Famous Country Singers - List of Famous Country Singers - page 3
Country singers may refer to a kind of singer who is involved in the production of music that has elements of both traditional and popular music. Country musicians or singers are thus involved in music that is generally of folk style generally concerning the rural United States or the music inspired by the cow boys of Western America. This genre of country music has its roots in Southern United States, where it originated in the 1920’s and gained worldwide acclaim around the 1940’s. With the development of television, radio and other forms of mass communication devices, country, and music began to be listed to across the world and slowly gained popularity in other countries. In the 21st century, there are many famous and prominent country music singers and even country music bands that are immensely popular among music audiences. Some of the main characteristics of country music include strong instrumental elements that are often complemented by ballads and dance tunes. Here is a list of the famous country music singers. To learn some of the most intriguing and fascinating facts about their lives, scroll down and continue to read their biographies along with trivia, interesting facts, timeline and life history.
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Name | Birthday | Nationality | Bio |
John Denver | December 31, 1943 | American | John Denver, a famous American singer-songwriter and activist, is remembered for songs like Take Me Home, Country Roads and Annie's Song |
Barbi Benton | January 28, 1950 | American | Barbi Benton is an American model actress and singer, best known for being a longtime former girlfriend of 'Playboy' founder, Hugh Hefner |
Gary Allan | December 5, 1967 | American | Gary Allan is an American country music artist |
Lorrie Morgan | June 27, 1959 | American | Lorrie Morgan is a famous American country singer |
Kenny Rogers | August 21, 1938 | American | Kenny Rogers is an American singer and songwriter |
Tammy Wynette | May 5, 1942 | American | Tammy Wynette was a Grammy Award-winning American country music singer-songwriter |
Conway Twitty | September 1, 1933 | American | Conway Twitty was an American country music singer |
Mickie James | August 31, 1979 | American | Mickie Laree James-Aldis is an accomplished American professional wrestler, country singer, and model |
Shania Twain | August 28, 1965 | Canadian | Shania Twain is a Canadian pop singer famous for her album ‘The Woman in me’ |
Emmylou Harris | April 2, 1947 | American | Emmylou Harris is a multiple award winning American singer and songwriter |
Helen Carter
Helen Carter was an American singer, guitarist and songwriter, known for performing with her mother and sisters in ‘The Carter Family Band’
Emmylou Harris
Emmylou Harris is a multiple award winning American singer and songwriter
Trace Adkins
Race Adkin is an American country singer, music artist and actor
Randy Travis
Randy Travis is an American country singer-songwriter and actor
Kinky Friedman
Kinky Friedman is an American country singer, novelist, songwriter and politician
Billy Ray Cyrus
Billy Ray Cyrus is an American country singer-songwriter and actor, who earned great fame and success with his very first album ‘Some Gave All’
Waylon Jennings
Waylon Jennings was an American country singer and songwriter
Travis Tritt
Travis Tritt is an American country music singer, songwriter and actor