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George D. Hay
American radio personality
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George Hamilton IV
singer
2
DeFord Bailey
American country musician
3
Milton Estes
American musician
4
Uncle Dave Macon
American musician (1870-1952)
5
Buzz Busby
Bluegrass musician
6
Billy Grammer
musician
7
Hillous Butrum
American country music guitar player and a record and video producer best known as being a member of Hank Williams' Drifting Cowboys
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Porter Wagoner
American recording artist; country singer, songwriter (1927-2007)
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Ralph Stanley
American singer
10
Benny Martin
American musician
11
Sid Harkreader
American musician
12
Rhonda Vincent
American musician
13
Hoot Hester
musician
14
Jimmy Martin
American bluegrass singer
15
Ricky Skaggs
American singer
16
J. D. Crowe
American musician
17
Charlie Daniels
American singer and musician
18
Zeke Clements
American country musician, songwriter (1911-1994)
19
Jack Greene
American country musician
20
Roy Acuff
American country music singer and fiddler (1903-1992)
21
Carl Smith
American musician
22
Jimmy C. Newman
American singer
23
Owen Bradley
American record producer
24
Bill Monroe
American bluegrass musician, songwriter
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Earl Scruggs
American musician
26
Del McCoury
American musician
27
Teea Goans
American singer
28
Jeannie Seely
American singer
29
Pee Wee King
country musician and songwriter
30
Little Jimmy Dickens
American musician
31
Ernest Tubb
American singer and songwriter of country music (1914-1984)
32
Bobby Hicks
American musician
33
Billy Walker
American country music singer and guitarist
34
Red Foley
American musician
35
Jesse McReynolds
American musician
36
Old Crow Medicine Show
Americana string band based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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Jim & Jesse
American bluegrass duo
38
David "Stringbean" Akeman
Banjo player
39
Raymond Fairchild
American musician
40
Chubby Wise
American bluegrass fiddler
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Minnie Pearl
American comedian and country singer
42
Johnny Paycheck
American musician
43
Foggy Mountain Boys
American bluegrass band
44
Jeanne Pruett
American musician
45
Marty Stuart
American musician
