See also: 1975 in country music, 1976 in music, other events of 1976, 1977 in country music, 1970s in music and the List of years in Country Music See also: 1974 in country music, 1975 in music, other events of 1975, 1976 in country music, 1970s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events March - The rocky marriage of George Jones and Tammy Wynette ends in divorce. ... See also: 1975 in music, other events of 1976, 1977 in music, 1970s in music and the list of years in music // Events January-February January 7 - Kenneth Moss, a former record company executive, is sentenced to 120 days in the Los Angeles County Jail and four years probation for... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1976 calendar). ... See also: 1976 in country music, 1977 in music, other events of 1977, 1978 in country music, 1970s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Top Hits of the Year No. ... // 1970 in music International trends Simon & Garfunkel release Bridge Over Troubled Water; this, along with releases from James Taylor (Sweet Baby James), Cat Stevens (Tea for the Tillerman) and Joni Mitchell (Ladies of the Canyon) help define the singer-songwriter tradition Taj Mahal releases Happy to Be Just Like I... This page indexes the individual year in country music pages. ...

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• The "C.B." craze was sweeping country music, as no less than three No. 1 songs are about citizens-band radios. C.W. McCall's "Convoy" — about a band of truck drivers who fight back against redneck police officers — spends four of its six weeks at No. 1 in January, and goes on to be Billboard magazine's No. 1 country song of 1976. Other top songs about C.B.s were:
  • "The White Knight" by Cledus Maggard and the Citizen's Band, about a lead-footed truck driver who is led into a speed trap by a corrupt state trooper.
  • "Teddy Bear" by Red Sovine, a sentimental recitation about a fatherless, physically handicapped boy who keeps in touch with truck drivers. He states his lone wish is to ride around with his father, but since that can't happen, other truck drivers make good on the wish by showing up at the young lad's home and giving him rides.

C.W. McCall is the pseudonym of William Dale Fries (born November 15, 1928) in Audubon, Iowa, USA. In 1972, while working for an Omaha, Nebraska advertising firm, Bozell Jacobs, Fries created a television campaign for the Metz Baking Company. ... An example of a Billboard Magazine. ... Woodrow Wilson Red Sovine was a country music singer. ...

Top hits of the year

Number one hits

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• January 31 - "This Time I've Hurt Her More Than She Loves Me" - Conway Twitty
• February 7 - "Sometimes" - Bill Anderson and Mary Lou Turner
• February 14 - "The White Knight" - Cledus Maggard & the Citizen's Band
• February 21 - "Good Hearted Woman" - Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson
• March 13 - "The Roots of My Raising" - Merle Haggard and the Strangers
• March 20 - "Faster Horses (The Cowboy and the Poet)" - Tom T. Hall
• March 27 - "Til the Rivers All Run Dry" - Don Williams
• April 3 - "You'll Lose a Good Thing" - Freddy Fender
• April 10 - "'Til I Can Make it On My Own" - Tammy Wynette
• April 17 - "Drinkin' My Baby (Off My Mind) - Eddie Rabbitt
• April 24 - "Together Again" - Emmylou Harris
• May 1 - "Don't the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time" - Mickey Gilley
• May 8 - "My Eyes Can Only See As Far as You" - Charley Pride
• May 15 - "What Goes On When the Sun Goes Down" - Ronnie Milsap
• May 22 - "After All the Good is Gone" - Conway Twitty
• May 29 - "One Piece at a Time" - Johnny Cash
• June 12 - "I'll Get Over You" - Crystal Gayle
• June 19 - "El Paso City" - Marty Robbins
• July 3 - "All These Things" - Joe Stampley
• July 10 - "The Door is Always Open" - Dave & Sugar
• July 17 - "Teddy Bear" - Red Sovine
• August 7 - "Golden Ring" - George Jones and Tammy Wynette
• August 14 - "Say it Again" - Don Williams
• August 21 - "Bring it on Home to Me" - Mickey Gilley
• August 28 - "I'm a Stand By My Woman Man" - Ronnie Milsap
• September 11 - "I Don't Want to Have to Marry You" - Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius
• September 25 - "If You've Got the Money I've Got the Time" - Willie Nelson
• October 2 - "Here's Some Love" - Tanya Tucker
• October 9 - "The Games That Daddies Play" - Conway Twitty
• October 16 - "You and Me" - Tammy Wynette
• October 30 - "Among My Souvenirs" - Marty Robbins
• November 6 - "Cherokee Maiden" - Merle Haggard and the Strangers
• November 13 - "Somebody Somewhere (Don't Know What He's Missin' Tonight)" - Loretta Lynn
• November 27 - "Good Woman Blues" - Mel Tillis
• December 11 - "Thinkin' of a Rendezvous" - Johnny Duncan
• December 25 - "Sweet Dreams (Of You)" - Emmylou Harris

