list of Old Artists like Patsy Cline?

Gene Watson, Texas country music cult legend, who gained national success after Love in the Hot Afternoon, Classic song Farewell Party.

Vern Gosdin Known as The Voice

Liz Anderson, as famous for her songwriting as her singing

Lynn Anderson, a California blonde who became a top country star in the 1970s

Eddy Arnold, the all-time hit leader by Joel Whitburn's point system

Moe Bandy, one of the greatest singers of the 1970s with hits galore.

Jessi Colter, Outlaw country singer and wife of Waylon Jennings, best known for "I'm Not Lisa"

John Conlee, had a string of hits from the late 70s to mid 80s, including his signature "Rose Colored Glasses

Skeeter Davis, major female vocalist for decades

Roy Drusky, smooth-singing Opry star for 40 years

Janie Fricke, known for her series of smooth Countrypolitan hits in the early 80s

Lefty Frizzell, perhaps the greatest of the honky-tonkers

Crystal Gayle, sister of Loretta Lynn who became a Countrypolitan sensation in the 70s and 80s and had 18 #1's during this stretch.

Bobbie Gentry, one of the first female artists to write and produce her own material.

Don Gibson, wrote and recorded many standards

Merle Haggard, popularized the Bakersfield sound

Tom T. Hall, "The Storyteller", wrote most of his many hits

Emmylou Harris has maintained one of the most artistically rewarding careers in country music

Jan Howard, pop-flavored female vocalist who sang pure country

Stonewall Jackson, honky-tonk icon

Sonny James, had a record 16 consecutive No. 1 hits

Wanda Jackson, honky-tonk female vocalist equally at home in rock and roll

Waylon Jennings, one of the leaders of the "outlaw" country sound

George Jones, widely considered "the greatest living country singer", #1 in charted hits

Kris Kristofferson, songwriter and one of the leaders of the "outlaw" country sound

Loretta Lynn, arguably country music's biggest star in the 1960s and early 1970s

Ronnie Milsap, country's first blind superstar and arguably the most popular country star of the late 1970s and early 1980s; scored 40 #1 hits (35 of which reached the top spot on Billboard)

Norma Jean, gifted "hard country" vocalist, known also as Pretty Miss Norma Jean

Buck Owens, Hottest artist of the '60s, pioneer innovator of the Bakersfield sound

Dolly Parton, one of the most successful female country artist in history.

Ray Price, traditional country star of the '50s and '60s, who experienced pop success in the '70s and '80s

Charley Pride, the first black country music star

Jeanne Pruett, female vocalist of the 70s, best known for the song "Satin Sheets"

Susan Raye, Buck Owens' protégée who became a solo star

Jim Reeves, crossover artist, invented Nashville Sound with Chet Atkins

Charlie Rich, '50s rock star who enjoyed greatest success in '70s country

Marty Robbins, one of the most popular artists in country music history. Named artist of the decade (1960-1969) by the Academy of Country Music

Jeannie C. Riley, sexy girl in a miniskirt who socked it to the pop charts

Kenny Rogers, unique-voiced storyteller who also recorded love ballads and more rock material. He defined what was known as country crossover and became one of the biggest artists in country and any music genre.

Jeannie Seely, known as "Miss Country Soul"

Connie Smith, recorded "Once a Day, the longest stay at #1 for any female country artist

Margo Smith, known for her sexy come-on songs

Sammi Smith, best known for her "husky" voice and 1971 hit song "Help Me Make It Through the Night"

Tanya Tucker, teen Country star whose career later spanned well beyond her teen years

Conway Twitty, scored 55 #1 hits(The most all time)

Dottie West, one of Country music's most influential and groundbreaking female artists

The Wilburn Brothers, popular male duet for decades

Tammy Wynette, three-time CMA top female vocalist

Faron Young, a country chart topper for three decades

You mean old (and GREAT) artists like Patsy, lol

These are who I consider the best (and my favorites, along with Patsy):

Hank Williams

George Jones

Faron Young

Loretta Lynn

Buck Owens

Merle Haggard

Marty Robbins

All of these singers are legendary too, and I totally support / am a fan of 99% of em, lol

Ernest Tubb

Ray Price

Webb Pierce

Lefty Frizzell

Kitty Wells

Hawkshaw Hawkins

Carl Smith

Jim Reeves

Ferlin Husky

Cowboys Copas

Johnny Horton

Porter Wagoner

Dolly Parton

Hank Thompson

Hank Locklin

Hank Snow

Skeeter Davis

Davis Sisters

Dottie West

Jean Shepard

Connie Smith

Brenda Lee

Goldie Hill

Don Gibson

Bobby Bare

Sonny James

Conway Twitty

Jerry Reed

Hank Jr.

Johnny Paycheck

Waylon Jennings

David Allan Coe

Jimmy Dickens

Johnny & Jack

Jimmie Rodgers

The Carter Family

Wilburn Brothers

Osborne Brothers

Johnny Bond

Dave Dudley

Eddy Arnold

Red Foley

Tanya Tucker

One Hit Wonders:

Carl & Pearl Butler - Don't Let Me Cross Over (amazing song)

Claude King - Wolverton Mountain

Leroy Van Dyke - Walk On By

Del Reeves - Girl On The Billboard

Ernie Ashworth - Talk Back Trembling Lips

Jeanne Pruett - Satin Sheets

David Houston - Almost Persuaded

Jack Greene - There Goes My Everything

Wynn Stewart - It's Such A Pretty World Today (& recently Another Day, Another Dollar)

Stonewall Jackson - Waterloo

imo everyone up to this point is really good, after this I'm not their biggest fan lol

George Hamilton IV - Abilene (and Break My Mind)

