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weagle99
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Who is on the Mt. Rushmore of country music?

Hank Sr. is a given I think.

What about the other 3?

Cash? Willie? Dolly?

Could George Strait be on there?


sledgehammer
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re: Who is on the Mt. Rushmore of country music?
You can definitely cross Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, and Walker Hayes from the prospective candidates.


SaintlyTiger88
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re: Who is on the Mt. Rushmore of country music?
Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson.


GonzalesTiger2
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re: Who is on the Mt. Rushmore of country music?
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Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson


I’d replace Willie with George Strait


Mizz-SEC
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re: Who is on the Mt. Rushmore of country music?

My personal would be: Hank Sr., Lefty Frizzell, Marty Robbins and Dwight Yoakam

If I was trying to pick the four biggest stars of country music history that cut across all generations...

Hank Sr.
George Jones
Garth Brooks
George Strait



ATCTx
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re: Who is on the Mt. Rushmore of country music?
This is a great topic and as difficult as coming up with one in any major sport.

It starts and ends with Hank Sr. If he's not on the list, throw out the list. I think you have to have a lady and I'd say Loretta Lynn.

The other two spots are just impossible. Wills, Cash, Waylon, Willie, Jones, Merle, Strait, Brooks.

Purely subjective but I'd take Waylon and Strait.


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Gaggle
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re: Who is on the Mt. Rushmore of country music?
Hank
Buck Owens
Patsy Cline
Bob Wills


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Kafka
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re: Who is on the Mt. Rushmore of country music?
Hank and Jimmie Rodgers (who seems to be forgot 'round these parts) are the big 2

Others you can argue about. Just keep Willie Nelson and his non-singing voice off.

I might nominate Webb Pierce just to remind people how big he was -- bigger than Hank at the time, in fact. But as his memory faded Hank's legend grew and grew until it basically swallowed Webb whole.


awestruck
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re: Who is on the Mt. Rushmore of country music?
They'd have to be not just a (one) generational talent so...

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Hank and Jimmie Rodgers
yep for me too

plus Mama Maybelle Carter - she's was practically the backbone of a couple generations and defined the sound as much as Bill Monroe (not just to add a female face)
and maybe Merle Travis for his guitar work (design), revolutionary picking style, and singer-songwriter skills


etc: only two m's in mama
This post was edited on 11/15 at 1:32 am


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hogcard1964
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re: Who is on the Mt. Rushmore of country music?
Williams
Cash
George Jones
Haggard

Probably in that order
This post was edited on 11/15 at 7:25 am


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biglego
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re: Who is on the Mt. Rushmore of country music?
Garth
George Strait
Clint Black
Alan Jackson


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DeltaTigerDelta
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Member since Jan 2017
9437 posts

re: Who is on the Mt. Rushmore of country music?
People are saying Garth Gaines. He is syrupy sappy sweet self-aggrandizing and most likely the godfather of bro-country so no, not him.




DaleGribble
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Member since Sep 2014
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re: Who is on the Mt. Rushmore of country music?
Yeah. I wouldn't put anyone on there that helped to destroy the genre, as fans knew it.

No way that Garth Brooks should be on there. If they do, I'd hope that his statue would have him wearing his goofy Janet Jackson headphone mic and/or his Chris Gaines hair.


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AlxTgr
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Member since Oct 2003
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re: Who is on the Mt. Rushmore of country music?
Hank
Merle
George Jones
Waylon


I just never got the appeal of Cash. Willie blows when he's not singing with someone else.



blueridgeTiger
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Granbury, TX
Member since Jun 2004
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re: Who is on the Mt. Rushmore of country music?
Hank Williams
Patsy Cline
Hank Thompson
Willie Nelson


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sorantable
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re: Who is on the Mt. Rushmore of country music?
I don’t get the infatuation with Hank Sr. Never have. Miserable arse music.


auggie
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Member since Aug 2013
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re: Who is on the Mt. Rushmore of country music?
Hank Williams
Lefty Frizzell
Patsy Cline
Bob Wills.


AlxTgr
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re: Who is on the Mt. Rushmore of country music?
quote:

Bob Wills
is still the king.


Bestbank Tiger
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re: Who is on the Mt. Rushmore of country music?
Have to include these three:

Hank Sr
George Jones
Jimmie Rodgers



redneck hippie
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re: Who is on the Mt. Rushmore of country music?
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Have to include these three: Hank Sr George Jones Jimmie Rodgers


I could make the argument for or against Jones (due to only being four) but you can't have country Mt Rushmore without the other two


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