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Uncle Dave Macon
American musician (1870-1952)
1
Fiddlin' Arthur Smith
American musician
2
Roy Acuff
American country music singer and fiddler (1903-1992)
3
Bill Monroe
American bluegrass musician, songwriter
4
David "Stringbean" Akeman
Banjo player
5
Old Crow Medicine Show
Americana string band based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
6
DeFord Bailey
American country musician
7
Foggy Mountain Boys
American bluegrass band
8
Jim & Jesse
American bluegrass duo
9
Grandpa Jones
banjo player and singer from the United States
10
Porter Wagoner
American recording artist; country singer, songwriter (1927-2007)
11
Mountain Heart
musical artist
12
Milton Estes
American musician
13
Roy Hall
American musician, singer and pianist (1922-1984)
14
Jimmy Martin
American bluegrass singer
15
Hoot Hester
musician
16
Ernest Tubb
American singer and songwriter of country music (1914-1984)
17
The Grascals
American bluegrass music group
18
Charlie Daniels
American singer and musician
19
Billy Walker
American country music singer and guitarist
20
The Quebe Sisters Band
21
Stonewall Jackson
American country singer-songwriter
22
Kenny Baker
American fiddle player
23
Mark O'Connor
American fiddle player
24
George Hamilton IV
singer
25
Eddie Stubbs
American radio personality
26
Osborne Brothers
27
Weems String Band
American string band
28
Rhonda Vincent
American musician
29
Laurie Lewis
American musician
30
Owen Bradley
American record producer
31
Peter Rowan
American singer
32
Jimmy C. Newman
American singer
33
Grady Martin
American musician
34
Jerry Rivers
American fiddle player
35
Henry Whitter
American musician
36
Benny Martin
American musician
37
Roy Clark
American multi-instrumentalist musician
38
Chet Atkins
American guitarist and record producer
39
Ray Edenton
American guitar player, country music session musician
40
John McEuen
American musician
41
Mike Compton
American bluegrass mandolin player
42
Jeanne Pruett
American musician
43
Ralph Stanley
American singer
44
Jack Greene
American country musician
45
Sam Bush
American musician
46
Stoney Cooper
American musician
47
Jean Shepard
American singer
48
Vassar Clements
American musician
49
McHayes
50
Zeke Clements
American country musician, songwriter (1911-1994)
51
Cortney Tidwell
singer-songwriter