Sammy Smith - Help Me Make It Through The Night

Donna Fargo - The Happiest Girl In The Whole USA

Jeannie C Riley - Harper Valley PTA

Lynn Anderson - Rose Garden

Bobbie Gentry - Ode To Billie Joe

Norma Jean

Susan Raye - LA International Airport

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Wow. My list is almost the same as yours. Adding you to my contacts and trying to find my list. I had one around here somwhere.... Ok....going through all my old answers was too exhausting/distracting, so I am just relisting: 1. The Grateful Dead 2. The Doors 3. The Shins 4. The Decemberists 5. The White Stripes 6. Bob Marley and the Wailers 7. Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young 8. Creedence Clearwater Revival 9. Howlin' Rain 10. The Dixie Chicks 11. Willie Nelson 12. Iron & Wine 13. Johnny Cash 14. Neutral Milk Hotel 15. Joni Mitchell 16. Simon & Garfunkel 17. Solas 18. Led Zeppelin 19. Richard Thompson 20. Blue Oyster Cult 21. Dolly Parton 22. Eric Clapton 23. The Feeling 24. Jimi Hendrix 25. The Mamas and the Papas 26. Wilco 27. Elvis Costello 28. Pink Floyd 29. Nick Drake 30. Leonard Cohen 31. Tom Waits 32. Van Morrison 33. The Temptations 34. Porcupine Tree 35. Metallica 36. Shemekia Copeland 37. Amy Correia 39. Pantera 40. Jefferson Airplane 41. Meat Loaf 42. Ray LaMontagne 43. The Strokes 44. Phish 45. Godsmack 46. Ozzy Osbourne 47. Death Cab For Cutie 48. The New Pornographers 49. Emmylou Harris 50. The Raconteurs 51. Fionn Regan 52. Jose Gonzalez 53. Marc Broussard 54. Nirvana 55. Of Montreal 56. Peter Tosh 57. Patsy Cline 58. Radiohead 59. Reba McEntire 60. The Wood Brothers 61. 10,000 Maniacs 62. Stars 63. Lyle Lovett 64. Aimee Mann 65. Amy Correia 66. Beck 67. The Who 68. Mr. Gnome 69. NIN 70. Whatfor 71. Modest Mouse 72. Spoon 73. Janis Joplin 74. Cream 75. Guns N Roses 76. Lynyrd Skynyrd 77. Of Montreal 78. DeVotchKa 79. Kathleen Edwards 80. Waylon Jennings 81. The Blow 82. Stevie Ray Vaughan 83. Cold War Kids 84. Iron Maiden 85. Belle & Sebastian 86. Carbon Leaf 87. The Velvet Underground 88. John Lennon 89. R.E.M. 90. Remy Zero 91. Robert Plant 92. Alison Krauss 93. Bonnie Raitt 94. Sufjan Stevens 95. The Arcade Fire 96. Mojave 3 97. Superwolf 98. The Cinematics 99. Thievery Corporation 100. Smokey Robinson That was exhausting and I feel like I've left out a lot and put in a lot that maybe I shouldn't have.

Ernest Tubb

Kitty Wells

The Carter Family

Hank Williams Sr.

Carl Smith

Connie Smith

Ray Price

Johnny Cash

Loretta Lynn

Roy Acuff

Wanda Jackson

Ernest Tubb

Bob Wills

Webb Pierce

Lefty Frezzell

Barbara Mandrell

Kitty Wells

Eddy Arnold

Marty Robbins

Johnny Cash

Loretta Lynn

Brenda Lee

Hank Thompson

Ray Price

Hank Locklin

Marvin Rainwater,Hank Snow,Jim Reeves, Johnny Horton,Wilf Carter.

The Maddocks Brothers and Rose.

Marty Robbins say "any type of song, to the delight

of any listener".... A "Master Artist"...

This question is worth more attention

.........Roy Acuff

.........Bill Anderson

.........Lynn Anderson

.........Eddy Arnold

.........Ernie Ashworth

.........Johnny Bond

.........Jim Ed Brown

.........Johnny Bush

..........Carl and Pearl Butler

..........The Carter Family

..........Johnny Cash

..........Tommy Cash

.......Roy Clark

......Tommy Collins

........John Conlee

.........Cowboy Copas

..........Johnny Darrell

........Skeeter Davis

........Little Jimmy Dickens

.......Roy Drusky

.......Stoney Edwards

.......Don Gibson

.......Micky Gilley

........Billy Grammer

.....Claude Gray

......Jack Greene

......Merle Haggard

......Tom T Hall

......Freddie Hart

.......Hawkshaw Hawkins

.......David Houston

.........Ferlin Husky

.........Stonewall Jackson

.........Sonny James

.........Waylon

.........George Jones

........Johnny And Jack

......Doug Kershaw

..........Claude King

.......Pee Wee King

.........Brenda Lee

........Hank Locklin

.......Charlie Louvin

.........Loretta Lynn

........Barbara Mandrell

........Ned Miller

,....Melba Montgomery

........George Morgan

.......Jimmy C Newman

........Tommy Overstreet

........Buck Owens

.......Dolly

.........Webb Pierce

........Ray Price

.........Del Reeves

,......Jim Reeves

........Mary Robbins

......Jeanie Seeley

......Jean Shepard

.......Red Simpson

.......Cal Smith

......Carl Smith

........Connie Smith

..........Hank Snow

.........Red Sovine

........Billie Jo Spears

\........Wynn Stewart

........Mel Street

.........Hank Thompson

........Mel Tillis

.........Ernest Tubb

.........Justin Tubb

........Conway Twitty

........Porter Wagoner

........Billy Walker

........Charlie Walker

........Gene Watson

.......Kitty Wells

.......Dottie West

.........Wilburn Brothers

........Don Williams

........Hank Williams

.........Tammy Wynette

.........Faron Young