January 31 is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Conway Twitty Conway Twitty (September 1, 1933 – June 5, 1993) was one of the United States most successful artists of the 20th century. ... February 7 is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... James William Anderson III (born November 1, 1937 in Columbia, South Carolina) is an American country music singer and songwriter. ... February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... February 21 is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Waylon Jennings (June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002) was a respected and influential American country music singer and guitarist, born in Littlefield, Texas. ... Willie Nelson William Hugh Willie Nelson (born April 30, 1933) is an American entertainer and songwriter, and originally from Abbott, Texas. ... March 13 is the 72nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (73rd in leap years). ... Merle Haggard Merle Ronald Haggard (nicknamed The Hag; born April 6, 1937 in Bakersfield, California) is an American country music singer, guitarist and songwriter. ... March 20 is the 79th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (80th in Leap years). ... Tom T. Hall (born May 25, 1936 in Olive Hill, Kentucky) is an American country balladeer and songwriter. ... March 27 is the 86th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (87th in leap years). ... Don Williams Don Williams is a country music singer and songwriter born May 27, 1939, in Floydada, Texas. ... April 3 is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 272 days remaining. ... Freddy Fender Freddy Fender, born Baldemar Huerta in San Benito, Texas on June 4, 1938, is a Tejano, country, and rock and roll musician, known for his work as a solo artist and in the groups Los Super Seven and the Texas Tornados. ... April 10 is the 100th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (101st in leap years). ... Tammy Wynette on the cover of her tribute album Tammy Wynette Remembered Tammy Wynette (May 5, 1942 – April 6, 1998) was an American country singer and songwriter. ... April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). ... Edward Thomas Eddie Rabbitt (November 27, 1941 - May 7, 1998) was a country music singer and songwriter who reached the peak of his popularity in the late 1970s and early 1980s. ... April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (115th in leap years). ... Emmylou Harris on the cover of her collection Profile Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947) is a country music singer-songwriter and musician from Birmingham, Alabama, USA. // Early years Harris graduated from high school as class valedictorian and won a drama scholarship to the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. ... May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... Mickey Leroy Gilley (born March 9, 1936 in Natchez, Mississippi) is an American country musician and singer. ... May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... Charley Pride on the cover of one of his several greatest hits albums, from 2003 Charley Frank Pride (born March 18, 1938 in Sledge, Mississippi) is a former Negro League baseball player who became one of the only African Americans to have a successful career in modern country music. ... May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). ... Ronnie Milsap Ronnie Lee Milsap (born January 16, 1946 (though the internet, including Wikipedia, lists a variety of contradictory years) in Robbinsville, North Carolina, USA) is an American country music singer and musician with 40 number one hit songs to his credit. ... May 22 is the 142nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (143rd in leap years). ... Conway Twitty Conway Twitty (September 1, 1933 – June 5, 1993) was one of the United States most successful artists of the 20th century. ... May 29 is the 149th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (150th in leap years). ... Johnny Cash (February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was a vastly influential American country music and rock music singer, guitarist and songwriter and the husband of June Carter Cash. ... June 12 is the 163rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (164th in leap years), with 202 days remaining. ... Crystal Gayle on the cover of her concert DVD Crystal Gayle in Concert, showing her trademark long hair Crystal Gayle (born January 9, 1951) is an American country music singer. ... June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 