Encyclopedia of folk, country and western music
By Irwin Stambler and Grelun Landon
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| Ackerman, Paul (b. 1908 d. 1977) | editor of Billboard |
| Acuff, Roy (Claxton) (b. 1903 d. 1992) | composer, country music singer |
| Adams, Derroll (b. 1925) | singer, banjo |
| Adcock, Eddie (b. 1938) | mandolin |
| Allen, Rex (Elvey) (b. 1924) | country music singer, piano |
| Allen, Rosalie (b. 1924) | singer, guitar |
| Anderson, Bill [James William] (b. 1937) | bass (instrument), singer |
| Anglin, Jack (b. 1916 d. 1963) | country music singer, guitar |
| Apo, Pete |
| Arkin, Alan (b. 1934) | cast, composer |
| Arnold, Eddy (b. 1918) | country music singer, guitar |
| Ashworth, Ernie [Ernest Bert] (b. 1928) | singer, guitar |
| Atcher, Bob [Robert Owen] (b. 1914 d. 1993) | singer, guitar |
| Atkins, Chet [Chester Burton] (b. 1924) | guitar, rhthym guitar |
| Autry, Gene [Orvon Gene] (b. 1907) | singing cowboy, vocals |
| Baez, Joan (Chandos) (b. 1941) | folksinger, vocals |
| Balsley, Philip E. (b. 1939) | singer |
| Bare, Bobby [Robert Joseph] (b. 1935) | singer, vocals |
| Barker, Horton (b. 1889) | singer |
| Beavers, Clyde (b. 1932) | singer, vocals |
| Bee, Molly (b. 1939) | country music singer |
| Beers, Bob (b. 1920 d. 1972) | folksinger |
| Beers, Evelyne Christine Sauer Andresen (b. 1925) | folksinger |
| Beers, Martha Christine (b. 1945) |
| Belafonte, Harry [Harold George] (b. 1927) | calypso singer, cast |
| Belew, Carl (b. 1931 d. 1990) | singer, guitar |
| Belle, Lulu (b. 1913) | country music singer, guitar |
| Bibb, Leon (b. 1935) | cast, folksinger |
| Bikel, Theodore (b. 1924) | cast, singer |
| Birchfield, Benny (b. 1937) |
| Boggs, Dock (b. 1898 d. 1971) | singer, banjo |
| Bolick, Bill (b. 1917) | singer, mandolin |
| Bolick, Earl (b. 1919) | singer, guitar |
| Bond, Johnny (b. 1915 d. 1978) | guitar, singer |
| Bonnie, Lou (b. 1924) | singer, yodeler |
| Bonyun, Bill (b. 1911) | singer, guitar |
| Botta, Michael Gene |
| Bowes, Margie (b. 1941) | singer, vocals |
| Bowman, Don (b. 1937) | comedian, guitar |
| Boyd, Bill (b. 1910 d. 1977) | singer, guitar |
| Brand, Oscar (b. 1920) | composer, lyricist |
| Britt, Elton (b. 1912 d. 1972) | country music singer, yodeler |
| Brown, Bonnie (b. 1937) | country music singer |
| Brown, Fleming (b. 1926) | singer, banjo |
| Brown, Jim Edward (b. 1934) | composer |
| Brown, Maxine (b. 1932) | singer |
| Brumley, Tom (b. 1935) | country music singer, steel guitar |
| Bryan, Charles Faulkner (b. 1911 d. 1955) | folksinger, composer |
| Bryant, Boudleaux (b. 1920 d. 1987) | composer, country music song writer |
| Bryant, Felice (b. 1925) | composer, country music song writer |
| Buckaroo, Don Rich (b. 1941) |
| Buddy, Cagle (b. 1936) | singer, guitar |
| Burton, Robert Jay (b. 1914 d. 1965) | music executive |
| Butler, Carl (Robert) (b. 1927 d. 1992) | singer, guitar |
| Butler, Pearl (b. 1927 d. 1988) | singer, guitar |
| Campbell, Archie (b. 1914 d. 1987) | singer, vocals |
