Other members of Brown's band included stalwart singer and sideman Bobby Byrd, drummers John " Jabo " Starks, Clyde Stubblefield and Melvin Parker ( Maceo's brother ), saxophonist St. Clair Pinckney, trombonist Fred Wesley, guitarist Alphonso " Country " Kellum and bassist Bernard Odum.

* 1977 – Joe Bonamassa, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ( Bloodline and Black Country Communion )

* 1971 – Ben Wallers, English singer-songwriter and guitarist ( Country Teasers )

James Burton, a rock and roll / Country music guitarist, was born in Dubberly in 1939.

The lineup included Santana, Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd, Youngbloods, Country Joe and the Fish, It's A Beautiful Day, Peanut Butter Conspiracy, Muddy Waters, Buffy St. Marie, John Fahey, guitarist: Sandy Bull, Seattle psychedelic band Easy Chair and others.

During July 1982, just weeks after Honeyman-Scott's death, a caretaker team of Hynde, Chambers, Rockpile guitarist Billy Bremner and Big Country bassist Tony Butler was assembled to record the single " Back on the Chain Gang ".

* December 16 – Stuart Adamson ( 43 ), guitarist with Big Country ( suicide )

Slade come from the Black Country area of the West Midlands: both the drummer Don Powell, and bass guitarist Jim Lea were born and raised in Wolverhampton, lead vocalist Noddy Holder was born and raised in the nearby town of Walsall, and lead guitarist Dave Hill was born in Devon and moved to Wolverhampton while a child.

* Bruce Watson, guitarist with Scottish rock band Big Country

* 16-Stuart Adamson, 43, singer, songwriter, guitarist of Big Country and The Raphaels.

Among the many artist musicians who studied at SFAI are Jerry Garcia, guitarist in Grateful Dead ; Mike Henderson painter and blues musician ; Dave Getz, drummer for Big Brother and the Holding Company and Country Joe and the Fish ; Prairie Prince and Michael Cotten of the The Tubes ; Debora Iyall and Frank Zincavage of Romeo Void ; Freddy ( aka Fritz ) of the Mutants ; Penelope Houston of the Avengers, Courtney Love, actress and rock musician ; Nathan Burazer, and Jonathan Holland of Tussle ; Cliff Hengst and Scott Hewicker of Troll ; Devendra Banhart ; Robert Earl Davis, band leader of The Earl Brothers.

Country music was the choice of former guitarist Freddy Weller, who had much success on the country charts before, starting with his country version of Joe South's " Games People Play " in 1969 reaching No. 2 on the country charts as well as recording albums ( his first two solo albums were produced by Mark Lindsay ), and Top 10 singles on the country singles charts such as his covers of Chuck Berry's " Promised Land ", The Cowsills ' " Indian Lake ", as well as " These Are Not My People " and " Another Night of Love " for Columbia during this time while with the Raiders, as well as after leaving the Raiders ( Freddy's stint was 1967-1973 ).

* Lasse Sakara, a Finnish acoustic guitarist who appeared on the 2005 album Country Falls by Husky Rescue

Both Lou Reed and Sterling Morrison of the Velvet Underground used a Gretsch Country Gentleman during the bands ' lifetime ( although not simultaneously-they shared the same guitar ), as did The Stone Roses guitarist John Squire.

* Barry Melton ( born 1947 ), guitarist who performed in the band Country Joe and The Fish

After extensive touring behind Tambourine, Merritt rented an apartment in Paris, where she wrote the songs that would become 2008's Another Country album .< ref > Before signing with a new label and making that record, Merritt performed Dylan's " A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall " at the I'm Not There tribute concert at New York City's Beacon Theater on November 7, 2007, with guitarist Joe Henry.

Released on Fantasy Records in 2008, Another Country featured the core of Merritt's long-time band, along with guitarist Charlie Sexton ( Bob Dylan ), and again with Drakoulias at the helm.

James McMurtry ( born March 18, 1962 in Fort Worth, Texas ) is a Texas rock / Texas Country singer, songwriter, guitarist, bandleader and occasional actor ( Daisy Miller, Lonesome Dove ).

* Lead singer / guitarist Country ( voiced by Bill Callaway )

The band members are portrayed by ex-Dokken and current Foreigner bassist Jeff Pilson, Black Label Society and Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde, actor Dominic West, and ex-Foreigner and current Black Country Communion drummer Jason Bonham ( the son of the late drummer for Led Zeppelin, John Bonham ).

In 1983, the Beat Farmers were formed by Country Dick Montana, former drummer for San Diego bands The Penetrators and The Crawdaddys, and Jerry Raney, singer and guitarist with The Shames and formerly of 70s psychedelic band Glory.

