List of country rock musicians explained

This alphabetical list of country rock bands and artists covers a wide variety of subgenres.

The year following the artist's name is the first year of the artist's musical career.

A

• Trace Adkins
• Alabama (1976)
• Jason Aldean (2005)
• The Allman Brothers Band (1969)
• Amazing Rhythm Aces (1974)
• Atlanta Rhythm Section (1971)

B

• The Bacon Brothers (1995)
• The Band (1964)
• The Band Perry (2005)
• Casey Barnes (2006)
• Big & Rich (1998)
• Blackberry Smoke (2000)
• Blackfoot (1972)
• Blue Rodeo (1984)
• Jackson Browne (1972)
• BR549 (1993)
• Brothers Osborne
• Buffalo Springfield (1966)
• Jimmy Buffett (1965)
• The Byrds (1964)

C

• The Cadillac Three (Current)
• Glen Campbell (1958)
• Johnny Cash (1954)
• The Chicks (1997)
• Eric Church (2004)
• Gene Clark (1963)
• Cold Creek County (2013)
• Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen (1967)
• Ry Cooder (1967)
• Cowboy (1969)
• Billy "Crash" Craddock (1957)
• Crazy Horse (1971)
• Creedence Clearwater Revival (1968)
• Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969)
• Cross Canadian Ragweed (1994)
• Sheryl Crow (1987)

D

• D.A.D. (1982)
• Charlie Daniels (1958)
• Mac Davis (1968)
• Travis Denning (2012)
• The Desert Rose Band (1985)
• The Doobie Brothers (1970)
• Dr. Hook (1967)
• Bob Dylan (1961)

E

• Eagles (1971)
• Steve Earle (1974)
• The Everly Brothers (1957)^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

F

• Fifth on the Floor (2006)
• Firefall (1974)
• Florida Georgia Line (2010)^[5]
• The Flying Burrito Brothers (1968)
• John Fogerty (1973)
• Free Beer (1975)

G

• Brantley Gilbert (2005)
• Gin Blossoms (1987)
• Goose Creek Symphony (1968)
• The Grateful Dead (1965)

H

• Hardy (2018)
• Emmylou Harris (1969)
• John Hiatt (1972)
• Hootie and the Blowfish (1986)

I

• The International Submarine Band (1966)

J

• Shooter Jennings (1996)
• Waylon Jennings (1958)

K

• The Kentucky Headhunters (1968)
• Kid Rock (1988)
• Chris Knight (1998)
• Kris Kristofferson (1970)

L

• Griffin Layne (2007)
• Aaron Lewis (1990)
• Jerry Lee Lewis (1954)
• Gordon Lightfoot (1958)
• Little Feat (1969)
• Loggins and Messina (1971)
• The Long Ryders (1982)
• The Los Dos Bros (1992)
• Nick Lowe (1966)
• Lynyrd Skynyrd (1965)

M

• Cory Marks (2014)
• The Marshall Tucker Band (1972)
• Martina McBride (1991)
• Tim McGraw (1990)^[6]
• Jason Charles Miller (2009)
• Montgomery Gentry (1999)
• Justin Moore (2009)
• Kip Moore (2008)
• Michael Martin Murphey (1972)

N

• Nashville West (1967)
• Ricky Nelson (1957)
• Willie Nelson (1973)
• Michael Nesmith (1965)
• The New Riders of the Purple Sage (1969)
• The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (1966)
• Ted Nugent (1958)

O

• The Outlaws (1967)
• The Ozark Mountain Daredevils (1972)

P

• Brad Paisley (1999)
• Gram Parsons (1963)
• Pirates of the Mississippi (1987)
• Poco (1968)
• Elvis Presley (1953)
• Mason Proffit (1969)
• Pure Prairie League (1970)

R

• Eddie Rabbitt (1964)
• Rascal Flatts (1999)
• Reckless Kelly (1997)
• The Rockingbirds (1990)
• Rocky and the Natives (2011)
• Kenny Rogers (1958)
• Linda Ronstadt (1967)
• Darius Rucker (1986)

S

• Dallas Smith (1999)
• Shocking Blue (1969)
• Social Distortion (1978)
• J.D. Souther (1972)
• Souther-Hillman-Furay Band (1973)
• Southern Pacific (1983)
• Chris Stapleton (2001)
• Sugarland (2003)

T

• A Thousand Horses (2010)
• The Tractors (1993)
• Travis Tritt (1989)
• Steven Tyler (1975)

U

• Uncle Kracker (1999)
• Carrie Underwood (2005)
• Keith Urban (1990)

W

• Jerry Jeff Walker (1971)
• Warumpi Band (1980)
• Clarence White (1954)
• The Whybirds (2006)
• Wilco (1994)
• Hank Williams, Jr. (1957)
• Hank Williams III (1991)
• The Wolverines (1994)
• Bob Woodruff (1994)

Y

• Neil Young (1966)

Z

• Zac Brown Band (2002)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Down In The Bottom: The Country Rock Sessions 1966-1968 The Everly Brothers . March 23, 2020 . Record Collector . September 20, 2020 .
2. Web site: Don Everly, of Country-Rock Group The Everly Brothers, Dies at 84 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210822140441/http://www.cmt.com/news/1837351/don-everly-of-country-rock-group-the-everly-brothers-dies-at-84/ . dead . August 22, 2021 . Goldberg . Melissa . August 22, 2021 . CMT . September 20, 2021.
3. Web site: Don Everly, Half of the Everly Brothers, Pioneering Country-Rock Legend, Dies at Age 84 . Hoffman . Jordan . August 22, 2021 . Vanity Fair . September 20, 2021 .
4. Web site: Don Everly, Half of Country Rock Duo The Everly Brothers, Dies at 84 . Beresford . Trilby . August 21, 2021 . The Hollywood Reporter . September 20, 2021.
5. Web site: Dukes . Billy. 2020-03-27 . LISTEN: Florida Georgia Line Drop Super-Charged 'I Love My Country' . 2023-09-07 . Taste of Country . en.
6. Web site: Tim McGraw | Biography & History.