List of country music performers
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This is an alphabetical list of country music performers.
See also: Country music, Popular music and List of popular music performers.
A
- Roy Acuff (1903-1992)
- Kaye Adams (born 1941)
- Ryan Adams (born 1974)
- Trace Adkins (born 1962)
- David "Stringbean" Akeman (1915-1973)
- Alabama
- Gary Allan (born 1967)
- Deborah Allen (born 1953)
- Terry Allen
- Rex Allen (1920-1999)
- Allman Brothers
- Bill Anderson (born 1937)
- Keith Anderson
- John Anderson (born 1954)
- Lynn Anderson (born 1947)
- Jessica Andrews (born 1983)
- Eddy Arnold (born 1918)
- Chet Atkins (1924-2001)
- Sherrié Austin (born 1970)
- Gene Autry (1907-1998)
- Hoyt Axton (1938-1999)
- Steve Azar (born 1964)
B
- Bananas At Large
- Bobbejaan Schoepen (also 'Bobby John', born 1925, Belgium)
- Bobby Bare (born 1935)
- Barbi Benton (born 1950) (recorded for Playboy records)
- Bellamy Brothers
- Dierks Bentley (born 1975)
- Bering Strait
- Big & Rich
- Clint Black (born 1962)
- Lisa Hartman Black (born 1956)
- Blackhawk
- Blake Weldon
- Blake and Brian
- Blue County
- Suzy Bogguss (born 1956)
- Johnny Bond (1915-1978)
- Boxcar Willie (1931-1999)
- BR5-49
- Brian Gowan
- Bill 'Cowboy Rambler' Boyd (1914-1977)
- Paul Brandt
- Garth Brooks (born 1962)
- Brooks & Dunn
- Browns, The
- Felice and Boudleaux Bryant
- Jimmy Buffett (born 1946)
- Ed Burleson
- Hillous Butrum (1928-2002)
- Tracy Byrd (born 1966)
C
- Billy Currington[link] (born 1973)
- Chris Cagle (born 1968)
- Glen Campbell (born 1936)
- Laura Cantrell
- Mary Chapin Carpenter (born 1958)
- Carter Family, The
- Anita Carter (1933-1999)
- A.P. Carter (1891-1960)
- Carlene Carter
- Wilf Carter (1904-1996)
- Deana Carter (born 1966)
- Maybelle Carter (1909-1978)
- Sara Carter (1898-1979)
- Johnny Cash (1932-2003)
- June Carter Cash (1929-2003)
- Rosanne Cash (born 1955)
- Jeremy Castle (born 1974)
- Kenny Chesney (born 1968)
- Mark Chesnutt (born 1963)
- Claudia Church
- Guy Clark
- Roy Clark (born 1933)
- Terri Clark (born 1968)
- Patsy Cline (1932-1963)
- Hank Cochran (born 1935)
- Tammy Cochran
- David Allan Coe (born 1939)
- Jessi Colter (born 1947)
- Spade Cooley (1910-1969)
- Rita Coolidge
- Stoney Cooper (born 1918)
- Cowboy Copas (1913-1963)
- Cowboy Junkies
- Cross Canadian Ragweed
- Floyd Cramer
- Rodney Crowell
- Dick Curless (1932-1995)
- Billy Ray Cyrus
D
- Vernon Dalhart (1883-1948)
- Charlie Daniels (born 1937)
- Skeeter Davis (1931-2004)
- Curtis Day
- Da Yoopers
- Jimmy Dean (born 1928)
- Iris DeMent
- John Denver (1947-1997)
- Diamond Rio
- Little Jimmy Dickens
- Joe Diffie (born 1958)
- Dixie Chicks
- Roy Drusky (1930-2004)
- Dave Dudley (1928-2003)
E
- Eagles, The
- Steve Earle (born 1955)
- Katrina Elam (born 1983)
- Eleven Hundred Springs
- Scotty Emerick
- Bill Engvall (born 1957)
- Emerson Drive
- Dale Evans (1912-2001)
- Sara Evans (born 1971)
- Everly Brothers
- Exile
F
- Barbara Fairchild
- Donna Fargo
- Freddy Fender
- Flatt & Scruggs
- Flying Burrito Brothers
- Radney Foster
- Kevin Fowler
- Jeff Foxworthy
- Kinky Friedman (born 1944)
- David Frizzell
- Lefty Frizzell (1928-1975)
- Tennessee Ernie Ford
G
- Larry Gatlin
- Crystal Gayle (born 1951)
- Bobbie Gentry (born 1944)
- Don Gibson (1928-2003)
