Biographies: Selected Country Musicians

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Selected Country Musicians

Hank Williams

See also

• Notable Women Musicians and Dancers
• Notable African-American Musicians
• Notable African-American Visual and Performing Artists
• Asian American Artists and Musicians
• Notable Hispanic-American Musicians and Visual Artists

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Biographies by Category

• Acuff, Roy, country musician, songwriter
• Atkins, Chet, guitarist, music producer, country musician
• Autry, Gene, singer, actor
• Black, Clint, singer, songwriter
• Brooks, Garth, country musician, country singer
• Campbell, Glen, country musician, actor
• Carpenter, Mary Chapin, singer, songwriter
• Carter Family, country music
• Cash, Johnny, country musician, country singer, songwriter
• Cash, June Carter, country musician, songwriter
• Chesney, Kenny, country singer, songwriter
• Chicks, Dixie, country-music group
• Church, Eric, country musician
• Clements, Vassar, fiddle player
• Cline, Patsy, country musician
• Davis, Jimmie, country singer, state governor
• Davis, Mac, singer, songwriter
• Fargo, Donna, country singer
• Flatts, Rascal, country musicians
• Gill, Vince, country singer, songwriter
• Haggard, Merle, country singer, songwriter
• Hill, Faith, country-pop singer
• Jackson, Alan, singer, songwriter
• Jayhawks, alternative country music band
• Jennings, Waylon, country singer
• Jones, Grandpa, country musician, comedian
• Keith, Toby, country singer
• Krauss, Alison, country musician, country singer
• Larson, Nicolette, country/pop singer
• Lovett, Lyle, country singer, songwriter
• Lynn, Loretta, country singer, songwriter
• Lynne, Shelby, country singer and songwriter
• Mandrell, Barbara, country musician, country singer
• McEntire, Reba, country singer, actor
• McGraw, Tim, country singer
• Monroe, Bill, country musician, bandleader
• Nelson, Willie, country singer, songwriter, actor,
• Orbison, Roy, country singer, songwriter, rock musician
• Parton, Dolly, country singer, country musician, songwriter, actor
• Perkins, Carl, singer, songwriter
• Rimes, LeAnn, country singer
• Ritter, Tex, country singer
• Rodgers, Jimmie, singer
• Stanley, Ralph Edmond, bluegrass singer and banjo player
• Strait, George, country singer, songwriter
• Travis, Randy, country singer
• Tucker, Tanya, country singer
• Twain, Shania, country singer
• Urban, Keith, country singer
• Watson, Doc, guitarist, country musician
• Wells, Kitty, country singer
• Williams, Hank, country singer and songwriter
• Wynette, Tammy, singer and songwriter
• Yearwood, Trisha, country singer
• Yoakam, Dwight, country singer, actor