A birth certificate says she was born as Lucille Wood Smith, but her mother insisted she was named Frances Octavia Smith. Wrote song Happy Trails. Host of TV show A Date with Dale. In many films with husband Roy Rogers. Hall of Great Western Performers 1976. Texas Country Music Hall of Fame 2000. Santa Clarita Walk of Western Stars 1983. Western Music Association Hall of Fame 1989. Texas Trail of Fame 1997. National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame 1995. Hollywood Walk of Fame: A star at 6638 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to radio.
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A star at 1737 Vine Street for contributions to the television industry.
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Palm Springs Walk of Stars: A star at 100 Museum Drive; ceremony: 5 May 2001.

Ernest Tubb

singer, country, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Ernest Dale Tubb

Nickname(s):

the Texas Troubadour

Birth Date:

February 9, 1914

Death Date:

September 6, 1984

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19

Birth Place:

Crisp, Ellis County, Texas, USA

Relationships:

father of

Justin Tubb

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Descendants:

Justin Tubb

Brief Facts:

Grand Ole Opry. Song Walking the Floor over You. Country Music Hall of Fame 1965. Music City Walk of Fame 2009. Texas Country Music Hall of Fame 1999. Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame 1970. Texas Trail of Fame 2000. Hollywood Walk of Fame: A star at 1751 Vine Street for contributions to the recording industry.
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Gene Autry

actor, singer, business, western, wild west, baseball, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Orvon Grover Autry

Also Known As:

The Singing Cowboy

Birth Date:

September 29, 1907

Death Date:

October 2, 1998

Age at Death:

91, 3 days after his birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23

Birth Place:

Tioga, Texas, USA

Brief Facts:

Traveled and performed with the Fields Brothers Marvelous Medicine Show. Songs Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Here Comes Santa Claus, Frosty the Snowman, Back in the Saddle Again. Was owner of the baseball team California Angels and a Los Angeles television station. Country Music Hall of Fame 1969. Hall of Great Western Performers 1972. Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame 1998. Texas Country Music Hall of Fame 1998. Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame. Santa Clarita Walk of Western Stars 1981. Texas Aviation Hall of Fame 1999. Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame 1970. Western Music Association Hall of Fame 1989. Gennett Records Walk of Fame 2007. Texas Trail of Fame 1998. National Radio Hall of Fame 2003. National Broadcasters Hall of Fame 1980. Oklahoma Hall of Fame 1991. Angels Hall of Fame 2011. Anaheim / Orange County Walk of Stars: A star; ceremony: 7 April 2008.
Hollywood Walk of Fame: A star at 6644 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry.
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A star at 6384 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the recording industry.
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A star at 6520 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to radio.
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A star at 6667 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the television industry.
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A star at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard for live performance or theater.
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George Jones

country, singer, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

George Glenn Jones

Also Known As:

Thumper Jones

Nickname(s):

The Possum
No Show Jones

Birth Date:

September 12, 1931

Death Date:

April 26, 2013

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23

Birth Place:

Saratoga, Texas, USA

Relationships:

ex-husband of

Tammy Wynette

Older than Tammy Wynette by 10 years.

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Brief Facts:

Grand Ole Opry. Songs Why, Baby Why, I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool, High-Tech Redneck, He Stopped Loving Her Today, We're Gonna Hold On. Nickname "No Show Jones" comes from excessive drinking problems he had - in 1979 he missed more than 50 concerts. Texas Country Music Hall of Fame 2010. Kennedy Center Honors 2008. Hit Parade Hall of Fame 2009. Country Music Hall of Fame 1992. National Medal of Arts 2002. Atlanta Country Music Hall of Fame 2008.

Glenn Sutton

musician, composer, producer, country, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Royce Glenn Sutton

Birth Date:

September 28, 1937

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23

Birth Place:

Hodge, Louisiana, USA

Relationships:

ex-husband of

Lynn Anderson

Older than Lynn Anderson by 9 years.

