Billy Ray was born August 25, 1961, and raised in the small Eastern Kentucky town of Flatwoods. His paternal grandfather was a Pentecostal preacher, and his father Ron, sang in the gospel group, "The Crownsmen Quartet." His maternal grandfather was a hoedown fiddler, and his mother Ruth Ann... Read More

Brad was born and raised in Glen Dale, West Verginia, a Mayberry-esque (pop. 1800) town. When he was only eight years old, his grandfather, a nightshift railroad worker who spent his afternoons playing guitar, gave him a gift: a Sears Danelectro Silvertone guitar with an amp in the case. Young... Read More

Vince is a multiple Grammy award-winning American neotraditional country singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He has achieved commercial success and fame both as frontman to the country rock band Pure Prairie League in the 1970s, and as a solo artist beginning in 1983, where his talents... Read More

The son of an oil company engineer, Leon Eric Brooks, III, was nicknamed "Kix" even before birth, thanks to his non-stop kicking while still in his mother's womb. Due to the unfortunate early death of his 32 year old mother, Kix was raised by his father, grandmother, and step-mother in... Read More

Born Ronald Gene Dunn but is more famous for being in country duo Brooks and Dunn. He started out singing solo in clubs in Texas, but later would go on to meet Brooks in the late 70s and form what we now call Brooks and Dunn.

Patricia Lynn Yearwood, better known as Trisha, was born in Monticello, Georgia. Trisha moved to Nashville to pursue her dream. Trisha graduated from Belmont University with a bachelor's degree in Music Business in 1987. Trisha quickly earned an internship with MTM Records and soon moved on... Read More

Montgomery Gentry have no illusions about who they – or their fans – are. It's split-rail basic music made for people working 60 hour weeks, needing that 10-20 hours of overtime to make ends meet. They're people who work hard, love hard, party hard and if life is hard, refuse to buckle under.... Read More

Pickler was born in Albemarle, NC Her mother abandoned her at age two, and her father, Clyde "Bo" Pickler, Jr., described by Kellie as having had a lifetime problem with drugs and alcohol, served a 3 year 9 month prison sentence at Florida State Prison for aggravated assault and battery, stemming... Read More

Barbara Ann Mandrell was born Christmas day, 1948, in Houston Texas. Her parents, Irby and Mary Mandrell were both very musical. Mary taught piano lessons and Irby owned a music store. Barbara learned to read music very early and gave her first public appearance playing the accordion at her... Read More

Richie Sambora is a musician and knows how to play guitar, piano, bass, drums, trumpet, saxophone, and accordion. His influences are: Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, and The Beatles. His hometown is Woodbridge, NJ and he now lives in California. He has one daughter named Ava Elizabeth,... Read More

Jon Bon Jovi began as a kid from New Jersey with a dream to be a rock star and has succeeded beyond his wildest dreams. He has a stable family, married to his high school sweetheart with 4 children. He has many titles in his professional life: Musician, Rock Star, Actor, CEO, Philanthropist, and... Read More

Gary Allan is a down to earth musician. He was born in December of 1967 to his mother Mary and his Father, Harley. He is not afraid to push things to the edge. His latest album "Tough all Over" is written about the death of this wife and the things he's had to work through to deal with it.

Miley Cyrus is the daughter of Billy Ray Cyrus and Tish Finley Cyrus. Miley managed to acquire the star role in the Disney Channel original series, "Hannah Montana". She stars as Miley Stewart, a teenage girl that leads a double life as a regular girl and rock star, Hannah Montana. On the show... Read More

Carrie lives in Checotah, Oklahoma with her parents and her Cocker Spaniel, Blondie. She has two older sisters, Shanna and Stephanie. Her family raises cattle, but Carrie won't eat beef because she sees the cows as her pets. Carrie is a big sports fan and played softball for eight years before... Read More

Kenny Chesney was born March 26, 1968, in Knoxville, Tenn., and raised in nearby Luttrell. He attended college at East Tennessee State in Johnson City and became a fixture in the area's venues, including Chuckie's Trading Post and Quarterback's Barbecue. "The scene up there then was mostly blues,... Read More

