1934)
• Tammy Graham (born 1968)
• Billy Grammer (born 1925)
• Claude Gray (born 1932)
• Pat Green (born 1972)
• Jack Greene (born 1930)
• Lee Greenwood (born 1942)
• Ricky Lynn Gregg (born 1961)
• Adam Gregory (born 1985)
• Clinton Gregory (born 1966)
• Terry Gregory (born 1956)
• Ray Griff (born 1940)
• Nanci Griffith (born 1953)
• Andy Griggs (born 1973)
• The GrooveGrass Boyz
• Bonnie Guitar (born 1923)
• Woody Guthrie (1912-1967)
H
• Merle Haggard (born 1937)
• Noel Haggard (born 1963)
• Halfway to Hazard
• Tom T. Hall (born 1936)
• George Hamilton IV (born 1937)
• Butch Hancock (born 1948)
• Hank Flamingo
• Hanna-McEuen
• Michael Harding (born 1959)
• Keith Harling (born 1963)
• Joni Harms (born 1959)
• Jessica Harp
• Emmylou Harris (born 1947)
• J. Michael Harter (born 1979)
• The Harters
• Kerry Harvick (born 1974)
• Hawkshaw Hawkins (1921-1963)
• Wade Hayes (born 1969)
• Walker Hayes
• Susan Haynes
• Lee Hazlewood (1929-2007)
• Heartland
• Eric Heatherly (born 1970)
• Roy Heinrich (born 1953)
• Don Henley (born 1947)
• Ty Herndon (born 1962)
• Lisa Hewitt
• Hey Romeo
• High Valley
• The Highwaymen
• Faith Hill (born 1967)
• Goldie Hill (1933-2005)
• Becky Hobbs (born 1950)
• Greg Holland (born 1967)
• Buddy Holly (1936-1959)
• Steve Holy (born 1972)
• Hometown News
• Mallary Hope
• Taylor Horn (born 1992)
• Johnny Horton (1925-1960)
• Steven Wayne Horton
• Rita Hosking (born 1969)
• Julianne Hough
• Kal Hourd
• James House
• Randy Houser (born 1975)
• Jan Howard (born 1930)
• Rebecca Lynn Howard (born 1979)
• Brodie Foster Hubbard (born 1978)
• Jedd Hughes (born 1982)
• Marcus Hummon
• Jesse Hunter
• Tommy Hunter (born 1937)
• Ferlin Husky (born 1925)
I
• Jack Ingram (born 1970)
• Sonya Isaacs
• Burl Ives (1909-1995)
• Julienne Irwin (born 1993)
• Alan Jackson (born 1958)
• Stonewall Jackson (born 1932)
• Wanda Jackson (born 1937)
• Brett James (born 1968)
• Sonny James (born 1929)
• Norma Jean (born 1938)
• Paul Jefferson (born 1961)
• Herb Jeffreys (born 1911)
• The Jenkins
• The Rev. Andrew Jenkins (1895-1957)
• Matt Jenkins
• Shooter Jennings (1979-)
• Waylon Jennings (1937-2002)
• Jewel (born 1974)
• Buddy Jewell (born 1961)
• Carolyn Dawn Johnson (born 1971)
• Jamey Johnson
• Jill Johnson (born 1973)
• Jolie & The Wanted
• David Lynn Jones (born 1950)
• George Jones (born 1931)
• Grandpa Jones (1913-1998)
• J. C. Jones (born 1973)
• Cledus T. Judd (born 1964)
• The Judds
• Jypsi
• John Denver
K
• Kieran Kane
• Gay Kayler (born 1941)
• Toby Keith (born 1961)
• The Kendalls
• Joan Kennedy
• The Kentucky Headhunters
• Lee Kernaghan (born 1964)
• Tania Kernaghan (born 1968)
• David Kersh (born 1970)
• Doug Kershaw (born 1936)
• Sammy Kershaw (born 1958)
• Hal Ketchum (born 1953)
• Jerry Kilgore
• Merle Kilgore (1934-2005)
• Claude King (born 1923)
• Don King (born 1954)
• Jill King (born 1975)
• Matt King (born 1966)
• The Kinleys
• Chad Klinger
• Jeff Knight
• Steve Kolander (born 1961)
• Mark Knopfler (born 1949)
• Alison Krauss (born 1971)
• Kris Kristofferson (born 1936)
L
• Bill LaBounty
• Ladies of the Canyon
• Lady Antebellum
• Miranda Lambert (born 1983)
• k.d. lang (born 1961)
• Blaine Larsen (born 1986)