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Brief Facts:

Song Almost Persuaded. Texas Country Music Hall of Fame 2005. Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame 1999.

Hank Thompson

country, musician, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Henry William Thompson

Birth Date:

September 3, 1925

Death Date:

November 6, 2007

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23

Birth Place:

Waco, Texas, USA

Brief Facts:

Honky tonk Western swing. Country Music Hall of Fame 1989. Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame 1997. Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame 2002. Texas Country Music Hall of Fame 1999. Texas Trail of Fame 2006.

Jim Reeves

singer, country, accident, air crash, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

James Travis Reeves

Nickname(s):

Gentleman Jim

Birth Date:

August 20, 1923

Death Date:

July 31, 1964

Age at Death:

40, 20 days before his 41^st birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Leo ♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21

Birth Place:

Galloway, Texas, USA

Brief Facts:

Songs Four Walls, He'll Have to Go which was written by Joe Allison. Died in a plane crash in a rainstorm. Grand Ole Opry. Country Music Hall of Fame 1967. Texas Country Music Hall of Fame 1998.

Jimmy Dean

musician, actor, business, singer, country, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Jimmy Ray Dean

Birth Date:

August 10, 1928

Death Date:

June 13, 2010

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Leo ♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21

Birth Place:

Olton, Texas, USA

Brief Facts:

Song Big Bad John. Movie Diamonds are Forever in role of Willard Whyte. Sold "Jimmy Dean" sausage in ads on television. Country Music Hall of Fame 2010. Virginia Country Music Hall of Fame 1997. Texas Country Music Hall of Fame 2005. West Texas Walk of Fame 1984.

Joe Allison

composer, country, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Joe Marion Allison

Birth Date:

October 3, 1924

Death Date:

August 2, 2002

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23

Birth Place:

McKinney, Texas, USA

Brief Facts:

Wrote song He'll Have to Go recorded by Jim Reeves. Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame 1978. Disc Jockey Hall of Fame 1976. Texas Country Music Hall of Fame 1998. Lou Groza Award 1992.

Johnny Lee

country, singer, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

John Lee Ham

Birth Date:

July 3, 1946

Age today:

72, 13 days after his birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22

Relationships:

ex-husband of

Charlene Tilton

Older than Charlene Tilton by 12 years.

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Brief Facts:

Album Live at Billy Bob's Texas. Cover of song Lady in Red in 1991. Texas Country Music Hall of Fame 2004.

JP Richardson

singer, composer, accident, air crash, radio, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Jiles Perry Richardson Jr.

Also Known As:

J.P. Richardson
J. P. Richardson
Jay P. Richardson

Nickname(s):

Big Bopper
The Big Bopper
Jape

Birth Date:

October 24, 1930

Death Date:

February 3, 1959

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Scorpio ♏ - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22

Birth Place:

Sabine Pass, Texas, USA

Brief Facts:

Song Chantilly Lace. Died in a plane crash with Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens. Composed for others sons Purple People Eater Meets the Witch Doctor, Running Bear, White Lightnin'. Texas Country Music Hall of Fame 2004. Rockabilly Hall of Fame 1997. Texas Radio Hall of Fame 2008.

Kris Kristofferson

singer, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Kris Carson

Birth Date:

June 22, 1936

Age today:

82, 24 days after his birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22

Birth Place:

Brownsville, Texas, USA

Brief Facts:

Country Music Hall of Fame 2004. Songwriters Hall of Fame 1986. Music City Walk of Fame 2010. Texas Country Music Hall of Fame 2003. Guitar Center RockWalk 2006. Texas Film Hall of Fame 2006. Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame 1977. Movies Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder, Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story. Texas Heritage Songwriters' Hall of Fame 2007. Scandinavian-American Hall of Fame 2013.