| Campbell, Glen (Travis) (b. 1936) | country music singer, guitar |
| Cansler, Loman (b. 1924) | singer, guitar |
| Cantu, Willie (b. 1943) |
| Carawan, Guy (b. 1927) | folk-revival performer, folksong collector |
| Carlisle, Bill (b. 1908) | guitar, hillbilly singer |
| Carlisle, Cliff [Clifford Raymond] (b. 1904 d. 1983) | blues singer, steel guitar |
| Carson, Martha (b. 1921) | singer, guitar |
| Carter, A.P. [Alvin Pleasant] (b. 1891 d. 1960) | country music singer |
| Carter, Fred F. (b. 1933) | guitar, singer |
| Carter, June (b. 1929) | singer, autoharp |
| Carter, Maybelle Addington (b. 1909 d. 1978) | country music singer, guitar |
| Carter, Sara (b. 1898 d. 1979) | autoharp, country music singer |
| Carter, Wilf [Wilfred Arthur Charles] (b. 1904 d. 1996) | country music singer, vocals |
| Cash, Johnny (b. 1932) | guitar, country music singer |
| Chandler, Len (b. 1935) | singer, guitar |
| Charles, Roosevelt (b. 1919) | singer, songwriter |
| Child, Francis James (b. 1825 d. 1896) | ballad collector, scholar |
| Clancy, Liam (b. 1936) |
| Clancy, Patrick (b. 1923) | fiddle |
| Clancy, Tom (b. 1923 d. 1990) |
| Clark, Roy (Linwood) (b. 1933) | bass (instrument), singer |
| Clayton, Paul (b. 1933) | singer, guitar |
| Clements, Vassar (b. 1928) | country, fiddle |
| Cline, Patsy (b. 1932 d. 1963) | country music singer, vocals |
| Cochran, Hank (b. 1935) | singer, songwriter |
| Cohen, John (b. 1932) | singer, guitar |
| Collie, Biff (b. 1926) | disc jockey, singer |
| Collins, Judy (Marjorie) (b. 1939) | piano, singer |
| Collins, Larry (b. 1944) | singer, guitar |
| Collins, Lorrie (b. 1942) | singer |
| Collins, Tommy (b. 1930) | singer, guitar |
| Cooper, Stoney (b. 1918 d. 1977) | singer, vocals |
| Cooper, Wilma Lee (b. 1921) | country music singer, vocals |
| Copas, Cowboy (b. 1913 d. 1963) | singer, guitar |
| Cowell, Henry (Dixon) (b. 1897 d. 1965) | composer, Komposition |
| Cox, Jim (b. 1930) | banjo, bass |
| Cramer, Floyd (b. 1933) | piano, singer |
| Curless, Dick (b. 1932) | singer, guitar |
| Daffan, Ted [Theron Eugene] (b. 1912) | country and western composer, bandleader |
| Daily, Pappy (b. 1902) | music executive, record producer |
| Dane, Barbara (b. 1927) | singer, vocals |
| Darling, Erik (b. 1933) | singer, guitar |
| Davis, Jimmie [James Houston] (b. 1902 a. 1937) | country music singer |
| Davis, Skeeter (b. 1931) | country music singer, songwriter |
| De Witt, Lew C. (b. 1938 d. 1990) | singer |
| Delmore, Alton (b. 1908 d. 1964) | country music singer, vocals |
| Delmore, Rabon (b. 1910 d. 1952) | country music singer, vocals |
| Denny, J. William (b. 1935) | publisher |
| Denny, James R. (b. 1911 d. 1963) | manager, publisher |
| Dexter, Al (b. 1905 d. 1984) | country music singer, songwriter |
| Dickens, Little Jimmy [James C.] (b. 1925) | country music singer, guitar |
| Dillard, Doug [Douglas Flint] (b. 1937) | country music singer |
| Dillard, Rodney Adean (b. 1942) | country music singer |
| Dixon, Dorsey (b. 1897 d. 1968) | singer, guitar |
