Famous Country Musicians

The list Famous Country Musicians includes Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean, John Denver, Gary Allan and Blake Shelton. The list consists of 604 members.

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Kenny Chesney

American musician

Overview: Kenneth Arnold Chesney (born March 26, 1968) is an American country music singer, songwriter, and record producer. He has recorded more than 20 albums. He has also produced more than 40 Top 10 singles ...

Date of birth: 26 March 1968

Age: 56

Nationality: American

Occupation: Country Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)

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Music of East Tennessee 28T

Kenny Chesney 1T

Capricorn Records artists 49T
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George Strait

American country music singer (born 1952)

Overview: George Harvey Strait Sr. (born May 18, 1952) is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor, and music producer. Strait is credited for pioneering the neotraditional country style in the 1980s ...

Date of birth: 18 May 1952

Age: 72

Nationality: American

Occupation: Country Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Norma Voss (Married)

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Ace in the Hole Band members 3T

Singer-songwriters from Texas 690T

People from Pearsall, Texas 4T
3.

Luke Bryan

Country music singer

Overview: Thomas Luther "Luke" Bryan (born July 17, 1976) is an American country music singer and songwriter. He began his music career writing songs for Travis Tritt and Billy Currington – before signing with ...

Date of birth: 17 July 1976

Age: 48

Nationality: American

Occupation: Country Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

Partner: Caroline Boyer (Married)

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21st-century male singers 6,386T

Guitarists from Georgia (U.S. state) 142T

21st-century American guitarists 1,428T
4.

Jason Aldean

American country singer (born 1977)

Overview: Jason Aldean (born Jason Aldine Williams; February 28, 1977) is an American country music singer, songwriter and record producer. Since 2005, Aldean has been signed to Broken Bow Records, a record label ...

Date of birth: 28 February 1977

Age: 47

Nationality: American

Occupation: Country Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

Partner: Brittany Kerr Aldean (Married)

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Bro-country singers 2T

Country pop musicians 45T

Singer-songwriters from Tennessee 437T
5.

Lorrie Morgan

American musician

Overview: Loretta Lynn Morgan (born June 27, 1959) is an American country music singer. She is the daughter of George Morgan, widow of Keith Whitley, and ex-wife of Jon Randall and Sammy Kershaw, all of whom are ...

Date of birth: 27 June 1959

Age: 65

Nationality: American

Occupation: Country Musician

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 1" (155 cm)

Partner: Randy White (Married)

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21st-century American women singers 2,630T

20th-century American women singers 2,001T

20th-century women singers 3,624T
6.

Gary Allan

American Singer-songwriter

Overview: Gary Allan Herzberg (born December 5, 1967) is an American country music artist. Signed to Decca Records in 1996, Allan made his country music debut with the release of his single "Her Man", the lead-off ...

Date of birth: 5 December 1967

Age: 56

Nationality: American

Occupation: Country Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

Partner: Molly Martin (Married)

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Musicians from Long Beach, California 78T

Country musicians from California 171T

Songwriters from California 1,228T
7.

Blake Shelton

American singer

Overview: Blake Tollison Shelton (born June 18, 1976) is an American country music singer and television personality. In 2001, he made his debut with the single "Austin". The lead-off single from his self-titled ...

Date of birth: 18 June 1976

Age: 48

Nationality: American

Occupation: Country Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 5" (196 cm)

Partner: Gwen Stefani (Married)

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21st-century male singers 6,386T

Singers from Oklahoma 220T

People from Ada, Oklahoma 49T
8.

Alan Jackson

American country singer and songwriter

Overview: Alan Eugene Jackson (born October 17, 1958) is an American singer and songwriter. He is known for blending traditional honky-tonk and mainstream country pop sounds (for a style widely regarded as “neo ...

Date of birth: 17 October 1958

Age: 65

Nationality: American

Occupation: Country Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 4" (193 cm)

Partner: Denise Jackson (Married)

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Guitarists from Georgia (U.S. state) 142T

Singers from Georgia (U.S. state) 152T

Arista Nashville artists 47T
9.

Merle Haggard

American musician

Overview: Merle Ronald Haggard (April 6, 1937 – April 6, 2016) was an American country singer, songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler.

Date of birth: 6 April 1937

Date of death: 6 April 2016

Age: 79 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Country Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

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The Strangers (American band) members 17T

Anti- (record label) artists 6T

Guitarists from California 583T
10.

George Jones

American country music singer

Overview: George Glenn Jones (September 12, 1931 – April 26, 2013) was an American musician, singer and songwriter. He achieved international fame for his long list of hit records, including his best-known song ...

Date of birth: 12 September 1931

Date of death: 26 April 2013

Age: 81 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Country Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)

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People from Jasper, Texas 21T

Baptists from Texas 208T

Guitarists from Texas 342T
11.

