100 Greatest Men: #40. Hank Snow
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Long before Anne Murray and Shania Twain achieved worldwide fame, Hank Snow crossed over the Canadian border and became a country music superstar.
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100 Greatest Men: #41. Ronnie Milsap
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A first class musician with R&B roots, Ronnie Milsap brought contemporary pop sophistication to the country music of his time, and it made him a superstar.
100 Greatest Men: #42. Porter Wagoner
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Known affectionately as the Thin Man from the West Plains, Porter Wagoner was a steadfast champion for the traditions of country music, even as he used forward-looking methods of delivering it to the masses.
100 Greatest Men: #43. Roger Miller
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He became widely hailed for his lightning-fast wit and charming novelty songs, but Roger Miller’s talents ran far deeper than just the moments of comedic brilliance that made him a legend.
100 Greatest Men: #44. Glen Campbell
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A young talent from Arkansas that developed from an in-demand session musician into a frontman for the ages.
100 Greatest Men: #45. Tim McGraw
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He started out as one of the lesser-ran hat acts of the nineties boom, catapulted to fame on the strength of a novelty song. But skillful song selection and deepening commitment to artistry helped Tim McGraw emerge as one of the genre’s strongest talents.
100 Greatest Men: #46. Dwight Yoakam
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One of the strongest voices of the New Traditionalist movement, Dwight Yoakam revitalized the Bakersfield sound as he shot to stardom in 1986.
100 Greatest Men: #47. Rodney Crowell
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First as a songwriter, then as a new country superstar, and currently as an alternative country icon, Rodney Crowell has made an indelible mark on country music for nearly four decades.
100 Greatest Men: #48. Kris Kristofferson
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Though his Hall of Fame career has now stretched several decades, Kris Kristofferson will forever be defined by his legendary songwriting in the late sixties and early seventies.
100 Greatest Men: #49. Toby Keith
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After first finding success as a smooth country balladeer, Toby Keith got in touch with his sense of humor and aggressive bravado. The combination made him one of the biggest country stars of the new century.