Cameron was born in Ontario, Canada. Cameron attended the McGill University in Montreal and graduated with a Bachelor of civil engineering degree. In 1998 Cameron originated the role of Ryan on the daytime soap opera All My Children. In 1999 Cameron won a Soap Opera Digest Award for... Read More

Kimberly Williams was born on September 14, 1971 in Rye, New York to parents Gurney, a freelance medical journalist, and Linda, a fund-raiser. Kimberly has two younger siblings: Jay, a camera assistant, Torrence, California firefighter, and Ashley , also an actress. She has been in show... Read More

James Denton has made all of America wish for faulty pipes due to his role as the world's sexiest plumber, Mike Delfino, on ABC's smash hit, Desperate Housewives . Along with the rest of the cast, Denton was honored with the 2005 SAG Award for Best Ensemble in a Comedy. A native of Nashville,... Read More

Jason Aldean is an up and coming country music artist. He was born in Febuary of 1977. His parents Barry and Debbie got divorced when Jason was only 3. He lived with his mom in Macon, Georgia; and spent the summers in Homestead, Florida, with his dad. He did his first performance at the VFW... Read More

The youngest of four sisters, Eva was born in Corpus Christi, Texas. She attended Texas A&M, Kingsville where she received her Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology. In 1998, she was named Miss Corpus Christi USA. Eva later entered a talent contest that brought her to Los Angeles, where... Read More

Famous for her debut song "Redneck Woman", Gretchen Renee Wilson was born on June 26, 1973, and raised in rural Pocahontas, Ill., 36 miles due east of St. Louis, where numerous trailer parks are clustered among cornfields and pig farms. Her mother was 16 years old when she had Gretchen, and her... Read More

Strait was born and raised in Texas, the son of a junior high school teacher who also owned and operated a ranch that had been in the Strait family for nearly hundred years. When George was a child, his mother left the family, taking her daughter but leaving behind her sons with the father.... Read More

This band was created in 2004, when famous solo artist Michelle Branch took a break from her successful solo career. She joined with her long time friend and background singer Jessica Harp for a new project, called "The Wreckers". Harp brings in her full voice along with her song writing skills... Read More

Faith is a famous country/pop-crossover music singer born in Jackson, Mississippi and raised in Star, Mississippi by her adoptive parents. She began singing at a very early age, singing at local rodeos, family gatherings, and churches. Her first public performance was at a women's club luncheon... Read More

Martina McBride (born Martina Mariea Schiff, July 29, 1966 in Sharon, Kansas) is a American country music singer. Her parents are Daryl and Jeanne Schiff, her two brothers are Steve and Martin, and her sister is Gina. Martina Schiff grew up on a dairy farm outside of Sharon, Kansas. She... Read More

Josh Turner's voice in unforgettable. His deep tones have often been compared to the legendary Johnny Cash. Josh grew up in the churches of Hannah, South Carolina. He decided to make the big move to Nashville just after graduating from Hannah-Pamplico High School, in Hannah. One day after... Read More

Miranda Leigh Lambert was born on November 10, 1983 in Lindale, Texas, about 80 miles east of Dallas. Both of her parents are private investigators, but father Rick was also a country guitarist and songwriter. Miranda became seriously interested in country music after attending a Garth Brooks... Read More

When you think about a band Little Big Town does not fit in that definition, they don't have one lead singer since they are all capable of singing lead and their voices blend very well together. Also on most of their songs Jimi Westbrook and Phillip Sweet are the only accompaniment on their... Read More

County music stars Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus, and Joe Don Rooney make up the group Rascal Flatts. Rascal Flatts have a slick-feeling sound and are appealing to a more youthful demographic...leaping them to superstardom. Jay DeMarcus met Joe Don Rooney when they both landed jobs with Chely... Read More

Sheryl is a famous singer and song-writer. Her most recent album is Detours , which was released in February of 2008, which has been credited as her return to her roots of music, and it's an album that shows all her inner growing since 2005 (whe she released Wildflower ), after breaking up with... Read More