195 days remaining. ... Marty Robbins, (September 26, 1925 - December 8, 1982), was an American Country & Western Hall of Fame musican and a talented NASCAR race car driver. ... July 3 is the 184th day of the year (185th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 181 days remaining. ... Joe Stampley is a country music singer best known for several hits in the 1970s and 1980s. ... July 10 is the 191st day (192nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 174 days remaining. ... Dave & Sugar was a pop-styled country music trio that enjoyed its peak success in the mid- to late-1970s. ... July 17 is the 198th day (199th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 167 days remaining. ... Woodrow Wilson Red Sovine was a country music singer. ... August 7 is the 219th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (220th in leap years), with 146 days remaining. ... George Jones. ... Tammy Wynette on the cover of her tribute album Tammy Wynette Remembered Tammy Wynette (May 5, 1942 – April 6, 1998) was an American country singer and songwriter. ... August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ... Don Williams Don Williams is a country music singer and songwriter born May 27, 1939, in Floydada, Texas. ... August 21 is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Mickey Leroy Gilley (born March 9, 1936 in Natchez, Mississippi) is an American country musician and singer. ... August 28 is the 240th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (241st in leap years), with 125 days remaining. ... Ronnie Milsap Ronnie Lee Milsap (born January 16, 1946 (though the internet, including Wikipedia, lists a variety of contradictory years) in Robbinsville, North Carolina, USA) is an American country music singer and musician with 40 number one hit songs to his credit. ... September 11 is the 254th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (255th in leap years). ... The Browns were an American family singing group from Sparkman, Arkansas made up of Jim Ed Brown (b. ... September 25 is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years). ... Willie Nelson William Hugh Willie Nelson (born April 30, 1933) is an American entertainer and songwriter, and originally from Abbott, Texas. ... October 2 is the 275th day (276th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 90 days remaining. ... Tanya Denise Tucker (born October 10, 1958) is an American country music singer. ... October 9 is the 282nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (283rd in leap years). ... Conway Twitty Conway Twitty (September 1, 1933 – June 5, 1993) was one of the United States most successful artists of the 20th century. ... October 16 is the 289th day of the year (290th in Leap years). ... Tammy Wynette on the cover of her tribute album Tammy Wynette Remembered Tammy Wynette (May 5, 1942 – April 6, 1998) was an American country singer and songwriter. ... October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 62 days remaining. ... Marty Robbins, (September 26, 1925 - December 8, 1982), was an American Country & Western Hall of Fame musican and a talented NASCAR race car driver. ... November 6 is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 55 days remaining. ... Merle Haggard Merle Ronald Haggard (nicknamed The Hag; born April 6, 1937 in Bakersfield, California) is an American country music singer, guitarist and songwriter. ... November 13 is the 317th day of the year (318th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 48 days remaining. ... Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn (born April 14, 1935) is an American country singer who was the leading country female vocalist during much of the 1960s and 1970s. ... November 27 is the 331st day (332nd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Mel Tillis (born Lonnie Melvin Tillis on August 8th, 1932 in Tampa, Florida) is a country music singer/songwriter, and actor. ... December 11 is the 345th day (346th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Johnny Duncan the US country music artist was born in Dublin, Texas on October 5, 1938. ... December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 6 days remaining. ... Emmylou Harris on the cover of her collection Profile Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947) is a country music singer-songwriter and musician from Birmingham, Alabama, USA. // Early years Harris graduated from high school as class valedictorian and won a drama scholarship to the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. ...

