Musician – City- Genres- Honors & Links
Aretha Franklin –Memphis- Gospel, Soul, Jazz, R&B- Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Gospel Music Hall of Fame, Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame
Eddy Arnold– Henderson- Country, Gospel– Member of the Grand Ole Opry, Country Music Hall of Fame.
Chet Atkins – Luttrell- Country, Folk, Jazz, Classical– Country Music Hall of Fame, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Musicians Hall of Fame.
Lester Flatt– Sparta- Bluegrass, Country- Country Music Hall of Fame, International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame
Tennessee Ernie Ford– Bristol- Country, Gospel, Pop- Country Music Hall of Fame, Gospel Music Hall of Fame, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Isaac Hayes– Covington- Blues, Funk, Jazz, Soul– Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, NARAS Hall of Fame.
Grace Moore- Jellico- Opera- Broadway– Society of Arts and Sciences, Tennessee State Society, Ingenito et Arti, Legion D’honneur .
Anita Kerr– Memphis- Country, Pop- Edison Award
Jack Greene– Maryville- Country- Member of the Grand Ole Opry
Gregg Allman– Nashville- Blues, Southern Rock- Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Georgia Music Hall of Fame
Duane Allman– Nashville- Blues, Soul, Southern Rock- Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Georgia Music Hall of Fame
Rita Coolidge– Nashville- Country, Pop, Jazz – Official site
Uncle Jimmy Thompson– Carthage- Old-Time, Country- Member of the Grand Ole Opry
Jerry Butler– Knoxville- Bluegrass, Gospel-
Woody Wright– Cleveland- Gospel , Country-
Louie Bluie– Dayton- Country- Blues-Tennessee Governor’s Folk Heritage
Phil Leadbetter– Knoxville- Bluegrass- Member of the Grand Ole Opry
Sonny Boy Williamson I– Jackson- Blues- Blues Hall of Fame
Rodney Atkins– Knoxville- Country –
Mark Collie– Waynesboro- Country- The American Spirit Award
Mary Costa– Knoxville- Opera- Disney Legends Award, Knoxville Opera Hall of Fame
Dawn Upshaw– Nashville- Opera- MacArthur Fellows Recipient
Kenny Chesney– Luttrell- Country- Official Site
Sleepy John Estes– Ripley- Blues- Blues Hall of Fame
Miley Cyrus– Nashville- Pop– Official Site
Deana Carter– Nashville- Country– Official Site
Dolly Parton– Sevierville- Country, Bluegrass, Gospel- Country Music Hall of Fame, BMI Icon, Songwriters Hall of Fame, NARAS Lifetime Achievement, Hollywood Walk of Fame, Member of the Grand Ole Opry, National Academy of Popular Music/ Songwriters Hall of Fame, National Medal of Arts, Library of Congress Living Legend, East Tennessee Hall of Fame, Kennedy Center Honors.
Minnie Pearl– Centerville- Country- Member of the Grand Ole Opry
Tina Turner– Nutbush- Rock, Pop, Soul, R&B- Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Kennedy Center Honor, NARAS Hall of Fame, St. Louis Walk of Fame, Hollywood Walk of Fame, NAACP Image Award, Legion D’honneur (FR), Woman of the Year.
Justin Timberlake– Memphis- Pop, R&B- Official Site
Archie Campbell– Bulls Gap- Country- Member of the Grand Ole Opry
Ava Barber– Knoxville- Country- Official Site
Bessie Smith– Chattanooga- Jazz, Blues– NARAS Hall of Fame, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Library of Congress National Recording Registry, Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame, Blues Hall of Fame
Booker T. Jones– Memphis- R&B, Rock, Soul. NARAS Lifetime Achievement, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Musicians Hall of Fame
Carl Butler– Knoxville- Country. Member of the Grand Ole Opry
Carl Perkins– Tiptonville- Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Country. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Rockabilly Hall of Fame, Songwriters Hall of Fame, NARAS Hall of Fame, Library of Congress National Recording Registry
Carl Smith– Maynardville- Country, Rockabilly. Country Music Hall of Fame
Craig Morgan– Kingston Springs- Country. Member of the Grand Ole Opry
Darryl Worley– Pyburn- Country
Roy Acuff– Maynardville- Country, Gospel. Member of the Grand Ole Opry, Country Music Hall of Fame, National Medal of Arts, Hollywood Walk of Fame
DeFord Bailey– Carthage- Country, Old- Time. Member of the Grand Ole Opry, Country Music Hall of Fame
Mandy Barnett– Crossville- Country
Bashful Brother Oswald aka Beecher Kirby– Sevierville- Old-Time. Member of the Grand Ole Opry
Dr. Humphrey Bate– Castalian Springs- Old-Time. Member of the Grand Ole Opry
Matraca Berg– Nashville- Country. Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