| Dolan, Jimmie (b. 1924) | singer, guitar |
| Dollar, Johnny [John Washington] (b. 1933 d. 1986) | country music singer, songwriter |
| Donovan (b. 1946) | singer, songwriter |
| Drake, Pete (b. 1932 d. 1988) | steel guitar, publisher |
| Driftwood, Jimmy (b. 1917) | country music singer, guitar |
| Drusky, Roy (b. 1930) | singer, vocals |
| Dudley, Dave (b. 1928) | singer, guitar |
| Duffey, John (b. 1934) | guitar |
| Durham, Judith (b. 1943) | lead singer |
| Dyer-Bennett, Richard (b. 1913) | guitar, singer |
| Dylan, Bob (b. 1941) | composer, folksinger |
| Edmondson, Travis (a. 1950) | country music singer |
| Edwards, John (b. 1932 d. 1960) |
| Eliran, Ron (b. 1940) | cast, composer |
| Elliott, Ramblin Jack (b. 1931) | singer, songwriter |
| English, Logan | singer, guitar |
| Evans, Dale (b. 1912) | singer, vocals |
| Everly, Don [Isaac Donald] (b. 1937) | singer |
| Everly, Phil (b. 1939) | composer, guitar |
| Flatt, Lester Raymond (b. 1914 d. 1979) | blues singer, vocals |
| Flick, Bob (a. 1960-1963) | bass fiddle |
| Foley, Betty (b. 1933 d. 1990) | singer, vocals |
| Foley, Red [Clyde Julian] (b. 1910 d. 1968) | country music singer |
| Foley, Richard (a. 1960-1963) | bongos, cymbals |
| Ford, Whitey [Benjamin Francis] (b. 1901 d. 1986) | comedian, instrumentalist |
| Frank, J.L. (b. 1900 d. 1952) | songwriter, promoter |
| Frazier, Dallas (b. 1939) | country music singer, vocals |
| Frizzell, Lefty [William Orville] (b. 1928 d. 1975) | country music singer, songwriter |
| Fuller, Jesse "Lone Cat" (b. 1896 d. 1976) | guitar, trombone |
| Garfunkel, Art (b. 1942) | singer, actor |
| Gentry, Bobbie (b. 1944) | singer, vocals |
| Gerlach, Fred (b. 1925) | singer, guitar |
| Gibson, Bob (b. 1931) | singer, guitar |
| Gibson, Don (b. 1928) | singer, vocals |
| Gilkyson, Terry [Hamilton Henry] (b. 1919) | singer, vocals |
| Glaser, Chuck [Charles Vernon] (b. 1936) | country music singer |
| Glaser, Jim [James William] (b. 1937) | country music singer |
| Glaser, Tompall [Thomas Paul] (b. 1933) | country music singer, vocals |
| Glazer, Tom [Thomas Zachariah] (b. 1914) | singer, vocals |
| Gooding, Cynthia (b. 1924) | singer, guitar |
| Gottlieg, Louis (b. 1923) |
| Grammer, Billy [William Wayne] (b. 1925) | guitar, singer |
| Gray, Claude (b. 1932) | singer, vocals |
| Greene, Jack (Henry) (b. 1930) | drums, singer |
| Greenway, John | singer, guitar |
| Grimes, Anne Laylin (b. 1912) | singer, instrumentalist |
| Groom, Dewey (b. 1918) | singer, vocals |
| Gunning, Sarah Ogan (b. 1910 d. 1983) | singer, songwriter |
| Guthrie, Arlo (b. 1947) | folksinger |
| Guthrie, Woody [Woodrow Wilson] (b. 1912 d. 1967) | cast, composer |
| Guy, Athol (b. 1940) | double bass, singer |
| Haggard, Merle (b. 1937) | country music singer |
| Hall, Connie (b. 1929) | singer, vocals |
| Hall, Vera (b. 1905 d. 1964) | singer |
| Hamblen, Stuart (b. 1908 d. 1989) | country music singer, guitar |
| Hamilton, George (b. 1937) | singer, guitar |
| Hammond, John Paul (b. 1942) | guitar, harmonica |