Other major hits

• "9,999,999 Tears" - Dickey Lee
• "After the Storm" - Wynn Stewart
• "Afternoon Delight" - Johnny Carver
• "All I Can Do" - Dolly Parton
• "Amazing Grace (Used to be Her Favorite Song)" - Amazing Rhythm Aces
• "Angels, Roses and Rain" - Dickey Lee
• "The Blind Man in the Bleachers" - Kenny Starr
• "Broken Lady" - Larry Gatlin
• "Can't You See" - Waylon Jennings
• "Come On Over" - Olivia Newton-John
• "Don't Believe My Heart Can Stand Another You" - Tanya Tucker
• "Don't Pull Your Love/Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye (medley)" - Glen Campbell
• "Don't Stop Believin'" - Olivia Newton-John
• "The End is Not in Sight (the Cowboy Song)" - Amazing Rhythm Aces
• "Fly Away" — John Denver
• "God Bless America Again" - Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
• "Hank Williams You Wrote My Life" - Moe Bandy
• "Her Name Is ..." - George Jones
• "Hillbilly Heart" - Johnny Rodriguez
• "Home Made Love" - Tom Bresh
• "I Couldn't Be Me Without You" - Johnny Rodriguez
• "I Wonder if I Ever Said Goodbye" - Johnny Rodriguez
• "I'll Be Your San Antonio Rose" – Dottsy
• "I'm Gonna Love You" - Dave & Sugar
• "If I Had To Do it All Over Again" - Roy Clark
• "I.O.U." - Jimmy Dean
• "Is Forever Longer Than Always" - Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton
• "Just in Case" - Ronnie Milsap
• "Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got)" - Kenny Rogers
• "Let Your Love Flow" - Bellamy Brothers
• "The Letter" - Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
• "Livin' it Down" — Freddy Fender
• "Lonely Teardrops" - Narvel Felts
• "Love Lifted Me" - Kenny Rogers
• "Love Revival" - Mel Tillis
• "Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" - Ed Bruce
• "Me and Ole C.B." – Dave Dudley
• "Mental Revenge" - Mel Tillis and the Statesiders
• "Misty Blue" - Billie Jo Spears
• "One of These Days" - Emmylou Harris
• "Queen of the Silver Dollar" - Dave & Sugar
• "Remember Me (When the Candlelights are Gleaming)" - Willie Nelson
• "Save All Your Kisses For Me" - Margo Smith
• "Show Me a Man" - T.G. Sheppard
• "Somebody Loves You" - Crystal Gayle
• "Standing Room Only" - Barbara Mandrell
• "Stranger" - Johnny Duncan
• "Suspicious Minds" - Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter
• "Thank Got I've Got You" - Statler Brothers
• "That's What Made Me Love You" - Bill Anderson
• "('Til) I Kissed You" - Connie Smith
• "Tracks of My Tears" – Linda Ronstadt
• "Vaya Con Dios" — Freddy Fender
• "Walk Softly" - Billy "Crash" Craddock
• "What I've Got in Mind" - Billie Jo Spears
• "The Winner" — Bobby Bare
• "You Could Know as Much About a Stranger" - Gene Watson
• "You Rubbed it In All Wrong" - Billy "Crash" Craddock
• "You've Got Me to Hold On To" - Tanya Tucker

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Emmylou Harris on the cover of her collection Profile Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947) is a country music singer-songwriter and musician from Birmingham, Alabama, USA. // Early years Harris graduated from high school as class valedictorian and won a drama scholarship to the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. ... Dave & Sugar was a pop-styled country music trio that enjoyed its peak success in the mid- to late-1970s. ... Willie Nelson William Hugh Willie Nelson (born April 30, 1933) is an American entertainer and songwriter, and originally from Abbott, Texas. ... T. G. Sheppard (born William Neal Browder, July 20, 1942 in Humboldt, Tennessee) is an American country music singer. ... Crystal Gayle on the cover of her concert DVD Crystal Gayle in Concert, showing her trademark long hair Crystal Gayle (born January 9, 1951) is an American country music singer. ... Barbara Ann Mandrell (born December 25, 1948 in Houston, Texas) is an American country music singer. ... Johnny Duncan the US country music artist was born in Dublin, Texas on October 5, 1938. ... Waylon Jennings (June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002) was a respected and influential American country music singer and guitarist, born in Littlefield, Texas. ... Jessi Colter was born Mirriam Johnson on May 25, 1943. ... The cover of the Statlers 1991 album All American Country The Statler Brothers are an American country music vocal group founded in 1955 in Virginia. ... James William Anderson III (born November 1, 1937 in Columbia, South Carolina) is an American country music singer and songwriter. ... Connie Smith (August 14, 1941—), born Constance Meador in Elkhart, Indiana, USA, is a country singer. ... Linda Maria Ronstadt (born July 15, 1946) is an American singer most closely associated with the country rock genre prevalent in the 1970s. ... 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Tanya Denise Tucker (born October 10, 1958) is an American country music singer. ...