- Vince Gill (born 1957)
- Mickey Gilley (born 1937)
- Billy Gilman
- Jimmie Dale Gilmore (born 1945)
- Vern Gosdin
- Pat Green
- Jack Greene (born 1930)
- Lee Greenwood (born 1942)
- Adam Gregory
- Nanci Griffith (born 1953)
- Andy Griggs (born 1973)
- Woody Guthrie
H
- Merle Haggard (born 1937)
- Tom T. Hall (born 1936)
- George Hamilton IV (born 1937)
- Butch Hancock
- Emmylou Harris (born 1947)
- Hawkshaw Hawkins (1921-1963)
- Wade Hayes
- Lee Hazlewood (born 1929)
- Eric Heatherly
- Gary Helms
- Ty Herndon (born 1962)
- Faith Hill (born 1967)
- Buddy Holly (1936-1959)
- Steve Holy
- Danny Hooper
- Johnny Horton (1925-1960)
- Jan Howard (born 1930)
- Rebecca Lynn Howard (born 1979)
- Brodie Foster Hubbard
- Tommy Hunter
- Ferlin Husky (born 1925)
I
- Jack Ingram (born 1970)
- Isley Brothers
J
- Alan Jackson (born 1958)
- Stonewall Jackson (born 1932)
- Wanda Jackson (born 1937)
- Sonny James (born 1929)
- Norma Jean (born 1938)
- Herb Jeffreys (born 1911)
- Jenkins, The
- Waylon Jennings (1937-2002)
- Buddy Jewell (born 1961)
- Carolyn Dawn Johnson (born 1971)
- George Jones (born 1931)
- Grandpa Jones (1913-1998)
- Cledus T. Judd (born 1964)
- Judds, The
K
- Toby Keith (born 1961)
- Kendalls, The
- Doug Kershaw
- Sammy Kershaw (born 1958)
- Hal Ketchum
- Kid Rock
- Merle Kilgore (1934-2005)
- Claude King
- Kinleys, The
- Alison Krauss (born 1971)
- Kris Kristofferson (born 1936)
L
- Lace This was a female group that released one flop album.
- Miranda Lambert (born 1983)
- k.d. lang (born 1961)
- Larry the Cable Guy
- Tracy Lawrence (born 1968)
- Chris LeDoux (1948-2005)
- Brenda Lee (born 1944)
- Danni Leigh
- Jerry Lee Lewis
- Aaron Lines
- Little Texas
- Hank Locklin (born 1918)
- Lonestar
- John D. Loudermilk
- Louvin Brothers, The
- Patty Loveless (born 1957)
- Lyle Lovett (born 1957)
- Loretta Lynn (born 1935)
- Lynns, The
- Lynyrd Skynyrd
M
- Rita MacNeil
- Uncle Dave Macon (1870-1952)
- Rose Maddox (1925-1998)
- Lloyd Maines
- Charlie Major
- Barbara Mandrell (born 1948)
- Kathy Mattea (born 1959)
- Mavericks, The
- Martina McBride (born 1966)
- Lila McCann (born 1981)
- Harry McClintock
- Brian McComas
- Steve McCormick (born 1976)[link]
- Jason McCoy
- Neal McCoy
- Mindy McCready
- Reba McEntire (born 1955)
- Tim McGraw (born 1967)
- Jo Dee Messina (born 1970)
- Buddy Miller
- Ned Miller (born 1925)
- Roger Miller (1936-1992)
- Ronnie Milsap (born 1944)
- Bill Monroe (1911-1996)
- Montgomery Gentry
- John Michael Montgomery
- Melba Montgomery (born 1938)
- Allison Moorer
- Craig Morgan (born 1965)
- George Morgan (1925-1975)
- Lorrie Morgan (born 1959)
- Morrison-Williams
- David Lee Murphy (born 1959)
- Anne Murray
N
- Willie Nelson (born 1933)
- Aaron Neville
- Juice Newton
- Joe Nichols (born 1976)
- Nickel Creek
- Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
- Bob Nolan
O
- Lisa O'Kane
- Jamie O'Neal
- Oak Ridge Boys
- Roy Orbison (born 1936-1988)
- Buck Owens (born 1929-2006)
P
- Patti Page (born 1927)
- Brad Paisley (born 1972)
- Lee Roy Parnell
- Gram Parsons
- Dolly Parton (born 1946)
- Johnny Paycheck (1941-2003)
- Minnie Pearl (1912-1996)
- Carl Perkins (1932-1998)
- Webb Pierce
- Pinmonkey
- Pirates of the Mississippi
- Prairie Oyster
- Ray Price (born 1926)
- Charley Pride (born 1938)