| Harden, Arleen (b. 1945) | country music singer |
| Harden, Bobby |
| Harden, Robbie | songwriter |
| Hartford, John (b. 1937) | country and bluegrass performer, songwriter |
| Hassilev, Alex (b. 1932) | banjo, keyboard |
| Hawes, Bess Lomax (b. 1921) | lyricist, singer |
| Hawes, Butch (b. 1919) | singer, guitar |
| Hawkins, Harold F. (b. 1921 d. 1963) | singer, guitar |
| Hawkins, Hoyt (a. 1972) | baritone, piano |
| Hay, George Dewey (b. 1895 d. 1968) | editor, reporter |
| Hays, Lee (b. 1914 d. 1981) | arranger, singer |
| Hell, Goldie (b. 1933) | singer, guitar |
| Hellerman, Fred (b. 1927) | composer, singer |
| Helms, Bobby (b. 1933) | singer, vocals |
| Hester, Carolyn (b. 1937) | folksinger, guitar |
| Hinton, Sam (b. 1917) | singer, vocals |
| Holcomb, Roscoe (b. 1913) | singer, banjo |
| Holly, Doyle (b. 1936) | country music singer |
| Homer (b. 1918 d. 1971) | country music singer |
| Hooker, John Lee (b. 1917) | blues singer, vocals |
| Hopkins, Lightnin' (b. 1912 d. 1982) | blues singer, guitar |
| Horton, George Vaughn (b. 1911 d. 1988) | composer, lyricist |
| Horton, Johnny (b. 1929 d. 1960) | saga folk song singer, vocals |
| House, Son [Eddie James] (b. 1902 d. 1988) | blues singer, blues guitar |
| Houston, Cisco [Gilbert Vandine] (b. 1918 d. 1961) | folksinger, vocals |
| Houston, David (b. 1938 d. 1993) | country music singer |
| Howard, Harlan (b. 1929) | songwriter, singer |
| Howard, Jan (b. 1932) | cast, country music singer |
| Hurt, Mississippi John [John Smith] (b. 1893 d. 1966) | blues singer |
| Husky, Ferlin (b. 1927) | singer, guitar |
| Ives, Burl (b. 1909) | cast, folksinger |
| Jackson, Aunt Molly (b. 1880 d. 1960) | folksinger |
| Jackson, Stonewall (b. 1932) | singer, guitar |
| Jackson, Wanda (Lavonne) (b. 1937) | singer, guitar |
| James, Skip (b. 1902 d. 1969) | blues singer, vocals |
| James, Sonny (b. 1929) | country music singer, guitar |
| Jayne, Mitch (b. 1930) |
| Jean, Norma (b. 1938) | singer, guitar |
| Jennings, Waylon (b. 1937) | singer, vocals |
| Jethro (b. 1920 d. 1989) | country music singer |
| Jones, George Glen (b. 1931) | alto saxophone, cast |
| Jones, Grandpa (b. 1913) | country music singer, guitar |
| Kazee, Buell (Hilton) (b. 1900 d. 1976) | singer, vocals |
| Kerr, Anita (b. 1927 a. 1960) | singer, vocals |
| Kilgore, Merle [Wyatt] (b. 1934) | singer, vocals |
| Kincaid, Bradley (b. 1895 d. 1989) | country music singer, vocals |
| King, Claude (b. 1933) | singer, guitar |
| King, Pee Wee (b. 1914) | composer, country-music bandleader |
| Kirk, Eddie (b. 1919) | singer, composer |
| Kirkland, Michael |
| La Farge, Peter (b. 1931 d. 1965) | singer, guitar |
| Ledbetter, Huddie (b. 1885 d. 1949) | songster, vocals |
| Lehrer, Tom [Thomas Andrew] (b. 1928) | composer, lyricist |
| Lewis, Jerry Lee (b. 1935) | drums, piano |
| Locklin, Hank (b. 1918) | country music singer, vocals |
| Lomax, Alan (b. 1915) | folklorist |
| Lomax, John Avery (b. 1875 d. 1948) | folklorist, folk music collector |
| Long, Hubert (b. 1923 d. 1972) | talent manager |
