Jackie Shane
1940
Musicians and songwriters With its status as a major hub of music production (especially country and gospel music), Nashville attracts a wide array of musicians, singers, and songwriters.
Roy Acuff – country singer-songwriter; co-founder (with Fred Rose ) of the Acuff-Rose publishing houseDean Alexander – country singer-songwriterChet Atkins – country guitarist and record producerThe Band Perry – country pop bandDave Barnes – acoustic singer-songwriterGreg Bates – country singer-songwriterDavid Berman – singer-songwriter of Silver Jews Beeb Birtles – former member of Little River Band Pat Boone (Charles Eugene Boone) – pop singer and actorJordana Bryant – country/pop singer-songwriter, originally from Pennsylvania[ 35]
Bully – rock bandJ. J. Cale – songwriter and musician, known for writing "After Midnight" and "Cocaine"Glen Campbell – pop and country musician, TV personality and actor, sang "Rhinestone Cowboy" and "By the Time I Get to Phoenix"Johnny Cash – country singer-songwriter and actor, known to his fans as "The Man in Black"June Carter Cash – country singer-songwriter, wife of Johnny Cash , and member of the A.P. Carter FamilyDesmond Child – hit rock/pop songwriter for Cher, Kiss, Aerosmith, Ricky Martin, Bonnie Tyler, Bon Jovi, and othersCimorelli – YouTube girl group, originally from El Dorado Hills , CaliforniaThe Civil Wars – folk/Americana duoKelly Clarkson – pop singer-songwriter, first winner of American Idol Patsy Cline – country singer-songwriter, first woman in Country Music Hall of Fame Kyle Cook – singer-songwriter of Matchbox Twenty Rita Coolidge – pop recording artist and songwriterBilly Cox – bassist, last surviving member of the Jimi Hendrix Experience Sheryl Crow – singer-songwriter, actressBilly Ray Cyrus – country singer-songwriter, and actor; father of Miley Cyrus and Noah Cyrus Miley Cyrus – country/pop singer-songwriter, star of Hannah Montana Billy Ray Cyrus and older sister of Noah Cyrus Noah Cyrus – singer-songwriter, and actress; daughter of Billy Ray Cyrus and younger sister of Miley Cyrus Steve Earle – country singer-songwriterTommy Emmanuel – guitarist, native to Australia but lives in NashvilleThe Everly Brothers – pop music duoZac Farro – drummerFisk Jubilee Singers – gospel choirLester Flatt – bluegrass pioneerBéla Fleck – banjoist, lived in Nashville most of his young adulthood, originally from New York CityDan Fogelberg – singer-songwriter of diverse musical styles, top-selling musician of 1970s–80sBen Folds – singer-songwriter, former frontman of Ben Folds Five Framing Hanley – alternative rock bandPeter Frampton – English rock musician, producer, songwriter, lives in NashvilleRuss Freeman – lead of award-winning jazz band, The RippingtonsKathy Lee Gifford – television host, singer-songwriter, actress, and authorJosh Gracin – country singerAmy Grant – singer-songwriter known for Christian themesEmmylou Harris – country singer-songwriter, and musicianKerry Harvick – country singer-songwriter, cast member of the hit reality series Bad Girls Club Brandon Heath – Christian singer-songwriterBobby Hebb – R&B/soul songwriter, musician, singer known for the song "Sunny"John Hiatt – songwriter and musicianFaith Hill – country music singerRobyn Hitchcock – English alternative-rock musician[ 36] Hot Chelle Rae – popular rock pop bandHarlan Howard – Music Row songwriterDavid Hungate – bassist for Toto, also recorded with several country artistsAlan Jackson – country singer-songwriterWaylon Jennings – country singer-guitaristNaomi Judd – mother-daughter (with Wynonna Judd) country music singer-songwriterWynonna Judd – mother-daughter (with Naomi Judd) country music singer-songwriterDonny Kees – musician and songwriterJet Jurgensmeyer – teen actor and musicianKesha – pop singerKings of Leon – rock musiciansRobert Knight – R&B singer best known for the hit "Everlasting Love"Kris Kristofferson – country singer-songwriter and actorLady Antebellum – country music trio groupBrenda Lee – pop singer, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Little Big Town – country music groupLittle Richard – rock musicianKimberley Locke – pop and R&B singerLiam Lynch – musician and co-creator of the television show Sifl and Olly Loretta Lynn – country singer-songwriterMandisa – Christian music artistBarbara Mandrell – country singer-songwriterChris Marion – member of classic rock's Little River Band Martina McBride – singer-songwriterTim McGraw – country music singer-songwriter and actorReba McEntire – country music singer and actressRoger Miller – country singer-songwriter, known for "King of the Road "Neal Morse – singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, bandleader and progressive rock composer based in