John Krasinski narrates the commercials, which were directed by Omri Cohen and feature the Grammy Award winning song, “ Jam Man ,” from Country Music Hall of Fame guitarist Chet Atkins.

The contrast of his voice with the mellow baritone of Country Gentleman guitarist Charlie Waller created a rich blend without precedence in bluegrass.

* Merle Kilgore — Country / Rock musician

Porterfield is home to the annual Porterfield Country Music Festival, a weekend of open air concerts held every summer which draws both local and nationally known country music artists such as Johnny Cash, Charlie Daniels, Crystal Gayle, Merle Haggard, and Loretta Lynn.

Country star Willie Nelson believed the 1983 Academy Award-winning film Tender Mercies, about the life of fictional singer Mac Sledge, was based on the life of Merle Haggard.

In 1998, maverick record executive Rick Smith, of Fort Worth, launched the " Live at Billy Bob's Texas " series of recordings, which have featured legends such as Willie Nelson, Asleep at the Wheel, Merle Haggard, David Allan Coe and popular Texas Country artists like Pat Green, Jack Ingram, Cory Morrow, Cross Canadian Ragweed ( Oklahoma ), Jason Boland & the Stragglers, Cooder Graw, the Randy Rogers Band and Kevin Fowler.

Country music legends Buck Owens and Merle Haggard came out of Bakersfield's honky-tonk scene and created a hard-driving sound that is still deeply associated with the city.

His love of writing blossomed into scriptwriting under the tutorage of Carroll O ’ Connor during his time on “ In the Heat of the Night ,” which yielded him the unique opportunity to co-write the screenplay for the # 1 Country song “ Wolverton Mountain ” with Merle Kilgore.

She was also a recurring guest actor in the popular 1980s sitcom Kingswood Country, playing the snobbish Merle Bulpitt.

The halftime show was titled " Rockin ' Country Sunday " and featured country music stars Clint Black, Tanya Tucker, Travis Tritt, Brooks & Dunn, and Wynonna Judd.

* Randy Travis – Country music star Randy Travis, like Griffith a North Carolina native, appeared in the season six episode " The Big Payoff " ( 1992 ) as Billy Wheeler.

Louisville Country Club is located near Mockingbird Valley, built in 1905 and designed by Walter Travis.

* " The Road Home ", a song by Travis Tritt, from the album Country Club

Although he won a Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance for 1984's new kind of honky tonk, newer singers had begun to take over country music, and singers like George Strait and Randy Travis had taken over the charts.

The album yielded no Top 40 Country hits, although numerous singles were released between 1990 and 1991, including a duet with Randy Travis titled, " We're Strangers Again ".

The Hill Country reaches into portions of the two major metropolitan areas of Central Texas, especially in San Antonio's northern suburbs and the western half of Travis County, ending just west of Downtown Austin.

* Travis Country: Hippie Hollow

Country music superstars such as Alan Jackson, Trisha Yearwood, and Travis Tritt are natives of Georgia.

* The Westchester Biltmore Country Club was founded by Bowman, who hired Walter Travis to design two golf courses in Westchester County, New York.

* Country singers Norro Wilson, Reba McEntire, The Statler Brothers, Travis Tritt and Doug Stone all released cover versions, in 1969, 1982, 1986, 1995, and 2006, respectively.

Bilko, Country music artist Travis Tritt sings it on the stage.

The album was certified Platinum and peaked at # 5 on the Billboard Country album chart, thanks in part to the single and video of the same title on which he collaborated with Country star Travis Tritt.

The Westchester Country Club ( or Westchester Biltmore Country Club ) was founded by John McEntee Bowman, who hired Walter Travis to design two golf courses in the Town of Harrison, New York as a luxury resort hotel.

Set in the Texas Hill Country in the 1860s just after the American Civil War, the story is about the 14-year-old boy Travis Coates ( played by Tommy Kirk in the film ) left in charge of the household while his father is away.

In comparison, Country Standard Time reviewer Jeffrey B. Remz thought that many of the duo's songs lacked distinctiveness, saying that they seemed to be derivative of Daniels and Travis Tritt.

* January 30 — Clint Black, Wynonna Judd, Travis Tritt and Tanya Tucker perform the halftime show ( billed as " Rockin ' Country Sunday ") at Super Bowl XXVIII.

* June 13 — Randy Travis ' " Forever and Ever, Amen " spends three weeks at No. 1 of the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.

* Stimeling, Travis D. " Viva Terlingua: Jerry Jeff Walker, Live Recordings, and the Authenticity of Progressive Country Music ", Journal of Texas Music History, Vol.

* Mike Marshall, mandolin ; mandocello on " Uncommon Ritual " and " Travis "; mandola on " Sliding Down ", " Travis ", and " In the Garden "; guitar on " Sliding Down " and " Big Country "