| Lord, Bobby (b. 1934) | singer, guitar |
| Loudermilk, John D. (b. 1934) | guitar, writer |
| Louvin, Charlie (b. 1927) | singer, vocals |
| Louvin, Ira (b. 1924 d. 1965) | country music singer, vocals |
| Luman, Bob [Robert Glyn] (b. 1937 d. 1978) | country music singer, vocals |
| Lunsford, Bascom Lamar (b. 1882 d. 1973) | singer, vocals |
| Lynn, Judy (b. 1936) | cast, singer |
| Lynn, Loretta (b. 1935) | singer, vocals |
| Macarthur, Margaret Crowl (b. 1928) | singer, autoharp |
| MacColl, Ewan (b. 1915 d. 1989) | singer, songwriter |
| Mack, Warner (b. 1938) | country music singer, guitar |
| Macon, Uncle Dave (b. 1870 d. 1952) | banjo, country music singer |
| Maddox, Rose (b. 1926) | country music singer, vocals |
| Mainer, J.E. (b. 1898 d. 1971) | country music singer |
| Makebe, Miriam [Zenzile] (b. 1932) | folksinger, vocals |
| Makem, Tommy (b. 1932) | singer, songwriter |
| Maphis, Joe [Otis W.] (b. 1921 d. 1986) | country music guitar |
| Maphis, Rose Lee (b. 1922) | country music guitar |
| Marais, Josef (b. 1905 d. 1978) | folksinger, vocals |
| Marais, Miranda (b. 1912) | singer, piano |
| Martin, Troy L. (b. 1911) | singer, music executive |
| Matthews, Neal (a. 1972) | tenor, vocals |
| McAuliffe, Leon [William Leon] (b. 1917 d. 1988) | steel guitar, vocals |
| McCurdy, Ed [Edward Potts] (b. 1919) | folksinger, songwriter |
| McDonald, Skeets (b. 1915 d. 1968) | singer, guitar |
| McGee, Kirk (b. 1899 d. 1983) | banjo, country music fiddler |
| McGee, Sam (b. 1894 d. 1975) | country music guitar, guitar |
| McGhee, Brownie (b. 1915) | banjo, cast |
| McHan, Alfred Donald (b. 1933) |
| McKenzie, Scott (b. 1944) | singer, songwriter |
| McKuen, Rod (b. 1933) | author, cast |
| McMichen, Clayton (b. 1900 d. 1970) | fiddle, country musician |
| McReynolds, Jesse (b. 1929) | mandolin, singer |
| McReynolds, Jim (b. 1927) | guitar, singer |
| Miller, Jody (b. 1941) | singer, ukelele |
| Miller, Roger (b. 1936 d. 1992) | singer, instrumentalist |
| Mitchell, Priscilla (b. 1941) | singer, vocals |
| Mize, Billy (b. 1932) | bandleader, vocals |
| Moeller, W.E. (b. 1912) | music executive |
| Monroe, Bill (Smith) (b. 1911) | country music singer, mandolin |
| Monroe, Charlie (b. 1903 d. 1975) | bluegrass guitar, vocals |
| Montana, Patsy (b. 1914) | composer, vocals |
| Montgomery, Melba (b. 1938) | singer, songwriter |
| Morgan, George (Thomas) (b. 1925 d. 1975) | country music singer, guitar |
| Morrison, Harold (b. 1931) | singer, instrumentalist |
| Moser, Artus | singer, guitar |
| Muddy Waters (b. 1915 d. 1983) | blues singer, vocals |
| Mullican, Moon [Aubrey Wilson] (b. 1909 d. 1967) | piano, singer |
| Neal, Bob (b. 1917) | drums, performer |
| Nelson, Ken (b. 1911) | singer, banjo |
| Nelson, Willie (Hugh) (b. 1933) | country music singer, trumpet |
| Newman, Jimmy [Jimmy Yves] (b. 1927) | country music singer, songwriter |
| Niles, John Jacob (b. 1892 d. 1980) | folksinger, folksong collector |
| Nye, Hermes (b. 1908) | singer, guitar |
