Find Our What Your Cowboy Hubby Looks Like By Picking The Best Country Singers
- by Jacob Ormrod
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We all like a country boy from time to time, with some of us taking it even further than that, never wanting to see a man outside of that stereotype. It's no surprise that this rugged type of man, someone that is good with their hands and spends their days outdoors building their muscles, is exactly the sort of human being that people want to have as their husband!
What we've decided to do is put together a quiz that allows people the chance to take a look at some of the most famous country musicians out there, before asking them to either pick or pass on them, letting us know just what their personal opinion on these people is. We will be able to use these answers to tell everyone who their cowboy husband would be. It's alright to indulge in a little fantasy from time to time...
So, we think it's about time that we got started picking out some of the best country singers out there, so that we can offer out some cowboy husbands! Yes, this the chance that we've all been waiting for, so we think it's about time that we got started!
Alan Jackson
This is a country music singer-songwriter that is known for taking the standard country music style and mixing it with a more honky-tonk variation. He has even moved into the Christmas music business, creating entire country music songs based around the genre.
Alison Krauss
There are some people out there that manage to make a name for themselves with their own music, which is true of Krauss, but she found extra popularity when she created the soundtrack for O Brother, Where Art Thou? We're glad, because she deserves a massive audience.
Bill Anderson
Having released around forty albums, this guy has been putting in the work for a very long time. He lives and breathes country music, and while he has spent some time moving into television, there are a lot of country music fans that will never think of his as more than a brilliant musician.
Billy Joe Shaver
There are a lot of things that can end up getting in the way of people and their favorite hobbies, but this guy didn't let that happen. He lost two fingers at a young age in a sawmill accident, but continued on, learning how to deal with his issue.
Brad Paisley
This guy was only twenty-eight when he accepted the invitation to be inducted into the Grand Ole Opry, making him the youngest person to ever manage this. Honestly, this is a sign in and of itself that this guy should be remembered for his country music achievements,
Carrie Underwood
Honestly, there aren't enough women in the world of country music, and that's why it's great that Underwood here is well known for her work in that area. This woman has been putting in work for years and she deserves to be known for her modern country music work.
Chris LeDoux
Although country music is definitely the legacy that this man left behind, he was also interested in numerous other things throughout his life. Alongside the music, he put in work as a bronze sculptor and managed to become a rodeo champion as well.
Connie Smith
Even though this woman has managed to get a lot of success throughout her time in the world of country music, critics still see as her widely underrated, which says a lot about the serious set of lungs that this woman has on her. Go take a listen right now!
Conway Twitty
With such a soulful voice, it's no surprise that this man had his time in the son all those years ago, but now he's known best by a younger generation for the joke that was made at his expense on the show Family Guy, rather than because of the music he recorded.
Crystal Gayle
This woman has been putting in work for decades, and was actually the first woman to make it platinum with country music, so there's a chance that many people could argue she laid down the foundation for other woman to follow in her country music footsteps.
Dolly Parton
This woman has spent a lot of time in the world of country music, but this wasn't enough for her. Through her bombastic personality, good looks and choice to turn to acting at times, this woman has become a genuine pop culture icon that everybody knows the name of.
Don Williams
Even though he's been gone for a year now, this man left behind a legacy of ballads that were sang in a soft voice. This guy spent a lot of time trying to make sure that people fell in love with country music, managing to get seventeen country ballads to the number one spot.
Dwight Yoakam
Yoakam was known for pioneering his own form of country music, managing to achieve nine platinum selling albums, with one of those even making it to triple-platinum. Amazing to think that this guy was able to sell this many albums really, with his own special brand of country.
Doug Sahm
Unlike many other country musicians out there, this guy decided to get proficient on more than one instrument. Seriously, he's a multi-instrumentalist, able to work with anything that was handed to him when he was working in the recording studio.
Eric Church
This guy started to find fame in 2005, and since then he has put in enough work to release a total of six studio albums. He continues to work on the stage and in the recording studio, recently putting out his album Desperate Man in October 2018.
Garth Brooks
While a lot of musicians out there in the country music genre try to keep things as traditional as possible, Brooks has become popular across the US due to the fact that he has spent his entire life integrating country music with much more traditional Rock n Roll music.
George Jones
Even though he has sadly moved on from this world now, this guy found fame beyond the US, getting international recognition for recording numerous hits. Throughout the last couple of decades of his life he was considered by many to be the greatest country musician of all time.
Glen Campbell
Even people who don't know this guy's main catalogue of music know Wichita Lineman, which became Campbell's biggest hit. To this day, music fans of all shapes and colors like Wichita Lineman, even if they don't like any other country music at all!
Willie Nelson
This guy has been putting in work for years, choosing to deviate from the usual country sound that many others stick to while also moving back to it when it feels comfortable. He has struck up numerous showbiz friendships and is now a pop culture icon in many ways.
Waylon Jennings
Despite the fact that this guy became known for his work in the world of country music as an adult, he actually achieved a lot at a young age, starting to play guitar at eight years old, and performing on the radio for the first time when he hit fourteen!
Vince Gill
This man has been doing a lot throughout his time in the country music scene, going as far as learning how to play various musical instruments so that he could always stay fresh, never getting bored by the guitar as he always has another instrument to turn to if he wants!
Toby Keith
This guy has taken the same route as many other country singers, choosing to appear on television throughout his time in showbiz as both a musician and an actor. He knows that he what it in him to perform, so he's taking advantage of that, which is absolutely fine!
George Strait
Country music became pretty popular in the US during the 1980s, but this was down to the fact that a lot of the musicians were turning to pop and rock to get audiences interested, while this man refused to compromise, bringing country music back to its roots.
