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Old 10-31-04 | 01:44 PM
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Greatest "still living" country singers

Willie Nelson
Loretta Lynn
Lyle Lovett

come to mind.

I'm also quite partial to Kasey Chambers, an Aussie country singer that sways some to the older styler of country music with a touch of rock and blues tossed in.
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Don Williams
George Jones
Steve Wariner
Larry Gatlin
Earl Thomas Conley
Willie Nelson
Crystal Gayle
Mary Chapin Carpenter

and the forementioned Lovett
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I forgot to mention Steve Earl
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Lucinda Williams
Allison Moorer
Emmylou Harris
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How you guys could leave Dolly Parton out is beyond me.
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Reba McEntire
Martina McBride
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Willie Nelson
Merle Haggard
David Allan Coe
George Jones
Old 10-31-04 | 09:21 PM
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From: Home of the Maize & Blue (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
Randy Owen - Alabama

Alan Jackson

Ronnie Milsap

George Strait

Willie Nelson

Kenny Rogers

Shania Twain

Loretta Lynn

Natalie Maines - Dixie Chicks

Charlie Daniels

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Old 11-01-04 | 06:53 AM
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Merle Haggard
Dolly Parton
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Old 11-01-04 | 08:16 AM
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George Strait
Kenny Rogers
Old 11-01-04 | 10:57 AM
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Toby Keith
Willie Nelson
Charlie Daniels
Allison Krause
Randy Owen-Alabama
George Jones
Old 11-01-04 | 12:18 PM
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Old 11-01-04 | 12:22 PM
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another vote for don williams
Old 11-02-04 | 08:43 AM
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Elvis Costello
Mick Jagger

Seriously. I like country music, just not twangy-ass singing.
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George Jones
Old 11-03-04 | 08:19 AM
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Oh, John Prine is still alive too...how could I forget him! *Slaps forehead*
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I like Cledus Judd alot.

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