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366:
358:
353:
345:
344:Jack Hurst,
340:
332:
311:
303:
298:
282:
268:
258:
248:
238:
222:
209:
186:cedar glades
179:
149:
148:
99:Years active
64:(1988-03-19)
1572:1988 deaths
1567:1898 births
1527:Faron Young
1502:Chubby Wise
1461:Dottie West
1456:Kitty Wells
1431:Justin Tubb
1426:Ernest Tubb
1336:Leon Rhodes
1306:Webb Pierce
1261:Bill Monroe
1241:Rose Maddox
1181:Hal Ketchum
1141:Sonny James
1116:Goldie Hill
1111:Hoot Hester
1086:Tom T. Hall
1081:Theron Hale
1071:Jack Greene
1056:Troy Gentry
951:Patsy Cline
931:Johnny Cash
856:Chet Atkins
846:Eddy Arnold
841:Jack Anglin
815:Chris Young
790:Gene Watson
775:Keith Urban
765:Josh Turner
740:Mike Snider
710:Don Schlitz
610:Del McCoury
520:Diamond Rio
510:John Conlee
500:Terri Clark
480:Clint Black
243:Discography
158:string band
137:Formerly of
1561:Categories
1416:Mel Tillis
1401:Texas Ruby
1391:Red Sovine
1376:Carl Smith
1341:Tex Ritter
1331:Jim Reeves
1326:Del Reeves
1311:Ray Pillow
1221:Ira Louvin
1206:Bobby Lord
1146:Norma Jean
1126:Jan Howard
1061:Don Gibson
1026:Holly Dunn
1016:Roy Drusky
1006:Danny Dill
1001:Joe Diffie
896:The Browns
800:Mark Wills
795:The Whites
750:Pam Tillis
550:The Isaacs
540:Vince Gill
525:Sara Evans
505:Luke Combs
465:Bobby Bare
370:Hurst, 94.
290:References
210:Barn Dance
198:vaudeville
103:1920s–1969
45:1898-02-26
30:Birth name
1386:Hank Snow
1316:Ray Price
1226:Bob Luman
1046:Curly Fox
1041:Red Foley
941:Roy Clark
831:Roy Acuff
670:Jon Pardi
495:Henry Cho
190:Nashville
176:Biography
1507:Del Wood
388:AllMusic
234:mandolin
154:Old-time
114:Vocalion
331:Wolfe,
170:Western
575:Lady A
335:, 228.
108:Labels
71:Genres
271:with
216:), "
59:Died
54:, US
39:Born
386:at
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324:^
1468:†
421:e
414:t
407:v
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