Hank Williams

Hank Williams

male, deceased (1953)
country music, FormerGrandOleOprymember, American country singer-songwriter, blues, from Alabama, American…Grand Ole Opry member
Hiram "Hank" King Williams (September 17, 1923 - January 1, 1953) was an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter who has also become an icon of...
Willie Nelson

Willie Nelson

male, 76 years old
Baylor University alumni, Texas musician, William Hugh Nelson, actor, FormerGrandOleOprymember, American country singer-songwriter
Willie Nelson (born William Hugh Nelson, April 30, 1933) is an American entertainer and songwriter, born and raised in Abbott, Texas. He reached...
Hank Thompson

Hank Thompson

male, 84 years old
FormerGrandOleOprymember, American military personnel of World War II, American country singer-songwriter, steel guitar, American, swing
Hank Thompson (born September 3, 1925 in Waco, Texas) is a country music entertainer whose career has spanned seven decades and who has sold over...
Bill Monroe

Bill Monroe

male, deceased (1996)
mandolinist, the father of bluegrass, bluegrass, American country singer-songwriter, country singer, FormerGrandOleOprymember…grand ole opry, Grand Ole Opry member
William Smith Monroe developed the style of music known as bluegrass, which takes its name from his band, the "Blue Grass Boys," named for Monroe's...
B. J. Thomas

B. J. Thomas

male, 67 years old
FormerGrandOleOprymember, hugo, country singer, American, At&t, pepsi
B. J. Thomas (born Billy Joe Thomas, 7 August 1942, Hugo, Oklahoma) is a country and pop music/soft rock/easy listening singer.
June Carter Cash

June Carter Cash

female, deceased (2003)
FormerGrandOleOprymember, Death from surgical complications, American country singer-songwriter, From Nashville, Tennessee, country singer, American
Valerie June Carter Cash (June 23, 1929 - May 15, 2003) was a singer, songwriter, actress and comedian and was a member of the Carter Family, and...
Roy Acuff

Roy Acuff

male, deceased (1992)
FormerGrandOleOprymember, American music industry executive, Hollywood Walk of Fame, singer, country music, country singer…Grand Ole Opry member
Roy Claxton Acuff (15 September 1903 - 23 November 1992) was an American country musician known around the world as the "King of Country Music".
Faron Young

Faron Young

male, deceased (1996)
FormerGrandOleOprymember, From Shreveport, Louisiana, Louisiana Hayride, Sweet Dreams, gunshot, fiddle player
Faron Young (born February 25, 1932, near Shreveport, Louisiana, died December 10, 1996), was an American country music singer, predominantly in...
Red Foley

Red Foley

male, deceased (1968)
FormerGrandOleOprymember, myocardial infarction, death by myocardial infarction, gospel, Hollywood Walk of Fame, Old Shep
Clyde Julian "Red" Foley was a country music singer. Foley was born in Blue Lick, Kentucky. He began playing the guitar and the harmonica as a...
Jerry Clower

Jerry Clower

male, deceased (1998)
FormerGrandOleOprymember, Death from surgical complications, mca, fertilizer, country, Southern United States…Phi Kappa Tau member
Howard Gerald "Jerry" Clower (b. September 28 1926, Liberty, Mississippi - d. August 24 1998) was a popular country comedian best known for his...