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Cowboy Copas
Cowboy Copas
American musician
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Billy Walker
Billy Walker
American country music singer and guitarist
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Texas Ruby
Texas Ruby
American singer
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Jean Shepard
Jean Shepard
American singer
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Patsy Cline
Patsy Cline
American country music singer
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Dottie West
Dottie West
American country music singer
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Jeanne Pruett
Jeanne Pruett
American musician
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Pee Wee King
Pee Wee King
country musician and songwriter
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The Jordanaires
The Jordanaires
American vocal group; back-up singers for Elvis Presley
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Grady Martin
Grady Martin
American musician
10
George Hamilton IV
George Hamilton IV
singer
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Jimmy Driftwood
Jimmy Driftwood
singer
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Connie Smith
Connie Smith
American country music artist
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Charlie Walker
Charlie Walker
American singer
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Porter Wagoner
Porter Wagoner
American recording artist; country singer, songwriter (1927-2007)
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Roy Drusky
Roy Drusky
American musician (1930-2004)
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Justin Tubb
Justin Tubb
Country singer
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Jim Ed Brown
Jim Ed Brown
American musician
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Milton Estes
Milton Estes
American musician
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Owen Bradley
Owen Bradley
American record producer
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Little Jimmy Dickens
Little Jimmy Dickens
American musician
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Hank Locklin
Hank Locklin
American musician
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Eddy Arnold
Eddy Arnold
American country music singer, songwriter
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Jim Reeves
Jim Reeves
American country singer
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Jimmy C. Newman
Jimmy C. Newman
American singer
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George Morgan
George Morgan
American musician
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Billy Grammer
Billy Grammer
musician
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Norma Jean
Norma Jean
American musician
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Jeannie Seely
Jeannie Seely
American singer
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Ernest Ashworth
Ernest Ashworth
American country singer
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Skeeter Davis
Skeeter Davis
American singer-songwriter
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Ernest Tubb
Ernest Tubb
American singer and songwriter of country music (1914-1984)
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DeFord Bailey
DeFord Bailey
American country musician
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Red Foley
Red Foley
American musician
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Louise Mandrell
Louise Mandrell
American musician
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Grandpa Jones
Grandpa Jones
banjo player and singer from the United States
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Mundell Lowe
Mundell Lowe
American jazz guitarist (1922-2017)
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Jan Howard
Jan Howard
American country singer
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Hank Garland
Hank Garland
American musician
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Bill Monroe
Bill Monroe
American bluegrass musician, songwriter
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The Browns
The Browns
American country and folk music vocal trio
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Harlan Howard
Harlan Howard
American songwriter
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Kerry Marx
Kerry Marx
musician
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Roy Acuff
Roy Acuff
American country music singer and fiddler (1903-1992)
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Sid Harkreader
Sid Harkreader
American musician
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Minnie Pearl
Minnie Pearl
American comedian and country singer
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Hank Cochran
Hank Cochran
American country musician
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Harold Franklin Hawkins (December 22, 1921 – March 5, 1963), better known as Hawkshaw Hawkins, was an American country music singer popular from the 1950s into the early 1960s. He was known for his rich, smooth vocals and music drawn from blues, boogie and honky tonk. At 6 ft 5 inches tall, Hawkins had an imposing stage presence, and he dressed more conservatively than some other male country singers. Hawkins died in the 1963 plane crash that also killed country stars Patsy Cline and Cowboy Copas. He was a member of the Grand Ole Opry and was married to country star Jean Shepard.