| O'Bryant, Joan (b. 1923 d. 1964) | singer, guitar |
| O'Daniel, Wilbert Lee (b. 1890) | country music singer |
| Ochs, Phil [Philip David] (b. 1940 d. 1976) | folksinger, songwriter |
| Odetta (b. 1930) | folksinger, guitar |
| Ohrlin, Glenn (b. 1926) | singer, guitar |
| Okun, Milt [Milton Theodore] (b. 1923) | arranger, singer |
| Orbison, Roy (Kelton) (b. 1936 d. 1988) | composer, guitar |
| Osborne, Hyden (b. 1931) |
| Osborne, Sonny (b. 1937) | banjo, baritone |
| Owens, Bonnie (b. 1933) | country music singer, guitar |
| Owens, Buck [Alvis Edgar jr] (b. 1929) | country music singer, guitar |
| Oyama, Charles |
| Paine, John |
| Paley, Tom (b. 1928) | banjo, singer |
| Patterson, Joe (b. 1898) | singer, instrumentalist |
| Paxton, Tom [Thomas Richard] (b. 1937) | folksinger, songwriter |
| Paycheck, Johnny (b. 1941) | country music singer, guitar |
| Payne, Jimmy (b. 1936) | singer, guitar |
| Payne, Leon (Roger) (b. 1917 d. 1969) | composer, lyricist |
| Pearl, Minnie (b. 1912) | country music singer, vocals |
| Peer, Ralph Sylvester (b. 1892 d. 1960) | publisher, record company executive |
| Pennington, Ray (b. 1933) | singer, bandleader |
| Perkins, Carl (Lee) (b. 1932) | guitar, singer |
| Phillips, Bill (b. 1936) | singer, guitar |
| Phillips, John (Edmund Andrew) (b. 1935) | composer, flute |
| Pierce, Don (b. 1915) | producer, record company executive |
| Pierce, Webb (b. 1926 d. 1991) | country music singer, vocals |
| Pillow, Ray (b. 1937) | country music singer, guitar |
| Potger, Keith (b. 1941) | singer, guitar |
| Presley, Elvis (Aaron) (b. 1935 d. 1977) | singer, songwriter |
| Price, Kenny (b. 1931 d. 1987) | country music singer |
| Price, Ray (Noble) (b. 1926) | country music singer, guitar |
| Pride, Charley (b. 1938) | country music singer |
| Proffitt, Frank (Noah) (b. 1913 d. 1965) | banjo maker, singer |
| Rainwater, Marvin (b. 1925) | country music singer, vocals |
| Rausch, Leon (b. 1927) | singer, guitar |
| Ray, Wade (b. 1913 a. 1932) | singer, violin |
| Reed, Susan (b. 1927) | folksinger |
| Reeves, Del [Franklin Delano] (b. 1933) | country music singer, guitar |
| Reeves, Jim [James Travis] (b. 1924 d. 1964) | country music singer, rhthym guitar |
| Reid, Don S. (b. 1945) | country music singer |
| Reid, Harold W. (b. 1939) | singer |
| Reynolds, Malvina (b. 1900 d. 1978) | writer of political songs |
| Rinzler, Ralph (b. 1934) | singer, mandolin |
| Ritchie, Jean (b. 1922) | singer, dulcimer |
| Ritter, Tex [Maurice Woodward] (b. 1906 d. 1974) | singing cowboy, country music singer |
| Robbins, Marty (b. 1925 d. 1982) | country music singer, vocals |
| Robertson, Walt (b. 1928) | singer, guitar |
| Robinson, Earl Hawley (b. 1910 d. 1991) | songwriter, conductor |
| Robison, Carson Jay (b. 1890 d. 1957) | country and western singer, guitar |
| Rodgers, Jimmie [James Charles] (b. 1897 d. 1933) | country music guitar, vocals |
| Rodgers, Jimmie [James Frederick] (b. 1933) | singer |
| Rogers, Roy (b. 1911) | country music singer, guitar |
| Ronald, Joseph Lamanno |
