Mount Rushmore of Country Music

[812scottj]

Who ya got?

Male vocalists: Waylon, Merle, Cash, Hank Sr

Honorable mention: Willie, Paycheck

To be destroyed: Garth

Female: Loretta, Patsy, EmmyLou, Dolly

To be destroyed: Reba

 

[_Mav_]

Who ya got?

Nobody. Leave that mountain pristine because country music sucks.

 

[John Henry]

Who ya got?

Male vocalists: Waylon, Merle, Cash, Hank Sr

Honorable mention: Willie, Paycheck

To be destroyed: Garth

Female: Loretta, Patsy, EmmyLou, Dolly

To be destroyed: Reba

I can't argue or find fault with that list. I may substitute George Jones with Merle and move him to honorable mention: I would also destroy Garth. That is not big boy country music, it is Hollywood junk.

The females you listed are immortals. I would add an honorable mention for the females, Tammy Wynette.

You have a great list.

 

[bigsmoothie]

Lynn, Dolly, Twain, Hill

Willie, Cash, Brooks, Strait

 

[CaptainBoogerBuns]

Which county?

 

[akaukswoosh]

Has to start with Jimmie Rodgers, the father of country music.

 

[funKYcat75]

Jimmie Rodgers, The Carter Family, Roy Acuff, Bob Wills.

 

[_Mav_]

Which county?

Damn. I'm really disappointed in myself that I didn't catch this. Nice work.

 

[WildcatFan1982]

Florida Georgia Line, Big and Rich, and Trace Adkins

 

[JumperJack]

George Strait has to be somewhere.

 

[funKYcat75]

George Strait has to be somewhere.

Probably Tennessee.

 

[Tinker Dan]

Buck and Don

 

[John Henry]

Has to start with Jimmie Rodgers, the father of country music.

Good call. The Singing Brakeman deserves a spot at the head of the table.

 

[CatManDoo_rivals376463]

Male: Willie Nelson, George Jones, Jimmie Rodgers, Johnny Cash
Female: Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, Patsy Cline, Emmylou Harris
Groups: The Carter Family, The Statler Brothers, Alabama, Flatt & Scruggs
CMD Faves: Statlers, Johnny Paycheck, Jerry Reed, Don Williams

 

[Kooky Kats]

Stuff I listen to:

Iris Dement
Alison Kraus
EmmyLou Harris
Lucinda Williams

 

[812scottj]

Nobody. Leave that mountain pristine because country music sucks.

Pardon me, ma’am, but please get off the thread and start one about Coldplay

Florida Georgia Line, Big and Rich, and Trace Adkins

might as well add Kenny Chesney

 

[WildcatFan1982]

Kenny Chesney gets his own monument. He’s way too good to be paired with anyone else

 

[FirewithFire]

Male: Willie Nelson, George Jones, Jimmie Rodgers, Johnny Cash
Female: Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, Patsy Cline, Emmylou Harris
Groups: The Carter Family, The Statler Brothers, Alabama, Flatt & Scruggs
CMD Faves: Statlers, Johnny Paycheck, Jerry Reed, Don Williams

I couldn't be mad at that list.

The male thing is high subjective:
Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash, George Strait, George Jones

Women at bit more solid:
Dolly, Patsy, Emmylou, Lynn

Honorable mentions: Randy Travis, Alan Jackson, The Highwaymen, Hank SR/JR, Tanya Tucker, Krystal Gail.

I have the feeling much of this will be generational. You could easily say Acuff, Buck Owens, Rodgers, Tubb, Glen Campbell, Kitty Wells, Tammy Wynette, etc.

 

[_Mav_]

Pardon me, ma’am, but please get off the thread and start one about Coldplay

Hey man you're the one wanting to "destroy" two human beings and a mountain to build a monument, not me.

 

[It'saDoneDeal]

The only one.

 

[justa]

Any list without the possum is simply incorrect

 

[FtWorthCat]

There's only four and these four can't be left out:

Hank Williams
Merle Haggard
Johnny Cash
Willie Nelson

I don't think Willie would put himself on the list. I think he would go with Bob Wills or Jimmie Rodgers instead. But it's my list, and I'll go with Willie. I'm partial to songwriters. Cash wasn't a great songwriter, but I couldn't leave him out.

 

[vhcat70]

Bill Monroe.

 

[funKYcat75]

Kenny Chesney gets his own monument. He’s way too good to be paired with anyone else

There’s one in Richmond. Life size.

 

[TortElvisII]

Don Williams deserves a spot.

 

[gobigbluebell]

There’s one in Richmond. Life size.

I seent it!

 

[812scottj]

I couldn't be mad at that list.

The male thing is high subjective:
Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash, George Strait, George Jones

Women at bit more solid:
Dolly, Patsy, Emmylou, Lynn

Honorable mentions: Randy Travis, Alan Jackson, The Highwaymen, Hank SR/JR, Tanya Tucker, Krystal Gail.

