Favorite Music Artists > Folk & Country

Advantages: great singer and songs
Disadvantages: none

Reba McEntire is an American country music artist. She was born in McAlester, Oklahoma in 1955. She is definatly country and, in my opinion, much more ladylike than several of the newer country female stars. She is sometimes reffered to as "The queen of country". She has made over 30 albums and has sales over 54 million worldwide. She has the second most hit singles next to only Dolly Parton. She grew up in Oklahoma to a ranching and rodeo family. ...
...She also took to rodeo competing in the the barrel racing event ( which is my favorite event). Ironically it was a rodeo that helped he be discoverd. WHile she was in college she sang The Star Spangled Banner at the National Finals Rodeo In Oklahoma City ( the Super Bowl of Pro Rodeo). Country singer Red Steagall suggested she get into singing and off to Nashville she went. The Rest as they say is history. Her music has been very succesful. Sold ... Read review

Advantages: good songs
Disadvantages: none rally just other artists i like better

Phil Vassar is an American progressive country singer that borders on a bit of rock and roll. He is from Lynchburg, Virginia and was born in 1964. In 1999 he was the songwriter of the Year award winner. Alot of his early fame came from hit songs that he wrote for other sings like Colin Raye's Little Red Rodeo. Right about the same time he was getting all of these top songs for other people he made his own album, which included the hit song Carlene ... Read review

Advantages: a talent singer
Disadvantages: none

...expressive singer, and accomplished songwriter, Bonnie Raitt has become an institution in American music. The release of Souls Alike, her eighteenth album, marks yet another brave, exhilarating step in a legendary body of work. Her talent is saw by all of us and mang people are crazy with her.She is popular among us.I bought a album of her yesterday on my way home,and listened to her music.I am so quiet in her nice voice,I love her music. ... Read review

Advantages: strong woman singer and player
Disadvantages: n/a

Here's to you, Bonnie Raitt for being one of the greatest R&B singers of all time! Bonnie has been one of the most ignored singers in the history of popular music. She began learning guitar at age 12. She dropped out of college and began being reckonized for her "bottleneck" guitar approach when playing. In 1971 she signed her first major recording label,which with the release of her first album, was shortchanged. It had second rate writers and ...
...more albums. Bonnie was looked upon as a political leftist by the nation. She proved this by singing a song to George Bush, and making a comment like"He's out of here, people". She was speaking of him with the song," Your Good Thing Is About To End". Bonnie's other interest are with children's organizations, and nonprofit organizations, like, Reverb. Her latest accomplishments were in July 2008, singing at the democratic party's campaign, after ... Read review

Advantages: great musician and songs
Disadvantages: smoked too much weed early in career

Johnny Cash is an American country muisc singer born in 1932 in Arkansas. He is widely considered to be one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. During his career he has sold over ninety million albums. He was named J.R. due to his parents could not agree on a name, but when he enlisted in the Air Force they would not accept initials so he took the name John A. Cash. Growing up Johnny Cash grew up on a cotton farm and was one of ...
...in 1944 after a table saw accident. He and his mother had some bad vibes and asked him to go fishin with John but he went to work due to the family needing money. He had several dreams about his brother who is always 2 years older in his dreams. After he left the Air Force he married Vivian Liberto and they had four children. This included fellow country musician Roseanne Cash. They moved to Tennessee. His first hit single was "I Walk the Line". ... Read review