After getting out of prison in the 60's he brought a new sound to country with themes like drinkin',cheatin' and life in prison. Mearl Haggard is one of the first true outlaws in country who was ahead of his time. Standout track(s):Mama Tried, The Bottle Let Me Down, Okie From Muskogee(Live).

Johnny Cash started all his concerts with the simple introduction "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash." Nicknamed "The Man in Black" because of his dark clothes and mysterious demeanor Cash is one of the most important musicians in the history of not only country music but American popular music as well. Standout track(s): I Walk The Line, Sunday Morning Coming Down, Man In Black.

Loretta Lynn is one of the greatest female country singers in history, raised in a small mining community, her father was a lifelong coal miner. Growing up with such humble roots had a huge effect on Loretta's life, which heavily influenced her music as an adult. Standout track(s): Coal Miner's Daughter, You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man), Don't Come Home a Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)

Standout track(s): Take This Job And Shove It, I'm the Only Hell (Mama Ever Raised), She's All I Got.

Standout track(s): Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys, I'm A Ramblin' Man, Theme From The Dukes Of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys).

Standout track(s): Hound Dog, Heartbreak Hotel, Suspicious Minds, A Little Less Conversation.

Standout track(s): Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down, Me And Bobby McGee, Help Me Make It Through The Night.

Standout track(s): Born Country, Mountain Music, Song On The South, I'm In A Hurry (And Don't Know Why).

Standout track(s): Sweet Home Alabama, Free Bird, Swamp Music.

Standout track(s): Margaritaville, son Of A son Of A Sailor, Changes In Latitiudes, Changes In Attitudes.

Standout track(s):Forever And Ever, Amen, Deeper Than The Holler, Three Wooden Crosses.

Standout track(s):Chattahoochee, Don't Rock The Jukebox, Gone Country.

Standout track(s):Friends in Low Places, Thunder Rolls, Dance.

Standout track(s):Boot Scootin' Boogie, My Maria, Neon Moon.

Standout track(s):Check Yes Or No, All My Ex's Live In Texas, The Chair, Love Without End, Amen.

Standout track(s): Live Like You Were Dying, The Cowboy In Me, Like We Never Loved At All (with Faith Hill).

Standout track(s):She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy, That's Why I'm Here, She's Got It All.

Standout track(s):Should've Been A Cowboy, You Ain't Much Fun,l Wish I Didn't Know Now.

Standout track(s):Something to Be Proud of, My Town, Speed, Hell Yeah.