• Larry the Cable Guy (born 1963)
• Tracy Lawrence (born 1968)
• Shannon Lawson (born 1973)
• Bernie Leadon (born 1947)
• Chris LeDoux (1948-2005)
• Zella Lehr
• Brenda Lee (born 1944)
• Jesse Lee (born ca. 1987)
• Robin Lee (born 1970)
• Woody Lee (born 1968)
• Danni Leigh (born 1970)
• Bobby Lewis (born 1942)
• Jerry Lee Lewis (born 1935)
• Aaron Lines (born 1977)
• Little Texas
• Little Big Town
• LoCash Cowboys
• Hank Locklin (born 1918)
• Josh Logan
• Lonestar
• Lonzo and Oscar
• The Lost Trailers
• John D. Loudermilk (born 1934)
• Love and Theft
• The Louvin Brothers Ira (1924-1965) Charlie (born 1927)
• Patty Loveless (born 1957)
• Lyle Lovett (born 1957)
• Lauren Lucas
• Loretta Lynn (born 1935)
• Rockie Lynne
• Shelby Lynne (born 1968)
• The Lynns
M
• Big Tom And The Mainliners
• Warner Mack (born 1938)
• Rita MacNeil (born 1944)
• Uncle Dave Macon (1870-1952)
• Rose Maddox (1925-1998)
• Lloyd Maines (born 1951)
• Charlie Major (born 1954)
• Tim Malchak (born 1957)
• Barbara Mandrell (born 1948)
• Sarah Marince
• Chris Marion (born 1962)
• Dean Martin
• Krista Marie
• Marie Sisters
• Marshall Dyllon
• Marshall Tucker Band
• Leland Martin (born 1957)
• Mila Mason
• Mason Dixon
• Kathy Mattea (born 1959)
• Matthews, Wright & King
• The Mavericks
• McAlyster
• Mac McAnally (born 1957)
• Shane McAnally (born 1974)
• Martina McBride (born 1966)
• McBride & the Ride
• Darrell McCall
• Lila McCann (born 1981)
• Harry McClintock (1882-1957)
• Delbert McClinton (born 1940)
• Brian McComas
• Jason McCoy (born 1970)
• Neal McCoy (born 1958)
• Mindy McCready (born 1975)
• Anne McCue
• Pake McEntire (born 1953)
• Reba McEntire (born 1955)
• Darren McGinnis
• Tim McGraw (born 1967)
• McGuffey Lane
• McHayes
• Henry McMahon
• Jason Meadows
• Tim Mensy (born 1959)
• Jo Dee Messina (born 1970)
• Georgia Middleman (born 1967)
• Buddy Miller (born 1952)
• Dean Miller (born 1966)
• Jody Miller (born 1941)
• Julie Miller (born 1956)
• Ned Miller (born 1925)
• Roger Miller (1936-1992)
• Ronnie Milsap (born 1944)
• Shane Minor (born 1968)
• Beverley Mitchell (born 1981)
• Robert Mizzell
• Molly & the Heymakers
• Vern Monnett (born 1959)
• Bill Monroe (1911-1996)
• Billy Montana (born 1959)
• Montgomery Gentry
• John Michael Montgomery (born 1965)
• Melba Montgomery (born 1938)
• Justin Moore
• Allison Moorer (born 1972)
• Craig Morgan (born 1965)
• George Morgan (1925-1975)
• Lorrie Morgan (born 1959)
• Whitey Morgan and the 78′s
• Dude Mowrey (born 1972)
• Megan Mullins (born 1987)
• David Lee Murphy (born 1959)
• Anne Murray (born 1945)
N
• David Nail
• Willie Nelson (born 1933)
• Jennifer Nettles (born 1974)
• Aaron Neville (born 1941)
• Heidi Newfield (born 1970)
• Juice Newton (born 1952)
• Olivia Newton-John (born 1948)
• Joe Nichols (born 1976)
• Nickel Creek
• Jerrod Niemann
• Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
• Bob Nolan (1908-1980)
• The Notorious Cherry Bombs
O
• Jamie O’Hara
• The O’Kanes
• Jamie O’Neal (born 1968)
• The Oak Ridge Boys
• Old Dogs
• Steven Lee Olsen
• One Flew South
• One Horse Blue
• One More Girl
• Roy Orbison (1936-1988)
• Robert Ellis Orrall (born 1955)
• Orrall & Wright
