100 Country Artists – Name ’Em! (2)

About This Quiz

Country music is storytelling and familiar voices, but do you recognize the faces behind the twang? We’ve rounded up 100 of the genre’s greatest artists. See how many you can identify from a single photograph.

Each question gives you four plausible singers, and the wrong answers aren’t easy to dismiss. You’ll meet pioneers, outlaws, and modern superstars—with answers shuffled so patterns won’t save you.

Whether you were raised on classics or just found country, this quiz will remind you how varied the scene is. Grab your friends and see who really knows their legends.

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1. Who’s the artist?

[B] Glen Campbell | The Rhinestone Cowboy was a Beach Boy before conquering country, playing guitar on "Pet Sounds" and hosting his own variety show.

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2. Who’s the artist?

[B] Charlie Daniels | Played fiddle on Bob Dylan's "Nashville Skyline," then taught the devil a lesson about challenging Southern musicians.

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3. Who’s the artist?

[C] John Denver | Not technically country until Nashville claimed him—those Rocky Mountain highs and sunshine on shoulders were too good to ignore.

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4. Who’s the artist?

[A] Kenny Chesney | Married Renée Zellweger for four months, but his real love affair is with beach concerts and 70,000 screaming "No Shoes Nation" fans.

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5. Who’s the artist?

[B] Shania Twain | Canadian who moved to Nashville, married Mutt Lange, and made country music videos that MTV actually wanted to play.

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6. Who’s the artist?

[C] Brad Paisley | His Telecaster guitar work rivals any rock god, yet he sings about fishing, trucks, and checking you for ticks.

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7. Who’s the artist?

[B] Keith Whitley | Gone at 33 from alcohol poisoning, but "When You Say Nothing at All" still speaks volumes about lost potential.

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8. Who’s the artist?

[C] Kris Kristofferson | Rhodes Scholar, Army Ranger, helicopter pilot, janitor at Columbia Records—then wrote "Me and Bobby McGee."

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9. Who’s the artist?

[A] Elvis Presley | Started at Sun Records with country, ended in Vegas with jumpsuits, but "Blue Moon of Kentucky" proved he was country first.

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10. Who’s the artist?

[C] Carrie Underwood | From Oklahoma farm girl to American Idol to keying cheating boyfriends' trucks—revenge never sounded so angelic.

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11. Who’s the artist?

[A] Buck Owens | Created the Bakersfield Sound as California's answer to Nashville, then spent 20 years on Hee Haw making cornfield jokes.

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12. Who’s the artist?

[D] Blake Shelton | Divorced Miranda Lambert, dated Gwen Stefani, judges The Voice—somehow still convinces us he's just a good ol' boy.

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13. Who’s the artist?

[C] John Michael Montgomery | "Life's a Dance" philosophy took him from Kentucky honky-tonks to teaching America how to two-step in the '90s.

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14. Who’s the artist?

[D] The Judds | Mother-daughter harmony so perfect it survived hepatitis C, retirement, reunion tours, and reality TV.

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15. Who’s the artist?

[A] The Oak Ridge Boys | Gospel quartet turned country with "Elvira"—that "oom papa mow mow" haunts karaoke nights nationwide.

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16. Who’s the artist?

[A] John Anderson | "Swingin'" proved you could make a hit about sitting on a front porch—simplicity at 120 beats per minute.

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17. Who’s the artist?

[B] Clint Black | Dominated 1989 with five straight number-ones from his debut album—the Texas hat act that started the '90s country boom.

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18. Who’s the artist?

[D] Jerry Reed | The guitar man who played Snowman in "Smokey and the Bandit" and invented a picking style nobody can replicate.

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19. Who’s the artist?

[B] Nitty Gritty Dirt Band | Brought together country legends for "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" and made "Mr. Bojangles" dance across genres.

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20. Who’s the artist?

[B] Martina McBride | The soprano who tackled domestic violence with "Independence Day" when country radio preferred trucks and beer.

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21. Who’s the artist?

[C] Joe Diffie | If you wanted to "Pickup Man" or grab a "John Deere Green," this Oklahoma voice was your soundtrack in the '90s.

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22. Who’s the artist?

[B] Ronnie Milsap | Blind since birth, won six Grammys, and proved country music could groove with "Smoky Mountain Rain."

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23. Who’s the artist?

[A] Alison Krauss | 27 Grammys (more than Beyoncé), fiddle virtuoso, and the voice that made bluegrass mainstream with Union Station.

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24. Who’s the artist?

[D] Johnny Paycheck | Spent time in prison for shooting a man, making "Take This Job and Shove It" more than just a catchy title.

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25. Who’s the artist?

[D] Zac Brown Band | Bearded troubadours who mix country with reggae, rock, and EDM—"Chicken Fried" to electronic beats, why not?

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26. Who’s the artist?

[A] Tracy Lawrence | Survived being shot four times in 1991, then recorded "Sticks and Stones" because bullets couldn't stop his voice.

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27. Who’s the artist?

[C] Faith Hill | Mississippi belle who crossed over to pop without losing country cred—"Breathe" spent 53 weeks on the charts.

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28. Who’s the artist?

[D] Emmylou Harris | Gram Parsons' protégé who carried cosmic American music through five decades with silver hair and golden vocals.

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29. Who’s the artist?

[D] David Allan Coe | Spent 20 years in reform schools and prisons, claims he killed a fellow inmate, rides a hearse-motorcycle—outlaw incarnate.

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30. Who’s the artist?

[A] Roy Orbison | Those dark sunglasses hid eyes damaged in childhood, but nothing could hide that operatic voice that influenced everyone from Elvis to k.d. lang.