| Rose, Fred (b. 1897 d. 1954) | composer, country music song writer |
| Rose, Wesley (b. 1918 d. 1990) | music publishing executive, record producer |
| Rubin, Harry (b. 1906) | singer, piano |
| Rush, Tom (b. 1941) | folksinger, guitar |
| Sainte-Marie, Buffy [Beverly] | singer, guitar |
| Sandburg, Carl August (b. 1878 d. 1967) | author, composer |
| Schwarz, Tracy (b. 1938) |
| Scruggs, Earl (b. 1924) | banjo, country and western singer |
| Seeger, Charles (Louis) (b. 1886 d. 1979) | musicologist, composer |
| Seeger, Mike [Michael] (b. 1933) | folksinger, violin |
| Seeger, Peggy [Margaret] (b. 1935) | folksinger, guitar |
| Seeger, Pete [Peter R.] (b. 1919) | Dirigent, folksinger |
| Sheldon, Ernie (a. 1959) | bass guitar, vocals |
| Shepard, Jean (b. 1933) | singer, string bass |
| Sholes, Steve [Stephen H.] (b. 1911 d. 1968) | record company executive |
| Silber, Irwin (b. 1925) | editor, author |
| Siman, E.E. (b. 1921) | music publisher, talent scout |
| Simon, Paul (b. 1942) | composer, lyricist |
| Singleton, Shelby (b. 1931) | producer, publisher |
| Skinner, Jimmie (b. 1909 d. 1979) | singer, vocals |
| Sky, Pat [Patrick] (b. 1940) | singer, instrumentalist |
| Smith, Arthur "Guitar Boogie" (b. 1921) | singer, guitar |
| Smith, Carl (b. 1927) | composer, guitar |
| Smith, Connie (b. 1941) | singer |
| Smith, Fiddlin' Arthur (b. 1898 d. 1971 a. 1930s) | singer, fiddle |
| Smith, Hobart (b. 1897 d. 1965) | singer, banjo |
| Smothers, Richard (b. 1938) | actor, singer |
| Smothers, Thomas (b. 1937) | actor, singer |
| Snow, Hank (b. 1914) | country music singer, guitar |
| Sovine, Red [Woodrow Wilson] (b. 1918 d. 1980) | country music singer, vocals |
| Sparks, Randy (b. 1933) | singer, vocals |
| Stanley, Carter Glen (b. 1925 d. 1966) | bluegrass singer |
| Stanley, Ralph Edmond (b. 1927) | bluegrass singer |
| Stewart, Redd (b. 1927) | guitar, piano |
| Stewart, Wynn [Wynnford Lindsey] (b. 1934 d. 1985) | singer, guitar |
| Stoker, Gordon (a. 1948) | tenor |
| Stone, Cliffie (b. 1917 d. 1985) | bass (instrument), singer |
| Stoneman, Ernest V. (b. 1893 d. 1968) | country music pioneer |
| Stookey, Noel Paul (b. 1937) | folksinger |
| Stovall, Vern (b. 1928) | singer, guitar |
| Stracke, Win (b. 1908) | singer, guitar |
| Stringbean (b. 1915 d. 1973) | banjo, singer |
| Sullivan, John Lonzo (b. 1917 d. 1967) | comedian, country music singer |
| Sullivan, Rollin Oscar (b. 1919) | comedian, country music singer |
| Summers, Andrew Rowan (b. 1912) | singer, dulcimer |
| Tanner, Gid [James Gideon] (b. 1885 d. 1960) | country music pioneer |
| Tarleton, Jimmie (b. 1892 d. 1979) | singer, guitar |
| Tayson, Ian (b. 1933) |
| Terry, Sonny (b. 1911 d. 1986) | book seller, cast |
| Thompson, Hank [Henry William] (b. 1925) | singer, guitar |
| Thompson, Robert Clark (b. 1937) | composer |
| Thompson, Sue (b. 1926) | country music singer, guitar |
| Tillis, Mel (b. 1932) | guitar, singer |
| Tillman, Floyd (b. 1914) | guitar, honky-tonk musician |
| Travers, Mary Allin (b. 1937) | folksinger |