- Jeanne Pruett (born 1937)
- Pure Prairie League
- Pussycat Country Music from the Lowlands
Q
R
- Eddie Rabbitt (1941-1998)
- Marvin Rainwater (born 1925)
- Bonnie Raitt (born 1949)
- Rankin Family, The
- Rattlesnake Annie (born 1941)
- Rascal Flatts
- Eddy Raven (born 1944)
- Collin Raye (born 1959)
- Susan Raye (born 1944)
- Jim Reeves (1923-1964)
- Charlie Rich (1932-1995)
- Ricochet
- Jeannie C. Riley (born 1945)
- LeAnn Rimes (born 1982)
- Cowboy Slim Rinehart (1911-1948)
- Tex Ritter (1907-1973)
- Marty Robbins (1925-1982)
- Moose Roberts
- Julie Roberts
- Eck Robertson
- Charlie Robison
- Jimmie Rodgers (1897-1933)
- Johnny Rodriguez
- Kenny Rogers (born 1938)
- Roy Rogers (1911-1998)
- Linda Ronstadt (born 1946)
- Travis Rush (born 1971)
S
- Sawyer Brown
- Steven Seagal
- Brady Seals (born 1969)
- Dan Seals (born 1950)
- Troy Seals (born 1938)
- Jeannie Seely (born 1940)
- Kevin Sharp
- SHeDaisy
- Blake Shelton (born 1976)
- Shenandoah
- Jean Shepard (born 1933)
- Margie Singleton (born 1935)
- Ricky Skaggs (born 1954)
- Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith (born 1921)
- Carl Smith (born 1927)
- Connie Smith (born 1941)
- Hank Snow
- Soggy Bottom Boys
- Sons of the Desert
- Sons of the Pioneers
- Mariah Stanley (born 1992)
- Ralph Stanley (born 1927)
- Lucille Starr (born 1938)
- Statler Brothers
- June Stearns
- Gary Stewart (1945-2003)
- Wynn Stewart (1934-1985)
- The Stonemans
- George Strait (born 1952)
- Doug Stone
- Bob Style (born 1978)
- Stringbean
- Marty Stuart (born 1958)
- Nat Stuckey (1934-1988)
- Sweethearts of the Rodeo
- Bobby Sykes
- Ricky Van Shelton
T
- Hank Thompson (born 1925)
- Cyndi Thomson (born 1976)
- Tebey (born ca. 1983)
- Mel Tillis
- Pam Tillis (born 1957)
- Johnny Tillotson (born 1939)
- Aaron Tippin (born 1958)
- Tractors, The
- Merle Travis (1917-1983)
- Randy Travis (born 1959)
- Trick Pony
- Travis Tritt (born 1963)
- Ernest Tubb (1914-1994)
- Tanya Tucker (born 1958)
- Josh Turner (born 1977)
- Shania Twain (born 1965)
- Conway Twitty (1933-1993)
- Two Tons of Steel
U
- Keith Urban (born October 26. 1967)
- Carrie Underwood
V
- Leroy Van Dyke (born 1929)
- Townes Van Zandt (1944-1997)
- Phil Vassar (born 1964)
- Rhonda Vincent (born 1962)
- Vance Lee (born 1963)
W
- Porter Wagoner (born 1927)
- Jerry Jeff Walker
- Cindy Walker
- Clay Walker (born 1969)
- Don Walser (born 1934)
- Steve Wariner (born 1954)
- Warren Brothers, The
- Jimmy Wayne (born 1972)
- Ween has done one country album.
- Brittany Wells (born 1986)
- Kitty Wells (born 1919)
- Dottie West (1932-1991)
- Bryan White (born 1974)
- Lari White
- Ron White
- Whites, The
- Keith Whitley (1955-1989)
- Slim Whitman (born 1924)
- Wilco
- Wilkinsons, The
- Don Williams
- Hank Williams (1923-1953)
- Hank Williams III (born 1972)
- Hank Williams Jr. (born 1949)
- Holly Williams (born 1981)
- Lucinda Williams
- Tex Williams (1917-1985)
- Kelly Willis (born 1968)
- Bob Wills (1905-1975)
- Mark Wills
- Gretchen Wilson (born 1973)
- Tim Wilson
- Darryl Worley (born 1964)
- Lee Ann Womack (born 1966)
- Chely Wright (born 1970)
- Tammy Wynette (1942-1998)
- Wynonna (born 1964)
Y
- Yankee Grey
- Trisha Yearwood (born 1964)
- Dwight Yoakam (born 1956)
- Faron Young (1932-1996)
Z
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