Roots of George Strait

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Jamey Johnson is an American country music singer and songwriter.

Johnny Paycheck was an American country music singer and songwriter. He is a notable figure in the outlaw movement in country music.

Calvin Grant Shofner, known professionally as Cal Smith, was an American country musician.

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Vernon Gosdin, known as country music's "the Voice", was an American country music singer. He had 19 top-10 solo hits on the country music charts from 1977 through 1990. Three of these hits went to number one: "I Can Tell by the Way You Dance ", "Set 'Em Up Joe", and "I'm Still Crazy".

Zachary Lane Bryan is an American country singer-songwriter. Raised in Oologah, Oklahoma, he released two self-produced studio albums, DeAnn (2019) and Elisabeth (2020), before signing with Warner Records to release his third album and major label debut American Heartbreak (2022), which peaked at number five on the Billboard 200 and was led by the Billboard Hot 100-top ten single "Something in the Orange". His self-titled fourth album (2023) debuted atop the Billboard 200, while its lead single, "I Remember Everything", peaked atop the Billboard Hot 100, Hot Country Songs, and Hot Rock & Alternative Songs charts simultaneously, also earning him a Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance. His fifth studio album, The Great American Bar Scene (2024), peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 and spawned the Billboard Hot 100 top-ten single "Pink Skies".

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