| Travis, Merle (Robert) (b. 1917 d. 1983) | country music singer, guitar |
| Tubb, Ernest (b. 1914 d. 1984) | country music singer, vocals |
| Tubb, Justin (Wayne) (b. 1935) | singer, vocals |
| Tubert, Bob (b. 1932) | songwriter |
| Twitty, Conway (b. 1933 d. 1993) | singer, vocals |
| Tyler, T. Texas (b. 1916 d. 1972) | country music singer, vocals |
| Tyson, Sylvia (b. 1940) | composer, singer |
| Van Dyke, Leroy (b. 1929 a. 1950) | singer, guitar |
| Van Ronk, Dave (b. 1936) | singer, guitar |
| Wagoner, Porter (b. 1930) | singer, guitar |
| Wakely, Jimmy [Clarence] (b. 1914 d. 1982) | country music singer, vocals |
| Walker, Billy Marvin (b. 1929) | singer, guitar |
| Walker, Charlie (b. 1926) | singer, vocals |
| Walker, Cindy (b. 1920) | composer, country music singer |
| Walker, Frank Buckley (b. 1889 d. 1963) | recording manager, record company executive |
| Walker, Jo (b. 1924) | executive director, country Music Association |
| Walker, Ray | bass |
| Walker, Wayne P. (b. 1925) | songwriter |
| Waller, Charlie (b. 1935) |
| Walter, Jerome | country music singer |
| Warner, Frank (b. 1903) | singer, guitar |
| Watson, Doc (b. 1923) | country music singer, guitar |
| Webb, Deane (b. 1937) |
| Wein, George (Theodore) (b. 1925) | piano, singer |
| Weissman, Dick [Richard] (b. 1935 a. 1961) | folksinger |
| Wells, Kitty (b. 1919) | country music singer, vocals |
| West, Dottie (b. 1932 d. 1991) | singer, songwriter |
| West, Hedy (b. 1938) | singer, banjo |
| Wheeler, Billy Edd (b. 1932) | librettist, lyricist |
| White, Josh [Joshua Daniel] (b. 1915 d. 1969) | blues singer, gospel singer |
| Whitman, Slim (b. 1924) | country balladeer, vocals |
| Wilburn, Leslie Floyd (b. 1925) | country music singer |
| Wilburn, Lester Lloyd (b. 1924) |
| Wilburn, Thursman Theodore (b. 1931) |
| Wilburn, Vinita Geraldine (b. 1927) |
| Wilburn, Virgil Doyle (b. 1930 d. 1982) | country music singer |
| Williams, Charlie (b. 1929) | singer, actor |
| Williams, Hank (b. 1923 d. 1953) | country music singer, guitar |
| Williams, Hank Jr. [Randall Hank] (b. 1949) | country music singer, guitar |
| Williams, Tex (b. 1917 d. 1985) | country music singer, vocals |
| Willis, Guy (b. 1915 d. 1981) | country music singer |
| Willis, Skeeter (b. 1907 d. 1976) | country music singer |
| Willis, Vic (b. 1922) | conductor, country music singer |
| Wills, Bob [James Robert] (b. 1905 d. 1975) | composer, violin |
| Wilson, Kitty (b. 1927) | singer, string bass |
| Wilson, Smiley (b. 1922) | singer, guitar |
| Wiseman, Scotty (b. 1909 d. 1981) | singer, guitar |
| Wood, Ronnie (b. 1947) | rock guitar |
| Woodley, Bruce (b. 1942) | guitar |
| Wooley, Sheb [Selby F.] (b. 1921) | country music singer, lyricist |
| Worth, Marion (b. 1933) | singer, vocals |
| Wright, Johnny [John Robert] (b. 1914) | singer, guitar |
| Wynette, Tammy (b. 1942) | country music singer, songwriter |
| Yarbrough, Glenn (b. 1930) | singer |
| Yarrow, Peter (b. 1938) | guitar, singer |
| Young, Faron (b. 1932) | singer, vocals |