List of country music performers

This is an alphabetical list of country music performers.

See also: Country music, Popular music and List of popular music performers.

Contents: Top - 0-9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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)
• 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
• Bobby Bare (born 1935)
• Barbi Benton (born 1950) (recorded for Playboy records)
• Bellamy Brothers
• Dierks Bentley (born 1975)
• Big & Rich
• Clint Black (born 1962)
• Lisa Hartman Black (born 1956)
• Blue County
• Suzy Bogguss (born 1956)
• Johnny Bond (1915-1978)
• Boxcar Willie (1931-1999)
• BR5-49
• Bill 'Cowboy Rambler' Boyd (1914-1977)
• 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

• 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
• Cowboy Copas (1913-1963)
• Cowboy Junkies
• Cross Canadian Ragweed
• Floyd Cramer
• Rodney Crowell
• Dick Curless (1932-1995)
• Billy Currington
• Billy Ray Cyrus

D

• Vernon Dalhart (1883-1948)
• Charlie Daniels (born 1937)
• Skeeter Davis (1931-2004)
• 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)

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
• 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)
• 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
• Merle Kilgore (1934-2005)
• Claude King
• Kinleys, The
• Alison Krauss (born 1971)
• Kris Kristofferson (born 1936)

L

• Lace
• 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
• 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)
• Brian McComas
• 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
• Buck Owens (born 1929)

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)
• Pure Prairie League

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)
• Tex Ritter (1907-1973)
• Marty Robbins (1925-1982)
• Julie Roberts
• Eck Robertson
• Charlie Robison
• Jimmie Rodgers (1897-1933)
• Johnny Rodriguez
• Kenny Rogers (born 1938)
• Roy Rogers (1911-1998)
• Linda Ronstadt (born 1946)

S

• Sawyer Brown
• 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
• 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
• Stringbean
• Marty Stuart (born 1958)
• Nat Stuckey (1934-1988)
• Bobby Sykes

T

• Hank Thompson (born 1925)
• Cyndi Thomson (born 1976)
• 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 (1914-1984)
• Tanya Tucker (born 1958)
• Josh Turner (born 1977)
• Shania Twain (born 1965)
• Conway Twitty (1933-1993)
• Two Tons of Steel

U

• Union Station
• Keith Urban (born 1967)

V

• Leroy Van Dyke (born 1929)
• Ricky Van Shelton
• Townes Van Zandt (1944-1997)
• Phil Vassar (born 1964)
• Rhonda Vincent (born 1962)

W

• Porter Wagoner (born 1927)
• Jerry Jeff Walker
• Cindy Walker
• Clay Walker (born 1969)
• Steve Wariner (born 1954)
• Warren Brothers, The
• Jimmy Wayne (born 1972)
• 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)
• 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)

X

Y

• Yankee Grey
• Trisha Yearwood (born 1964)
• Dwight Yoakam (born 1956)
• Faron Young (1932-1996)

Z