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Willie Nelson
Country music legend Willie Nelson began as a songwriter and grew into a durable troubadour of the late 20th century. Nelson wrote "Crazy" (the signature tune of Patsy Cline), "Funny How Time Slips…Waylon Jennings Biography
Waylon Jenningscountry singerBorn: 6/15/1937Birthplace: Littlefield, Texas Grammy Award-winning country music singer who, with Willie Nelson, invented progressive or “outlaw” country music.…Alan Jackson
DriveArista There've been plenty of Sept. 11 songs already, and there'll undoubtedly be plenty more. But up to now, there's been only one song that captured the spirit of the nation, without…Tim McGraw
Name at birth: Samuel Timothy SmithTim McGraw has been one of country music's most popular performers since his 1994 breakout album Not A Moment Too Soon. McGraw was raised in Louisiana and went to…Miranda Lambert
Miranda Lambert is a Grammy-winning country singer whose hit songs include "Gunpowder & Lead" and "The House That Built Me." Miranda Lambert began her professional career when she was a teenager…Wanda Jackson
Wanda Jackson is a pop singer best known for her hits of the late 1950s and early '60s, songs that blended country music and early rock'n'roll and earned her the nickname "The Queen of Rockabilly."…Mary Chapin Carpenter Biography
Mary Chapin Carpenter singer, songwriterBorn: 2/21/1958Birthplace: Princeton, New Jersey Country singer and songwriter whose well-known hits include “How Do” (1989) and “ I Feel Lucky” (1993).…Anita Kerr
Name at birth: Anita Jean GrilliAnita Kerr was a singer, composer, arranger and record producer who greatly influenced country music’s “Nashville Sound” during the 1950s and ’60s. Kerr began a…Trisha Yearwood Biography
Trisha Yearwoodcountry singerBorn: 9/19/1964Birthplace: Monticello, Georgia Trisha Yearwood is credited with unearthing a new youth-oriented market for country music in the '90s. A banker's…Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton is one of the most popular and enduring country singers of the last 50 years, known especially for her outsized talent, hair and bosom. Dolly Parton began writing and performing songs…Trending
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