Lefty Frizzell

singer, country, composer, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

William Orville Frizzell

Birth Date:

March 31, 1928

Death Date:

July 19, 1975

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aries ♈ - the Ram - people born March 21 through April 20

Birth Place:

Corsicana, Texas, USA

Brief Facts:

Grand Ole Opry. Album Look What Thoughts Will Do. Song If You've Got the Money, I've Got the Time. Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame 1972. Country Music Hall of Fame 1982. Rockabilly Hall of Fame. Texas Country Music Hall of Fame 2003. Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame 2005. Hollywood Walk of Fame: A star at 6927 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the recording industry.
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Mac Davis

singer, composer, country, actor, Broadway, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Morris Mac Davis

Birth Date:

January 21, 1942

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19

Birth Place:

Lubbock, Texas, USA

Brief Facts:

Movie The Sting II. Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame 2000. Georgia Music Hall of Fame 1996. Songwriters Hall of Fame 2006. Texas Country Music Hall of Fame 2004. West Texas Walk of Fame 1983. Texas Heritage Songwriters' Hall of Fame 2010. Texas Film Hall of Fame 2014. Hollywood Walk of Fame: A star at 7080 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the recording industry; ceremony: 10 September 1998.
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Mickey Gilley

musician, singer, country, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Mickey Leroy Gilley

Birth Date:

March 9, 1936

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20

Birth Place:

Natchez, Mississippi, USA

Relationships:

cousin of

Jerry Lee Lewis

cousin of

Jimmy Swaggart

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Brief Facts:

Honky-tonk piano. Songs Don't the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time, Stand by Me. First cousin of Jerry Lee Lewis and Jimmy Swaggart. The scene for movie Urban Cowboy is his famous bar "Gilley's Club" in Pasadena, Texas. Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame. Texas Country Music Hall of Fame 2011. Delta Music Museum Hall of Fame 2002. Louisiana Music Hall of Fame. Hollywood Walk of Fame: A star at 6930 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the recording industry; ceremony: 18 October 1984.
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Mickey Newbury

singer, country, composer, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Milton Sims Newbury Jr.

Birth Date:

May 19, 1940

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21

Birth Place:

Houston, Texas, USA

Brief Facts:

Songs Funny, Familiar, Forgotten Feelings, Sweet Memories. Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame 1980. Texas Country Music Hall of Fame 2008.

Moe Bandy

singer, country, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Marion Franklin Bandy Jr.

Birth Date:

February 12, 1944

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19

Brief Facts:

Album Cowboy Songs with Moe Bandy. Song I Just Started Hatin' Cheatin' Songs Today. Texas Country Music Hall of Fame 2011.

Neal McCoy

singer, country, activist, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Hubert Neal McGaughey Jr.

Also Known As:

Neal McGoy

Birth Date:

July 30, 1958

Age today:

59, 14 days before his 60^th birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Leo ♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21

Birth Place:

Jacksonville, Texas, USA

Brief Facts:

Songs No Doubt About It, Wink. Texas Country Music Hall of Fame 2009.

Ray Price

country, singer, musician, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Ray Noble Price

Birth Date:

January 12, 1926

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Capricorn ♑ - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20

Birth Place:

Perryville, Texas, USA

Brief Facts:

Grand Ole Opry. Songs Crazy Arms, Heartaches by the Number, Danny Boy, For the Good Times. Country Music Hall of Fame 1996. Texas Country Music Hall of Fame 2001.

Red Steagall

poet, country, actor, musician, wild west, producer, writer, composer, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Russell Steagall

Birth Date:

December 22, 1938

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Sagittarius ♐ - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22

Birth Place:

Gainesville, Texas, USA

Brief Facts:

Movie Big Bad John. The Official Cowboy Poet of Texas in April 1991. Rodeo performer. Texas Country Music Hall of Fame 2007. Texas Heritage Songwriters' Hall of Fame 2007. Texas Trail of Fame 1999. The Southern Legends Entertainment & Performing Arts Hall of Fame 2006.

Roger Miller

country, singer, actor, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Roger Dean Miller

Birth Date:

January 2, 1936

Death Date:

October 25, 1992

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Capricorn ♑ - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20

Birth Place:

Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Brief Facts:

Songs Dang Me, King of the Road. Country Music Hall of Fame 1995. Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame 2004. Texas Country Music Hall of Fame 2005. Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame 1973. Texas Heritage Songwriters' Hall of Fame 2013. Oklahoma Hall of Fame 2011.