NashvilleDave Mustaine – lead musician for heavy metal band MegadethWillie Nelson – guitarist and country singer, member of the outlaw country movementAaron Neville – soul singer and member of the Neville Brothers ; displaced from his native New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina The New Schematics – indie rock bandJohn Oates – hit rock and soul recording artist from duo Hall & Oates, has homes in Colorado and NashvilleSt. Louis Jimmy Oden – blues pianist, born here in 1903Roy Orbison – singer-songwriter, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame , known for "Pretty Woman"Brad Paisley – country singer-songwriterParamore – rock musiciansDolly Parton – country singer-songwriter and actressJohnny Paycheck – country singerWayne Perry – country singer-songwriter and producerKellie Pickler – country music singer-songwriterPoppy – pop singer-songwriterMillard Powers – member of Counting Crows , musician, songwriter, producer, engineerRascal Flatts – country music trioCaroline Keating Reed – pianist and music teacherTex Ritter – singing cowboy Earl Scruggs – bluegrass banjo playerEd Sheeran – English singer, songwriter, producer, actorBlake Shelton – country singer, judge on TV series The Voice Michael W. Smith – Christian music artistSoccer Mommy – indie rock back fronted by Sophie AllisonChris Stapleton – country/bluegrass/rock musicianStarlito – rapperEdwin Starr – 1970s funk singerMarty Stuart – country/bluegrass musician; host of his own show on RFD-TV Donna Summer – disco and R&B singerEmma Swift – Australian country/Americana musician[ 36] Taylor Swift – one of the world's top-selling singer-songwritersThompson Square – country music duoErnest Tubb – singer-songwriter, one of the pioneers of country musicShania Twain – Canadian country music singer-songwriter and actressSteven Tyler – lead singer-songwriter of rock band AerosmithKeith Urban – country music superstar, married to Nicole Kidman Townes Van Zandt – folk music singer-songwriterGillian Welch – contemporary "alt-country" songwriter and singerKitty Wells – singer and musician from country music's early daysMatt Wertz – acoustic singer-songwriterDottie West – country singer-songwriterJack White – guitarist and lead vocalist of The White Stripes Hayley Williams – musician, songwriter, lyricistAllen Woody – bassist for the Allman Brothers Band and Gov't Mule Victor Wooten – virtuoso electric bass guitar playerEmily Wright – songwriter, producer and engineerTammy Wynette – country singer-songwriter, known for "Stand By Your Man"Dwight Yoakam – country musician, songwriter and actorTaylor York – musician, songwriter, lyricistYoung Buck – rapper and member of G-Unit
Political figures Al Gore National Local Other Nashvillians
Artists and writers Business leaders Civic leaders Entertainers Nate Bargatze – comedianKristin Chenoweth – Tony Award-winning Broadway actressRachel DiPillo – actress, currently stars in NBC's Chicago Med Doug the Pug – famous dogNatalia Dyer – actressRalph Emery – country music disc jockey and television hostEddie Frierson – voice actor, playwrightKathie Lee Gifford – television personality and former star of NBC's Today showPhil Harris – comedian, actor, singer, and jazz musicianMelissa Joan Hart – actressAshley Judd – actress and political activistDemetria Kalodimos – Emmy Award-winning anchor for WSMV-TV Nicole Kidman – actressSondra Locke (1944–2018) – Oscar-nominated actress from Shelbyville, Tennessee lived briefly in NashvilleMinnie Pearl (Sarah Cannon) – country comedian who appeared frequently on the Grand Ole Opry Jason Priestley - actor who starred on the television series "Beverly Hills, 90210"Dinah Shore – singer, actress, and television personalityRichard Speight Jr. – actorMary Steenburgen – actress, songwriter wife of Ted DansonFrank Sutton – actor, played Sergeant Carter on the hit TV series Gomer Pyle Austin Swift – actor, brother of Taylor Swift Niki Taylor – supermodel and TV presenterAdair Tishler – actressJim Varney – actor, known for his character Ernest P. Worrell Dawn Wells – actress, Gilligan's Island William Wilkerson – founder of Flamingo Las Vegas hotel, Ciro's nightclubOprah Winfrey – talk show host, movie producer, and entrepreneurReese Witherspoon – Academy Award -winning actressEvan Rachel Wood – actress, musician, and star of TV series Westworld Patricia Heaton - actressDwayne Johnson - actor, professional wrestler, alumni of both Glencliff High School and McGavock High School .Journalists and talk show hosts Religious leaders Sportspeople Criminals and victims Other
See also Notes
↑ Some sources list Potts' birthplace as Franklin, Kentucky, rather than Nashville.
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