• K.T. Oslin (born 1941)
• Marie Osmond (born 1959)
• Paul Overstreet (born 1956)
• Randy Owen (born 1949)
• Buck Owens (1929-2006)
P
• Patti Page (born 1927)
• Brad Paisley (born 1972)
• Keith Palmer (1957-1996)
• Rissi Palmer (born 1981)
• Palomino Road
• Billy Parker (born 1939)
• Lee Roy Parnell (born 1956)
• Gram Parsons (1946-1973)
• Dolly Parton (born 1946)
• Stella Parton (born 1949)
• Johnny Paycheck (1941-2003)
• Minnie Pearl (1912-1996)
• Perfect Stranger
• Carl Perkins (1932-1998)
• Keith Perry
• Kellie Pickler (born 1986)
• Webb Pierce (1921-1991)
• Pinmonkey
• Pirates of the Mississippi
• Povertyneck Hillbilles, The
• Prairie Oyster
• Elvis Presley (1935-1977)
• Codie Prevost
• Ray Price (born 1926)
• Charley Pride (born 1938)
• Jeanne Pruett (born 1937)
• Pure Prairie League
• Pussycat (Dutch band)
R
• Eddie Rabbitt (1941-1998)
• Marvin Rainwater (born 1925)
• Bonnie Raitt (born 1949)
• Randy Rogers Band
• Rankin Family, The
• Rascal Flatts
• Rattlesnake Annie (born 1941)
• Eddy Raven (born 1944)
• Marty Raybon (born 1959)
• Raybon Brothers
• Collin Raye (born 1959)
• Susan Raye (born 1944)
• Jim Reeves (1923-1964)
• Julie Reeves (born 1974)
• Ronna Reeves (born 1966)
• Remingtons, The
• Bobby G. Rice (born 1944)
• Charlie Rich (1932-1995)
• John Rich (born 1974)
• Ricochet
• Jeannie C. Riley (born 1945)
• Leann Rimes (born 1982)
• Cowboy Slim Rinehart (1911-1948)
• Rio Grand
• Tex Ritter (1907-1973)
• River Road
• Dennis Robbins
• Marty Robbins (1925-1982)
• Julie Roberts (born 1979)
• Eck Robertson (1886-1975)
• Charlie Robison
• Carson Robison (1890-1957)
• Rocket Club
• Jimmie Rodgers (1897-1933)
• Johnny Rodriguez (born 1951)
• Kenny Rogers (born 1938)
• Roy Rogers (1911-1998)
• Linda Ronstadt (born 1946)
• Darius Rucker (born 1966)
• Run C&W
• Travis Rush (born 1971)
• Tim Rushlow
• Rushlow
• Rushlow Harris
• Tim Ryan (born 1964)
• John Wesley Ryles (born 1950)
S
• Victor Sanz
• Sawyer Brown
• Bobbejaan Schoepen (born 1925)
• Ray Scott
• Brady Seals (born 1969)
• Dan Seals (1950-2009)
• Troy Seals (born 1938)
• Dawn Sears
• Jeannie Seely (born 1940)
• Jason Sellers (born 1971)
• Lisa Shaffer
• Kevin Sharp
• Rosemary Sharp
• Victoria Shaw (born 1962)
• SHeDAISY
• Blake Shelton (born 1976)
• Shenandoah
• Jean Shepard (born 1933)
• Ashton Shepherd (born 1986)
• The Shooters
• The Shoppe
• Ryan Shupe & The RubberBand
• Jessica Simpson (born 1980)
• Margie Singleton (born 1935)
• Sixwire
• Ricky Skaggs (born 1954)
• SKO
• The Sky Kings
• Arthur “Guitar Boogie” Smith (born 1921)
• Carl Smith (born 1927)
• Connie Smith (born 1941)
• Russell Smith (born 1949)
• Hank Snow (1914-1999)
• Soggy Bottom Boys
• Sons of the Desert
• Sons of the Pioneers
• South 65
• Bobby Sowell (born 1947)
• Roger Springer (born 1962)
• Joe Stampley
• Ralph Stanley (born 1927)
• Lucille Starr (born 1938)
• Statler Brothers
• Stealing Angels
• Keith Stegall (born 1955)
• Gary Stewart (1945-2003)
• Larry Stewart
• Lisa Stewart (born 1968)
• Wynn Stewart (1934-1985)
• Shane Stockton (born 1974)
• The Stonemans
• Sara Storer
• George Strait (born 1952)
• Doug Stone
• Stringbean (1915-1973)
• Marty Stuart (born 1958)
• Nat Stuckey (1934-1988)
