COUNTRY MUSIC FANS....Who is your State's "Claim to Fame"?

Question

How many COUNTRY music artist can you name that was born and raised in your state, or was born and lived some of their lives in your HOME state.

The following are all artist that are from my state Mississippi..(list them even if you do not like their style of country music)

Steve Azar
Moe Bandy
Jeff Bates
Crossin Dixon
Meredith Edwards
Shelly Fairchild
Bobbie Gentry
Mickey Gilley
Ty Herndon
Faith Hill
Paul Overstreet
Elvis Presley
Charley Pride
LeAnn Rimes
Jimmy Rogers
Marty Stuart
Tammy Wynette

Answer 1

Louisianna



Webb Pierce

Tony Joe White

Johnny Horton

Faron Young

Joe Stampley

Tim McGraw



Add-On:

Sammy Kershaw

Trace Adkins

Answer 2

Hank Williams

Vern Gosden

Sonny James

ALABAMA

Charlie and Ira Louvin

Howard and Vestall Goodman

The Speers family

Wendy Holcome

EmmyLou Harris

Jake Hess

Delmore Brothers

William Lee Golden

Jimmie Rogers

Ernie Ashworth

Answer 3

VIRGINIA:

Patsy Cline

Phil Vassar

Steve Earle

Neko Case

Roy Clark

Tim Barry

The Carter Family.

Juice Newton.

The Statler Brothers.

Answer 4

OKLAHOMA



Garth Brooks

Reba Mcintire

Vince Gill

Blake Shelton

Keith Anderson

Carrie Underwood

Toby Keith

Ricky Van Shelton



There are a few more I can't think of! But I just saw Garth at the Target here a few weeks ago! : )

Answer 5

You know, I don't know of any big country singers that were born in Idaho, but Roger Miller got the idea for "King of the Road" while driving through Boise. He saw a sign that said: "Trailers for sale or rent." He then wrote the song while staying in the Idanha Hotel in Boise.

Answer 6

Illinois



Gretchen Wilson

Reese Palmer

Answer 7

California's only true claim to fame in respect to country music artist's born here are Merle Haggard, Sammi Smith and Jeffrey Steele that I know of. Roy Rogers and Buck Owens are our adopted sons!...lol Or I should say they adopted us.

Answer 8

Kansas

Martina McBride-The pride of Sharon Kansas

Answer 9

IDAHO:



Kevin Sharp--Weiser

Mark Lindsay--Boise(Paul Rever and the Raiders)

Answer 10

Washington;



Bing Crosby

Jimi Hendrix

many others....

Answer 11

Maine...Dick Curless!

Answer 12

You forgot the Kershaws, outlaw woman

Answer 13

Same as you.

Answer 14

TEXAS!!







DUANE ALLEN (The Oak Ridge Boys) Paris - Taylortown

LANA ANDERSON - Beaumont

MOE BANDY - San Antonio (P-Branson)

CLINT BLACK - Houston

LIBBI BOSWORTH - B-Dallas R-Galveston

D.ROYCE BAIRD - Atlanta, TX

FREDDIE BROWN - B- Austin - Based in Nashville

BRIAN BURNS - Arlington

JOHNNY BUSH - Houston

TRACY BYRD - Vidor

CHRIS CAGLE - R - Baytown

RONNIE CAYWOOD - Rockdale

THE CAPTAIN LEGENDARY BAND - Humble

MARK CHESTNUTT - Beaumont

CURTIS CLAY - Lockhart

COODER GRAW - Amarillo

ROGER CREAGER - Corpus Christi - Houston

ALVIN CROW

RODNEY CROWELL - Houston

LINDA DAVIS - Carthage

MAC DAVIS - Lubbock

JIMMY DEAN - Plainview

DERYL DODD - Dallas

SHAWN DODD - B-Austin Based in Ft Worth

GEORGE DUCAS - Houston

HOLLY DUNN - San Antonio

RONNIE DUNN - of Brooks & Dunn - Coleman

THE DURANGO BAND - Mineral Wells

STEVE EARLE - Schertz

CURTIS EDMUND - Lubbock

EMILIO - Tejano - San Antonio

JANIE FELIZ - Wylie

ROBIN FITCH - Montgomery

RADNEY FOSTER - Del Rio

GATLIN BROTHERS - Abilene Area (P-Branson)

MICKEY GILLEY - Houston Area (P-Branson)

CASEY LEE GREEN - Midland

PAT GREEN - B-San Antonio R-Waco

NANCI GRIFFITH - Seguin

BUTCH HANCOCK - Amarillo - Lubbock

DANA HAAS -B-Houston R-Tomball

TY HERNDON - Dallas

TISH HINOJOSA - San Antonio

THE JEREMIAH HOUSTON BAND - Lubbock

JACK INGRAM R-Houston - Dallas

DAVID JAMES -B-Austin - Granbury

GEORGE JONES - Saratoga

ROBERT EARL KEEN - Houston

DAVID KERSH - Humble

KRIS KRISTOFFERSON - Brownsville

MIRANDA LAMBERT - Lindale

JAMES LANN - Based in Houston

TRACY LAWRENCE - Atlanta, TX

JOHNNY LEE - (John Lee Hamm) Texas City (P-Branson)

BIG BILL LISTER - Boerne

LITTLE TEXAS

LONESTAR - All Over Texas

LYLE LOVETT - Klein

JENNIFER LYNN - Angleton

BARBARA MANDRELL - Houston

LOUISE MANDRELL - Corpus Christi

DELBERT MCCLINTON - Lubbock

DON MCRAY - R- Ft Worth - Burlington

NEAL MCCOY - Longview

GARY MORRIS - Ft Worth

CORY MORROW BAND - Houston

MICHAEL MARTIN MURPHEY - B&R - Dallas

BILLY O'ROURKE - San Antonio

BUCK OWENS - B-Sherman, based in Bakersfield, CA

LEE ROY PARNELL - Stephenville

RAY PRICE - Perryville

CHARLEY PRIDE - Dallas

PHIL PRITCHETT - Dallas

COLLIN RAYE - Greenville

WILLIE P. RICHARDSON - Humor - Nacogdoches

BRANDON RHYDER - Carthage

CHAD REILLY - San Antonio

JEANIE C. RILEY - Anson

LE ANN RIMES - Dallas Area

CHARLIE ROBISON - Bandera

JOHNNY RODRIGUEZ - Sabinal

HAROLD ROGERS - B-Dallas

JACK ROUX - Orange

KENNY ROGERS -Houston

DAN SEALS - McCamey

JASONSELLERS - Gilmer

BILLY JO SHAVER - Corsicana

SOUTHBOUND 35 - Odessa/Midland

KEITH STEGALL - Wichita Falls

YANCEY STEVENS & THE CITY SLICKERS - Based in Dallas

GEORGE STRAIT - San Antonio

DOUG SUPERNAW - B-Bryan - Bellview

FLOYD TILLMAN - Post

TANYA TUCKER - B- Seminole - Dallas

HANK THOMPSON - Waco

MARK ALAN THREADGILL - Houston

TEXAS TORNADOS - Tex-Mex

TEXAS TRADITION BAND - Don Lummus - Kilgore

BILLY WALKER - The Tall Texan - Ralls

CHARLIE WALKER - Copeville

CLAY WALKER -Beaumont

DON WALSER - Brownfield

GENE WATSON - Paris - Houston

BRITTANY WELLS - Wichita Falls

THE WHITES - Abilene

DON WILLIAMS - Floydada

LEE ANN WOMACK - Jacksonville