Top new album releases

• 20/20 Vision – Ronnie Milsap (RCA)
• Alone Again – George Jones (Epic)
  
• Live – Ronnie Milsap (RCA)
• Their Greatest Hits: 1971-1975 – The Eagles (Asylum)
  
• Till I Can Make it on My Own – Tammy Wynette (Epic)
  
• Wanted! The Outlaws – Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Tompall Glaser and Jessi Colter (RCA)
  
• All I Can Do - Dolly Parton (RCA)

Ronnie Milsap Ronnie Lee Milsap (born January 16, 1946 (though the internet, including Wikipedia, lists a variety of contradictory years) in Robbinsville, North Carolina, USA) is an American country music singer and musician with 40 number one hit songs to his credit. ... George Jones. ... Ronnie Milsap Ronnie Lee Milsap (born January 16, 1946 (though the internet, including Wikipedia, lists a variety of contradictory years) in Robbinsville, North Carolina, USA) is an American country music singer and musician with 40 number one hit songs to his credit. ... The Eagles are an American rock music group that originally came together in Los Angeles, California in the early 1970s. ... Tammy Wynette on the cover of her tribute album Tammy Wynette Remembered Tammy Wynette (May 5, 1942 – April 6, 1998) was an American country singer and songwriter. ... Waylon Jennings (June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002) was a respected and influential American country music singer and guitarist, born in Littlefield, Texas. ... Willie Nelson William Hugh Willie Nelson (born April 30, 1933) is an American entertainer and songwriter, and originally from Abbott, Texas. ... Tompall Glaser is an American country music singer in the Outlaw genre. ... Jessi Colter was born Mirriam Johnson on May 25, 1943. ... Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American country singer, songwriter, composer, author and actress. ...

Births

Deaths

Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees

• Paul Cohen (1908–1970)
• Kitty Wells (born 1919)

1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... Kitty Wells Kitty Wells (born Muriel Deason on August 30, 1919) is an American country musician from Nashville, Tennessee, known from about 1955 as the Queen of Country Music. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

Major Awards

Grammy awards

• Best Country Vocal Performance, Female -- Linda Ronstadt for "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love With You)"
• Best Country Vocal Performance, Male -- Willie Nelson for "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain"
• Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group -- Rita Coolidge and Kris Kristofferson for "Lover Please"
• Best Country Instrumental Performance -- Chet Atkins for "The Entertainer"
• Best Country Song -- (Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song, Larry Butler, Chips Moman (songwriters), and B.J. Thomas (performer)

Linda Maria Ronstadt (born July 15, 1946) is an American singer most closely associated with the country rock genre prevalent in the 1970s. ... Willie Nelson William Hugh Willie Nelson (born April 30, 1933) is an American entertainer and songwriter, and originally from Abbott, Texas. ... Rita Coolidge (born May 1, 1945 in Nashville, Tennessee) is a American singer. ... Kris Kristofferson (born June 22, 1936) is an influential country music songwriter, singer and actor. ... Chet Atkins Chester Burton Chet Atkins (June 20, 1924 – June 30, 2001) was an influential guitarist and record producer. ... Larry Butler is a country music producer/songwriter. ... Lincoln Wayne Chips Moman is an American record producer, guitarist and songwriter, born 1936 in La Grange, Georgia. ... Billy Joe Thomas (born August 7, 1942) is an Oklahoma-born country singer. ...

