| Big Tom | |
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Big Tom in 2004
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Tom McBride |
| Born | 18 September 1936 (1936-09-18) (age 73) |
| Origin | Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan, Ireland |
| Genres | Country, Irish, Easy Listening |
| Occupations | Musician |
| Instruments | Vocals, Guitar, Saxophone |
| Years active | 1966 - present |
| Rodney Crowell | |
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Crowell onstage at Whelans, Dublin January, 2009
Photo: Sean Rowe |
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| Background information | |
| Born | August 7, 1950 (1950-08-07) (age 60) Houston, Texas, USA |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupations | Musician, Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals Rhythm guitar |
| Years active | 1978-present |
| Labels | Warner Bros., Columbia, MCA, Sugar Hill, Epic, Yep Roc |
| Dolly Parton | |
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Dolly Parton in Nashville, Tennessee, 2005.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Dolly Rebecca Parton |
| Born | January 19, 1946 (1946-01-19) (age 64) Sevierville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Genres | Country, country pop, bluegrass |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter, actress, author, philanthropist, musician, businesswoman, advocate for children's education (Imagination Library) |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, banjo, autoharp, piano, drums, appalachian dulcimer, fiddle, harmonica, pennywhistle |
| Years active | 1959–present |
| Daniel O'Donnell | |
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O'Donnell live
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Daniel Francis Noel O'Donnell |
| Also known as | 'Wee Daniel'[1] |
| Born | 12 December 1961 (1961-12-12) (age 48) Kincasslagh, County Donegal, Ireland |
| Genres | Country, easy listening |
| Occupations | Singer–songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Associated acts | Margo, Mary Duff |
| Lorrie Morgan | |
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Morgan in concert in Choctaw, Mississippi on December 6, 2008
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Loretta Lynn Morgan |
| Born | June 27, 1959 (1959-06-27) (age 51) |
| Origin | Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupations | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1979-present |
| George Jones | |
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Jones performing at Harrah's Metropolis in Metropolis, Illinois in June 2002
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | George Glenn Jones |
| Also known as | No Show Jones The Possum Thumper Jones "Buns" McGuirk |
| Born | September 12, 1931 (1931-09-12) (age 78) |
| Origin | Saratoga, Texas, USA |
| Genres | country |
| Occupations | singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | acoustic guitar vocals |
| Years active | 1954 – Present |
| Tim McGraw | |
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Tim McGraw performing for the United States Air Force in 2003
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Samuel Timothy McGraw |
| Born | May 1, 1967 (1967-05-01) (age 43) |
| Origin | Delhi, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupations | Musician, actor |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Labels | Curb Records |
| Associated acts | Faith Hill The Dancehall Doctors Nelly Taylor Swift Def Leppard Mindy McCre |
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| Martina McBride | |
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Martina McBride in 2003.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Martina Mariea Schiff |
| Born | July 29, 1966 (1966-07-29) (age 44) |
| Origin | Sharon, Kansas, U.S. |
| Genres | Country, country pop, adult contemporary |
| Occupations | Singer-Songwriter, Producer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1992 – present |
| Labels | RCA Nashville |
| Associated acts | Clint Black, Jim Brickman, Jimmy Buffett, Andy Griggs, Dolly Parton, Jason Sellers |
| Website | Official Website |
| Reba McEntire | |
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McEntire in April 2010
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Reba Nell McEntire |
| Also known as | Reba Or "The Queen of Country Music" |
| Born | March 28, 1955 (1955-03-28) (age 55) near Kiowa, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Origin | McAlester, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Genres | Country, Country Pop |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter, record producer, actress |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1975 – present |
| Labels | Mercury, MCA Nashville, Starstruck/Valory |
| Associated acts | Red Steagall, Jacky Ward, Pake McEntire, Susie Luchsinger, Vince Gill, Linda Davis, Brooks & Dunn, Kelly Clarkson |
| Website | Reba's Official Site |