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Founded in California during 1965, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band has lasted longer than virtually any other country-based rock group of their era.

As a songwriter and a performer, Willie Nelson played a vital role in post-rock & roll country music.

Possibly the most popular TV and musical cartoon of all time, #The Chipmunks enjoyed two periods of prosperity -- the '60s era of adolescent Baby Boomers and the '80s, when the Boomers' children were growing up.

A talented and showy fiddler, Charlie Daniels and his band fuse hardcore country with a hard-edged Southern rock boogie and blues.

Out of all the new country singers to emerge in the early '80s, George Strait stayed the closest to traditional country.

Genres: Rock & Roll , Traditional Country , Country-Pop , Early Pop/Rock , Nashville Sound/Countrypolitan Active: 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's Born: August 15, 1933 in Bloomington, IN Similar Artists Biography Though his name is unfamiliar to most, Bobby Helms rules the airwaves every year around December 25th.

After Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson was the most popular male country singer of the '90s. An heir to the new traditionalist movement of the '80s, Jackson's approach was rooted in classic honky tonk yet remained comfortably within the contemporary mainstream.

Singer and songwriter Luke Bryan comes by his country influences naturally -- he grew up in Leesburg, GA, a small town 100 miles from the Alabama border where his father grew peanuts and sold fertilizer for a living.

The creative forces behind "Yes, Virginia" know they face daunting odds. At this time every year, TV programmers serve up shiny, new holiday-themed fare, only to have viewers discard most of it like crumpled wads of gift wrap.

One of the biggest female country stars of the '90s and 2000s, Faith Hill also took advantage of the inroads Shania Twain made into pop territory, becoming an enormous crossover success by the end of the millennium.

Out of all the new country singers to emerge in the early '80s, George Strait stayed the closest to traditional country.

It's almost time to deck the halls at the Arkansas State Capitol. Secretary of State Charlie Daniels today announced the schedule for the 2009 Capitol holiday festivities, which includes the traditional lighting ceremony on December 5th.

Do you hear what I hear? Bob Dylan singing Christmas carols?! Ho ho ho. The first reaction is this must be a joke.

Joe Nichols took the roundabout way to country success, scoring his first major hit six years after landing his initial record deal.

"Good Friend and A Glass of Wine" I need a good friend... More Songs Biography In 1996, LeAnn Rimes burst out of nowhere with her debut single, "Blue," which immediately captured the attention of country fans across America.

Contemporary country singer Martina McBride rose to stardom in the late '90s, starting out with a more traditionalist approach and later moving into pop-friendlier territory.

There is nobody who can marry the road to the studio like DIERKS BENTLEY. Watch Dierks perform new songs from Long Trip Alone, and a rockin' cover of Waylon Jennings...... Dierks Bentley - Play All Biography Growing up in a nonmusical family in Phoenix, AZ, country singer Dierks Bentley got his country music education on his own, listening to ...

Though their name might lead you to believe that Lonestar was formed in Texas, the quintet actually hails from Tennessee.

The Iowa Attorney General's office is warning of a new scam preying on holiday job-seekers. This scam, like many, involves a check.

Country singer and songwriter Billy Currington was raised in Rincon, GA. Following high school, he made a couple attempts at relocating to Nashville in the hopes of getting a career in music off the ground, finally landing a job there at a concrete company, while still finding time to play at clubs on the side and work on song demos.