I have the feeling much of this will be generational. You could easily say Acuff, Buck Owens, Rodgers, Tubb, Glen Campbell, Kitty Wells, Tammy Wynette, etc.

Huge Buck Owens Glen Campbell, and Don Williams fan, but they not quite the icons oI’m in the minority, but not a fan of George Jones…that vocal warble is too much for me ( Reference “Bartender’s Blues” - hate it

 

[bigsmoothie]

Huge Buck Owens Glen Campbell, and Don Williams fan, but they not quite the icons oI’m in the minority, but not a fan of George Jones…that vocal warble is too much for me ( Reference “Bartender’s Blues” - hate it

Don Williams is my personal favorite. Saw him at Renfro Valley in the mid 90’s. What a smooth voice.

 

[DSmith21]

Vastly under rated. Wrote songs for mnay of everyone's Rushmore performers (Waylon, Willie, Emmylou, Johnny Cash, Vince Gill, The Highwaymen, Patty Loveless, Travis Tritt, etc.) as well as having his own hits.

 

[kywildcatsfan#1]

Cash
Willie
Dolly
Hank Sr.

 

[hmt5000]

Kenny Chesney gets his own monument. He’s way too good to be paired with anyone else

That's what Renee Zelweger said.

 

[Ohiocatfan826]

I wont try to make a case for or against anyone, but Keith Whitley and Earl Thomas Conley just really had voices I could listen too. And agree with Don Williams, dude was fantastic.

 

[CAT Scratch FVR]

No Kenny Rogers?
He made a fine chicken.
His home guitar course was legendary. Slim pickens, fun strummin. (that ad ran forever in the 70's)
Was he country?

 

[TortElvisII]

No Kenny Rogers?
He made a fine chicken.
His home guitar course was legendary. Slim pickens, fun strummin. (that ad ran forever in the 70's)
Was he country?

Slim got killed at the end of Doctor Strangelove.

Along with the rest of the world.

 

[Ryan Lemonds Hair]

I wont try to make a case for or against anyone, but Keith Whitley and Earl Thomas Conley just really had voices I could listen too. And agree with Don Williams, dude was fantastic.

Don Williams is one of the most underrated guys in country music. Dude had a great voice and some really good songs.

 

[Ryan Lemonds Hair]

It's tough to come up with just 4 as so many have made an impact on country music in one way or another. If I was going to break it down generationally it would probably be something like this.

1920's-1950's:
Jimmie Rodgers
Hank Sr
The Carter Family
Roy Acuff

1950's-1980's:
Merle Haggard
Waylon Jennings
Johnny Cash
Willie Nelson
George Jones

1980's-2000
George Straight
Randy Travis
Alan Jackson
Dwight Youkam

2000-current
NONE BECAUSE COUNTRY MUSIC DIED 20+ YEARS AGO

Ladies:
Dolly Parton
Loretta Lynn
Patsy Cline
Tammy Wynette

Groups:
Brooks and Dunn
Alabama
Everly Brothers
Oak Ridge Boys
The Judd's

Honorable mentions:
Don Williams
Earnest Tubb
Marty Robbins
Buck Owens
Ray Charles
Kenny Rogers
Hank Jr
Conway Twitty
Keith Whitley

*** Edited to include George Effin Jones so that Lord Egg can take me off of his "People to Kill Today" list ***

 

[Ryan Lemonds Hair]

the repeated ignoring of George Effin Jones is truly remarkable. Yall are effin communists or something. Or ******.

Dang just an oversight on my part. There is no need to go postal on us up in here.

 

[LordEggForgotHisPassword_rivals]

 

[UKGrad93]

Conway Twitty
Hootie
Taylor Swift

 

[Nightwish84]

It's tough to come up with just 4 as so many have made an impact on country music in one way or another. If I was going to break it down generationally it would probably be something like this.

1920's-1950's:
Jimmie Rodgers
Hank Sr
The Carter Family
Roy Acuff

1950's-1980's:
Merle Haggard
Waylon Jennings
Johnny Cash
Willie Nelson
George Jones

1980's-2000
George Straight
Randy Travis
Alan Jackson
Dwight Youkam

2000-current
NONE BECAUSE COUNTRY MUSIC DIED 20+ YEARS AGO

Ladies:
Dolly Parton
Loretta Lynn
Patsy Cline
Tammy Wynette

Groups:
Brooks and Dunn
Alabama
Everly Brothers
Oak Ridge Boys
The Judd's

Honorable mentions:
Don Williams
Earnest Tubb
Marty Robbins
Buck Owens
Ray Charles
Kenny Rogers
Hank Jr
Conway Twitty
Keith Whitley

*** Edited to include George Effin Jones so that Lord Egg can take me off of his "People to Kill Today" list ***

Look who memorized the Ken Burns Country Music docuseries...

Kidding. I'm not a big country guy but this is a great and comprehensive list of incredible talent and countless legends.