Jimmie Rodgers (September 8, 1897 – May 26, 1933)
admin Biography: James Charles Rodgers, widely known as Jimmie Rodgers, was born in Meridian, Mississippi. His father was a railroad worker,…
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Hank Williams Sr. (September 17, 1923 – January 1, 1953)
Biography: Hiram King Williams, known professionally as Hank Williams, was born in Mount Olive, Butler County, Alabama. Growing up in…
Vince Gill (April 12, 1957 – Present)
Biography: Vincent Grant Gill was born in Norman, Oklahoma. His father, J. Stanley Gill, a lawyer and amateur musician, encouraged…
George Strait (May 18, 1952 – Present)
Biography: George Harvey Strait Sr. was born in Poteet, Texas. Raised on a family-owned ranch in nearby Pearsall, his early…
Alan Jackson (October 17, 1958 – Present)
Biography: Alan Eugene Jackson was born in Newnan, Georgia. Growing up in a simple home with his parents and four…
Randy Travis (May 4, 1959 – Present)
Biography: Randy Bruce Traywick was born in Marshville, North Carolina. Growing up, he had a turbulent youth, often getting into…
Waylon Jennings (June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002)
Biography: Waylon Arnold Jennings was born in Littlefield, Texas. His musical journey began early; he learned to play guitar at…
Dolly Parton (January 19, 1946 – Present)
Biography: Born in a one-room cabin in Locust Ridge, Tennessee, Dolly Rebecca Parton was the fourth of twelve children in…
Tammy Wynette (May 5, 1942 – April 6, 1998)
Biography: Born Virginia Wynette Pugh on a cotton farm in Itawamba County, Mississippi, Tammy Wynette experienced a hardscrabble childhood. Raised…
George Jones (September 12, 1931 – April 26, 2013)
Biography: George Glenn Jones was born in Saratoga, Texas, and raised in Vidor. Growing up in a poor family with…