Traditional Country
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Ferlin Husky preferred high
end Nashville production to
complement his elastic
vocal range. He also
dabbled in honky-tonk.
Hank Locklin's silky tenor
voice blended well with the
smooth choral backing
singers that peppered his
early country songs.
Snow was known for his
Traditonal Country songs
about traveling. His buttery
voice and charm made him a
regular at the Opry. Warn...
Hank Thompson fused
honky-tonk with western
swing, blending fiddles,
steel guitar, piano, bass and
drums with his baritone.
Hank Williams is country's
patron saint. He sang
weepy tear-in-beer ballads
like the world's weight was
hunching his back. Hank'...
Cash's trademark baritone
growl and disdainful sneer
were the crown and
scepter he bore as the king
of outlaw country music....
Wells' proto-feminist
persona and Honky-Tonk
songwriting paved the way
for artists such as Loretta
Lynn and Tammy Wynette...
Less than five feet tall and
equipped with a
high-pitched boyish voice,
Little Jimmy Dickens
pioneered country novelt...
One of the first female
country singers to address
feminist issues, she was
considered an industry
maverick during the '70s....
Besides Chet Atkins, Merle
Travis was an innovator of
country music guitar
picking. He wrote the coal
mining hit "16 Tons."
Red Sovine sang early
truckin' songs wrapped up
in honky-tonk
instrumentation. His voice
segued from nasal twang t...
Roy Acuff's smooth,
dramatic vocal style, heard
on his first big hit, "The
Great Speckled Bird,"
changed early country m...
Slim Whitman is famous for
his distinct, yodel-style
singing voice. His hits
include "Indian Love Call"
and "Singing Hills."
One of the earliest country
music celebrities, Uncle
Dave Macon played a banjo
and sang through his nose in
perfect harmony.
Gosdin gave country music
an injection of
gospel-tinged honky-tonk.
His smooth, soulful singing
had him dubbed "The Voi...
Willie Nelson is one of the
founding fathers of the
outlaw country music
movement. Willie started off
as a songwriter. He wrote...
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