Academy of Country Music

• Entertainer Of The Year -- Mickey Gilley
• Song Of The Year -- "Don't The Girls All Get Prettier At Closing Time" - Mickey Gilley - Baker Knight
• Single Of The Year -- "Bring It On Home" - Mickey Gilley
• Album Of The Year -- Gilley's Smoking - Mickey Gilley
• Top Male Vocalist -- Mickey Gilley
• Top Female Vocalist -- Crystal Gayle
• Top Vocal Duo -- Conway Twitty und Loretta Lynn
• Top New Male Vocalist -- Moe Bandy
• Top New Female Vocalist -- Billie Joe Spears

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Country Music Association

• Entertainer of the Year -- Mel Tillis
• Male Vocalist of the Year -- Ronnie Milsap
• Female Vocalist of the Year -- Dolly Parton
• Instrumental Group of the Year –- Roy Clark and Buck Trent
• Vocal Group of the Year -- Statler Brothers
• Vocal Duo of the Year -- Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson
• Single of the Year -- "Good Hearted Woman," Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson
• Song of the Year -- "Rhinestone Cowboy," Larry Weiss
• Album of the Year -- Wanted! The Outlaws, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Tompall Glaser, and Jessi Coulter
• Instrumentalist of the Year -- Hargus "Pig" Robbins

Mel Tillis (born Lonnie Melvin Tillis on August 8th, 1932 in Tampa, Florida) is a country music singer/songwriter, and actor. ... Ronnie Milsap Ronnie Lee Milsap (born January 16, 1946 (though the internet, including Wikipedia, lists a variety of contradictory years) in Robbinsville, North Carolina, USA) is an American country music singer and musician with 40 number one hit songs to his credit. ... Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American country singer, songwriter, composer, author and actress. ... Roy Clark - March 2002 Roy Linwood Clark (born April 15, 1933 in Meherrin, Virginia) is one of the most versatile and well-known country music musicians and performers. ... Charles Wilburn Buck Trent is an American country music instrumentalist. ... The cover of the Statlers 1991 album All American Country The Statler Brothers are an American country music vocal group founded in 1955 in Virginia. ... Waylon Jennings (June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002) was a respected and influential American country music singer and guitarist, born in Littlefield, Texas. ... Willie Nelson William Hugh Willie Nelson (born April 30, 1933) is an American entertainer and songwriter, and originally from Abbott, Texas. ... Waylon Jennings (June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002) was a respected and influential American country music singer and guitarist, born in Littlefield, Texas. ... Willie Nelson William Hugh Willie Nelson (born April 30, 1933) is an American entertainer and songwriter, and originally from Abbott, Texas. ... Waylon Jennings (June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002) was a respected and influential American country music singer and guitarist, born in Littlefield, Texas. ... Willie Nelson William Hugh Willie Nelson (born April 30, 1933) is an American entertainer and songwriter, and originally from Abbott, Texas. ... Tompall Glaser is an American country music singer in the Outlaw genre. ...

Further reading

• Kingsbury, Paul, "The Grand Ole Opry: History of Country Music. 70 Years of the Songs, the Stars and the Stories," Villard Books, Random House; Opryland USA, 1995
• Kingsbury, Paul, "Vinyl Hayride: Country Music Album Covers 1947-1989," Country Music Foundation, 2003 (ISBN 0-8118-3572-3)
• Millard, Bob, "Country Music: 70 Years of America's Favorite Music," HarperCollins, New York, 1993 (ISBN 0-06-273244-7)
• Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs 1944-2005 - 6th Edition." 2005.

Other links

• Country Music Association
• Inductees of the Country Music Hall of Fame

The Country Music Association (CMA) was founded in 1958 in Nashville, Tennessee. ... This is a list of inductees to the Country Music Hall of Fame. ...

External links

• Country Music Hall of Fame