Harold Bradley-Nashville- Country, Pop. Country Music Hall of Fame, NARAS Trustee Award
Connie Bradley– Fayetteville- Country
Jerry Bradley-Nashville- Country
Owen Bradley– Westmoreland- Country, Rockabilly. NARAS Governor’s Award, Country Music Hall of Fame
Pearl Butler– Nashville- Country. Member of the Grand Ole Opry
Paul Worley– Nashville- Country
Clifford Curry– Knoxville- Surf Rock, R&B
Leon Martin– Franklin- Rockabilly. Rockabilly Hall of Fame
Hillary Scott– Nashville- Country
Carlene Carter– Madison- Country
Rosanne Cash– Memphis- Country, Folk
Cowboy Jack Clement– Whitehaven- Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Country, Folk. Library of Congress National Recording Registry, Rockabilly Hall of Fame, Country Music Hall of Fame, Songwriters Hall of Fame
Rivers Rutherford– Memphis- Country
Junior Husky– Knoxville- Country
Grady Martin– Chapel Hill- Country, Rockabilly. Rockabilly Hall of Fame
Ronnie McDowell– Portland- Country
Melba Montgomery – Iron City- Country
George Morgan– Waverly- Country. Member of the Grand Ole Opry, Country Music Hall of Fame
Lorrie Morgan– Nashville- Country
Hargus “Pig” Robbins– Pikeville (Spring City)- Country. Country Music Hall of Fame
TG Sheppard– Humboldt- Country
Kitty Wells– Nashville- Country, Gospel. Country Music Hall of Fame, NARAS Lifetime Achievement Award, Library of Congress National Recording Registry, NARAS Governor’s Award, Member of the Grand Ole Opry
Dottie West– McMinnville- Country. Member of the Grand Ole Opry, BMI Golden Legacy Award
Con Hunley– Knoxville- Country
The Jordanaires: Gospel, Country, Rock & Roll, Folk
Hugh Jarrett– Nashville
Gordon Stoker– Gleason
Neal Matthews– Nashville
Bill Matthews– LaFollette
Members of the Grand Ole Opry, Country Music Hall of Fame, Gospel Music Hall of Fame, Rockabilly Hall of Fame, Vocal Group Hall of Fame
Doyle Lawson– Bristol- Bluegrass. International Bluegrass Hall of Fame
The Fisk Jubilee Singers– Nashville- Gospel. Library of Congress National Recording Registry, National Medal of Arts, Gospel Music Hall of Fame, National Arts Club Presidential Lifetime Achievement
Lesley Esley Riddle– Kingsport- ERROR born in NC, raised in TN
Jimmy Martin– Sneedville- Bluegrass. International Bluegrass Hall of Fame
Uncle Dave Macon– McMinnville- Old-Time. Member of the Grand Ole Opry, Country Music Hall of Fame
Benny Martin– Sparta- Bluegrass. Member of the Grand Ole Opry
Uncle Josh Graves– Tellico Plains- Bluegrass. International Bluegrass Hall of Fame
Randy Scruggs– Nashville- Country
Gary Scruggs– Knoxville- Country
Fiddlin’ Arthur Smith– Bold Springs- Old-Time. Member of the Grand Ole Opry
Mike Snider– Gleason- Bluegrass. Member of the Grand Ole Opry
Brownie McGhee– Knoxville- Blues. Blues Hall of Fame
Leroy Carr– Nashville- Blues. Blues Hall of Fame
Bobby “Blue” Bland– Memphis (Rosemark)- Blues. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Blues Hall of Fame, NARAS Lifetime Achievement Award
“Mississippi” Fred McDowell– Memphis (Rossville)- Blues. Blues Hall of Fame
Buzz Cason– Nashville- Rock & Roll
Alberta Hunter– Memphis- Jazz, Blues. Blues Hall of Fame.
Joe Hill Lewis– Memphis- Blues
OV Wright– Memphis (Leno)- R&B, Soul, Funk, Blues
Phineas Newborn– Memphis (Whiteville)- Jazz
Memphis Slim– Memphis- Blues. NARAS Hall of Fame, Commander Oedre des Arts et des Lettres (FR), Ambassador-at-Large of Good Will (US), Blues Hall of Fame
Peetie Wheatstraw– Memphis- Blues
The Mar-Keys– Memphis- Soul, Rock & Roll, R&B
Don Nix– Memphis- Soul
Tommy Crain– Nashville- Southern Rock
Joe Hunter– Jackson- Soul, Funk, R&B. NARAS Lifetime Achievement Award, The Musicians Hall of Fame, Hollywood Walk of Fame
David Catching– Memphis- Rock
Eddie Bond– Memphis-Rock & Roll. Rockabilly Hall of Fame
W.S. Holland– Saltillo- Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Country. Rockabilly Hall of Fame
Alex Chilton– Memphis- Rock & Roll
Dickie Wells– Centerville- Jazz
The Boxtops– Memphis- Rock & Roll
Barefoot Jerry– Nashville- Southern Rock
Three 6 Mafia– Memphis- Rap. Academy Award
Young Buck– Nashville- Rap
The Bar-Kays– Memphis- R&B, Soul, Funk
Kings of Leon – Mount Juliet- Rock
Struggle – Nashville- Rap
Jelly Roll – Nashville- Rap
Shooter Jennings – Nashville- Country
Hank Williams III – Nashville- Country, Punk
Holly Williams – Nashville- Folk
The Cadillac Three – Nashville- Rock
Whitechapel – Knoxville- Metal
Lucero – Memphis- Rock
Johnnie Wright – Mount Juliet
Jack Anglin – Columbia
Paramore– Franklin
Harry Stinson– Nashville
Johnny Ace– Memphis
Deborah Allen– Memphis
Lil Hardin Armstrong– Memphis