Tim McGraw

American country singer and actor (born 1967)

Overview: Samuel Timothy McGraw (born May 1, 1967) is an American singer, actor, and record producer. McGraw has released fifteen studio albums (eleven for Curb Records, three for Big Machine Records and one for ...

Date of birth: 1 May 1967

Age: 57

Nationality: American

Occupation: Country Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

Partner: Faith Hill (Married)

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Country pop musicians 45T

Singer-songwriters from Tennessee 437T

Singer-songwriters from Louisiana 163T
12.

Shania Twain

Canadian singer (born 1965)

Overview: Eilleen "Shania" Twain OC ( eye-LEEN, ; born Eilleen Regina Edwards; August 28, 1965) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She has sold over 100 million records, making her the best-selling female artist ...

Date of birth: 28 August 1965

Age: 59

Nationality: Canadian

Occupation: Country Musician

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

Partner: Frederic Thiébaud (Married)

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20th-century Canadian women singers 270T

21st-century Canadian women singers 544T

Vegetarians 377T
13.

Reba McEntire

Actress/singer

Overview: Reba Nell McEntire (born March 28, 1955) is an American country singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. She began her career in the music industry as a high school student singing in the Kiowa ...

Date of birth: 28 March 1955

Age: 69

Nationality: American

Occupation: Country Musician

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)

Partner: Rex Linn (Dating)

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21st-century American women singers 2,630T

20th-century American women singers 2,001T

21st-century women singers 8,493T
14.

Miranda Lambert

US country music artist

Overview: Miranda Leigh Lambert (born November 10, 1983) is an American country music singer and songwriter. She started out in early 2001 when she released her self-titled debut album independently. In 2003, she ...

Date of birth: 10 November 1983

Age: 40

Nationality: American

Occupation: Country Musician

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

Partner: Brendan Mcloughlin (I) (Married)

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21st-century American women singers 2,630T

NFL on NBC 12T

People from Lindale, Texas 8T
15.

LeAnn Rimes

American singer (born 1982)

Overview: Margaret LeAnn Rimes Cibrian (born August 28, 1982) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She originally rose to success as a country music artist at age 13 with 1996's "Blue". She has since ...

Date of birth: 28 August 1982

Age: 42

Nationality: American

Occupation: Country Musician

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

Partner: Eddie Cibrian (Married)

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Singer-songwriters from Mississippi 151T

Singer-songwriters from Texas 664T

Singer-songwriters from California 952T
16.

Johnny Cash

Singer and songwriter

Overview: John R. Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Much of Cash's music contained themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and ...

Date of birth: 26 February 1932

Date of death: 12 September 2003

Age: 71 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Country Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

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Guitarists from Arkansas 59T

Guitarists from Tennessee 196T

Rock and roll musicians 36T
17.

Garth Brooks

Musician

Overview: Troyal Garth Brooks (born February 7, 1962) is an American singer and songwriter. His integration of rock and pop elements into the country genre has earned him popularity, particularly in the United States ...

Date of birth: 7 February 1962

Age: 62

Nationality: American

Occupation: Country Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

Partner: Trisha Yearwood (Married)

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20th-century American male musicians 6,873T

20th-century male musicians 12,801T

Juno Award for International Entertainer of the Year winners 4T
18.

Faith Hill

Singer

Overview: Audrey Faith McGraw (née Perry; born September 21, 1967), known professionally as Faith Hill, is an American singer and record producer. She is one of the most successful country music artists of all time ...

Date of birth: 21 September 1967

Age: 57

Nationality: American

Occupation: Country Musician

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

Partner: Tim McGraw (Married)

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21st-century American women singers 2,630T

20th-century American women singers 2,001T

21st-century women singers 8,493T
19.

Dwight Yoakam

American country singer

Overview: Dwight David Yoakam (born October 23, 1956) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor, known for his pioneering style of country music. First becoming popular in the mid-1980s, Yoakam has ...

Date of birth: 23 October 1956

Age: 67

Nationality: American

Occupation: Country Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

Partner: Emily Joyce (I) (Married)

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Singer-songwriters from Kentucky 120T

Singer-songwriters from Ohio 197T

20th-century American male singers 1,902T
20.

Keith Urban

Australian musician

Overview: Keith Lionel Urban AO (born 26 October 1967) is an Australian singer, songwriter, and record producer. In 1991, he released a self-titled debut album, charting four singles in Australia before moving to ...

Date of birth: 26 October 1967

Age: 56

Nationality: New Zealander

Occupation: Country Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Nicole Kidman (Married)

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20th-century Australian male singers 104T

21st-century Australian male singers 177T

People named in the Paradise Papers 168T