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also sang country music as well as Gospel and

rock. Tennessee Ernie Ford, Conway Twitty,

Dale Anderson, George Jones — A lot of these

were big stars when I was growing up — Mickey

Gilley, Buck Owens, Porter Wagoner, Dolly

Parton, Loretta Lynn, and Hank Williams.

Now, if I go on with this, you've got Hank

Williams, Jr., today and also Hank Williams, III.

You've got groups like Alabama, the Dixie

Chicks, Sugarland, Toby Keith, Keith Urban,

Taylor Swift, Charlie Daniels, Reba McEntire,

Garth Brooks, Faith Hill, Clay Walker, Jeff

Bridges, Brad Paisley, Billy Ray Cyrus, of course,

Merle Haggard fits a little bit — I don't know if

he's still alive, but he would fit back there a few

years back — The Judds, George Strait, Trace

Adkins, and Ricky Skaggs. And these are just a

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