Guy Clark
A lot of country traditionalists will argue that this man was actually a folk musician, but his fans know that he had a country edge that was impossible to ignore. Not only that, but his love for all things US had a major effect on everything he recorded and released.
Hank Williams Jr.
This guy comes from a dynasty of country music legends, not only being the son of the famous Hank Williams, but also fathering the son and daughter country music stars Hank Williams III and Holly Williams. Nobody will ever forget the name Williams when it comes to country music!
Taylor Swift
We know it has been a long time since this woman really created any music that could be categorized as country music, but that is how she started out, throwing herself at that scene before moving onto different music, popular stuff that pulled in a bigger audience.
Tim McGraw
This guy does have an illustrious past in the world of country music, there's no denying that, but he has also taken on the big screen. He has had supporting roles in numerous movies, so he clearly thinks that he has a lot to offer the world of showbiz.
Tanya Tucker
This woman managed to get her first hit when she was just thirteen years old, which is impressive by anyone's standards. Seriously, if that sort of things happens to someone, they can be pretty sure they've got a real chance of making it in the world of music!
Hank Williams
We've already talked about his son, but we had to make sure that we had Mr. Williams in this quiz, as he's quite possibly the most influential country musician of all time to those people who choose to record and perform purely country music that keep with the tradition.
Jamey Johnson
Like a lot of other country musicians, this man has decided to take a whack at some country music, which is why he is well known for a Christmas EP that he released in 2014, but he has also released a lot of albums since his first in 2006 titled The Dollar.
Shania Twain
This is another country music star that doesn't come from the usual place people would expect, and yet she has managed with major effort to become the biggest selling female country music star of all time. That is quite the accolade isn't it! That is impressive stuff.
Steve Earle
Not only does this guy have a country music background, but he's also recorded albums that have much more of a folk or rock edge. Many of his songs have been covered by numerous other country musicians, even the legend that was Johnny Cash.
Jessi Colter
This is a woman that managed to make it into the world of country, which is mostly filled with men. She decided to move away from the world of music in the late 80s, before returning ten years later and offering her fans a new album every decade.
John Denver
This man penned a song that is know to everyone in this world, Take Me Home, Country Roads. Even if someone has never listened to a country song in their entire lives, they will be able to belt out the chorus to this absolute classic, no matter where they may be.
Keith Urban
As we all know, country music is very much a form of music that begins and flourishes in the US, so it's interesting whenever someone like this gets involved with it. He may have been born in New Zealand, but it is country music that he loves the most.
Reba McEntire
Reba started out as a singer as a high school student, meaning that she has been in the business for a very long time. She would sing in a band that played at various events, such as on radio stations and as the backing to various rodeos. She would often sing with her siblings.
Kenny Rogers
Nobody would deny that this guy is a true legend of country music, but he also did a lot of work that went into the world of rock and roll, and even psychedelia. Honestly, it's always good to see an artist branch out into different paths and not get bored with where they started!
Patsy Cline
Before her sad demise, Cline spent a lot of time as part of the Nashville sound. However, after that, she moved into pop music, but she never got to the point where she entirely threw away the country music that she created a musical foundation from.
Lee Ann Womack
It was a country/pop crossover single that put this woman into the limelight, but she actually has a country foundation that many people have likened to the work of Dolly Parton and Tammy Wynette, but with more of a popular music bent not seen anywhere else.
Loretta Lynn
This woman has been putting in work for a very long time, having a life of showbiz in country music that has now spanned sixty years! Throughout that time in showbiz, she has managed to create numerous gold albums, showing she has what it takes to produce good records.
Lucinda Williams
Sadly, this woman struggled to find an audience when she first started out, her traditionalist country style, with a blues mix, didn't appeal to the people during the late 70s and early 80s, when country music was getting mixed up with pop by a lot of people.
Lynn Anderson
This woman found real fame during the 1970s, a string of hits putting her in the public eye. It was her crossover country style, as well as regular television appearances, that meant she was able to find a wider audience than a lot of other country stars at the time.
Marty Stuart
Rather than stick with the traditional expectation of what people want from country music, Stuart went for a more rockabilly sound. It was this as the honky tonk that he pushed into the country music style that meant he ended up getting a string of hits in the 90s.
Merle Haggard
Some people make music and they become famous for it, but other people take it to the next level, like Haggard here. He is known for helping pioneer the Bakersfield Sound, something that is still well known to any real fan of country music and its past.
Roy Acuff
Rather than just working on country music throughout his life, this guy actually made an effort to be more than just a country music singer. In fact, he put in a lot of work when it came to the freemasons and promoting other country musicians that he knew deserved the attention.
Rosanne Cash
Following in the footsteps left behind by her father, this woman has put in work as a musician, but that's not all she does. She has become known as a novelist as well, meaning that she has what it takes to be a successful creative in whatever she chooses.
Randy Travis
Beginning in 1978, this man has managed to record twenty studio albums, all of which have turned this guy into a living legend, somebody that will be well remembered by country music fans across the world, no matter how much time passes.
Patty Loveless
Loveless is known for her work on neotraditional country, while also blending in honky tonk in with the style of country that came before her. Throw in the fact that she has an amazing voice that suits ballads and this is a woman to be reckoned with in the world of country music.
Miranda Lambert
This woman first made it big after appearing on Nashville Star, and even though she finished in third place, she managed to make it big after the hard work she put in while on this singing competition. Her debut album ended up being certified Platinum!
Merle Travis
This guy is the standard of what country music truly is, showing what life is like for the people out there that are struggling to get by in the US. He epitomises why country music became a thing in the first place, which we think is a great thing to be remembered.
