Johnny Cash is known and revered both by country music fans and a broad spectrum of other people.
Most people who know old music have likely heard this Red Foley song
Winn Stewart had a long career
Tex Ritter, father of John Ritter, was an actor as well as singer.
I intended to put some Merle Haggard here, but I discvovered his song, "White Boy," yesterday. I don't want to hear him again.
Johnny Horton was a wonderful artist. He got killed in a car wreck at the height of his career.
Hank Locklin was an unassuming, yet long lasting star -
Bob Wills - the King of western swing
Little Jimmy Dickens with the big voice
Most of the Carlisles' songs I know are humerous.
Smiley Burnette also known as Frogs Milhouse. I think he was the engineer on Petticoat Junction. He appeared with Gene Autry and Roy Rogers in films.
Some say Roy Rogers founded this group. I did not know that. Ken (Gunsmoke's Festus) Curtis was a part of this group at one time.
Don't squeeze Carl Belew's Charmin
Roy Acuff - The Great Speckled Bird
The original Blueberry Hill - Gene Autry