Tanya Tucker

singer, country, actor, producer, composer, hall of fame

Gender:

Female

Real/Birth Name:

Tanya Denise Tucker

Birth Date:

October 10, 1958

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23

Birth Place:

Seminole, Texas, USA

Brief Facts:

Name pronounced "Tan-yuh" rather than "Tahn-yah". Recorded song Delta Dawn at age 13. Songs Would You Lay Down with Me (In a Field of Stone), What's Your Mama's Name?, Blood Red and Goin' Down, Lizzie and the Rainman, Strong Enough to Bend. Movie Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill (made for TV). Texas Country Music Hall of Fame 2002. West Texas Walk of Fame 1988.

Tex Ritter

actor, western, singer, country, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Woodward Maurice Ritter

Birth Date:

January 12, 1905

Death Date:

January 2, 1974

Age at Death:

68, 10 days before his 69^th birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Capricorn ♑ - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20

Birth Place:

Murvaul, Texas, USA

Relationships:

husband of

Dorothy Fay, until he died.

Older than Dorothy Fay by 10 years.

grandfather of

father of

grandfather of

grandfather of

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Descendants:

John Ritter

Brief Facts:

Movies Ridin' the Cherokee Trail, Bullets for Bandits. Grand Ole Opry. Country Music Hall of Fame 1964. Hall of Great Western Performers 1980. Texas Country Music Hall of Fame 1998. Santa Clarita Walk of Western Stars 1982. Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame 1971. Western Music Association Hall of Fame 1989. Texas Trail of Fame 2002. Hollywood Walk of Fame: A star at 6631 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the recording industry.
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Waylon Jennings

singer, musician, composer, country, hall of fame, actor

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Waylon Arnold Jennings

Birth Date:

June 15, 1937

Death Date:

February 13, 2004

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21

Birth Place:

Littlefield, Texas, USA

Relationships:

grandfather of

Alabama Gypsy Rose Jennings

husband of

Jessi Colter, until he died.

Older than Jessi Colter by 9 years.

father of

Shooter Jennings

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Descendants:

Shooter Jennings

Alabama Gypsy Rose Jennings

Brief Facts:

Songs Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys and the theme song for the TV show The Dukes of Hazzard. Muppet movie Follow That Bird. Guitarist. Member of the Buddy Holly band - gave up his seat on the plane which crashed, to JP Richardson. Country Music Hall of Fame 2001. Member of groups The Old Dogs, The Highwaymen. Texas Country Music Hall of Fame 1999. Guitar Center RockWalk 2006. Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame 1995. West Texas Walk of Fame 1980. International Guitar Hall of Fame.

Willie Nelson

singer, composer, radio, dj, activist, business, actor, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Willie Hugh Nelson

Nickname(s):

Red-Headed Stranger

Birth Date:

April 30, 1933

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21

Birth Place:

Abbott, Texas, USA

Brief Facts:

Grand Ole Opry. Composed songs Crazy, Hello Walls. Songs Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain, Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys, Always on My Mind. Member of group The Highwaymen. Movies Stagecoach, Wag the Dog, Electric Horseman, Barbarossa, The Dukes of Hazzard. Once a disc jockey for Vancouver (Washington) station KVAN and in Fort Worth, Texas. Developed a bio-diesel business. Originated Farm Aid concerts in 1985. Kennedy Center Honors 1998. Country Music Hall of Fame 1993. Songwriters Hall of Fame 2001. Texas Country Music Hall of Fame 1998. Texas Film Hall of Fame 2002. Hit Parade Hall of Fame 2010. Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame 1973. National Agricultural Hall of Fame 2011. Austin City Limits Hall of Fame 2014. Texas Heritage Songwriters' Hall of Fame 2009. International Guitar Hall of Fame. Texas Trail of Fame 2012.