• Sugarland
• Summar, Trent, & The New Row Mob
• Sweethearts of the Rodeo
• Taylor Swift (born 1989)
• Sunny Sweeney
• Sylvia (born 1956)
T
• Les Taylor (born 1948)
• Karen Taylor-Good
• Tebey (born ca. 1983)
• Chalee Tennison (born 1969)
• Hank Thompson (1925-2007)
• Cyndi Thomson (born 1976)
• Chris Thile (born 1981)
• The Thompson Brothers Band
• Neil Thrasher (born 1963)
• Thrasher Shiver
• Marsha Thornton (born 1964)
• Mel Tillis (born 1932)
• Pam Tillis (born 1957)
• Johnny Tillotson (born 1939)
• Aaron Tippin (born 1958)
• Tompall & the Glaser Brothers
• Trent Tomlinson (born 1976)
• The Tractors
• Trailer Choir
• Merle Travis (1917-1983)
• Randy Travis (born 1959)
• Rick Trevino (born 1971)
• Trick Pony
• Travis Tritt (born 1963)
• Ernest Tubb (1914-1994)
• Tanya Tucker (born 1958)
• Dean Tuftin (born 1970)
• Josh Turner (born 1977)
• Lane Turner
• Mary Lou Turner (born 1947)
• Turner Nichols
• Shania Twain (born 1965)
• Jeff Tweedy
• Twister Alley
• Conway Twitty (1933-1993)
• Kris Tyler
• Ryan Tyler
U
• Union Station
• Carrie Underwood (born 1983)
• Keith Urban (born 1967)
V
• Leroy Van Dyke (born 1929)
• Ricky Van Shelton (born 1952)
• Townes Van Zandt (1944-1997)
• Van Zant
• Phil Vassar (born 1964)
• Ray Vega (born 1961)
• Rhonda Vincent (born 1962)
W
• Porter Wagoner (1927-2007)
• Maci Wainwright (born 1990)
• Jerry Jeff Walker (born 1942)
• Cindy Walker (1918-2006)
• Clay Walker (born 1969)
• Mike Walker
• Don Walser (1934-2006)
• Jacky Ward (born 1946)
• Steve Wariner (born 1954)
• Taylor Ware (born 1994)
• The Warren Brothers
• Sara Watkins (born 1981)
• Sean Watkins (born 1977)
• Dale Watson (born 1962)
• Jimmy Wayne (born 1972)
• Kitty Wells (born 1919)
• James Wesley
• Dottie West (1932-1991)
• Elbert West
• Emily West
• Western Flyer
• Whiskey Falls
• Bryan White (born 1974)
• Lari White (born 1965)
• Michael White
• Ron White (born 1956)
• The Whites
• Keith Whitley (1955-1989)
• Slim Whitman (born 1924)
• Chuck Wicks (born ca. 1979)
• John & Audrey Wiggins
• The Wilburn Brothers
• Wilco
• Wild Horses
• Wild Rose
• Amanda Wilkinson (born 1982)
• The Wilkinsons
• Williams Riley
• Don Williams (born 1939)
• Hank Williams (1923-1953)
• Hank Williams, Jr. (born 1949)
• Hank Williams III (born 1972)
• Holly Williams (born 1981)
• Lucinda Williams (born 1953)
• Tex Williams (1917-1985)
• John Williamson (born 1945)
• Boxcar Willie
• Kelly Willis (born 1968)
• Trent Willmon (born 1973)
• Larry Willoughby (born 1947)
• Bob Wills (1905-1975)
• David Wills (born 1951)
• Mark Wills (born 1973)
• Gretchen Wilson (born 1973)
• Slim Wilson (1910-1990)
• The Warren Brothers
• Tim Wilson (born 1961)
• The Wilsons
• Jeff Wood (born 1968)
• Darryl Worley (born 1964)
• Lee Ann Womack (born 1966)
• The Wrays
• The Wreckers
• Chely Wright (born 1970)
• Curtis Wright (born 1955)
• Ruby Wright (1939-2009)
• Wright Brothers Band
• Wrights, The
• Wright Brothers Band
• Wyatt
• Tammy Wynette (1942-1998)
• Wynonna (born 1964)
Y
• Yankee Grey
• Trisha Yearwood (born 1964)
• Shane Yellowbird
• Dwight Yoakam (born 1956)
• Chris Young
• Faron Young (1932-1996)
• James & Michael Younger
Z
• Zac Brown Band
• Zaca Creek
