Bill Anderson •
Bill Monroe •
Billy Walker •
Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys •
Bobby Bare •
Bobby Helms •
Bobby Lewis •
Buck Owens •
Carl Smith •
Charley Pride •
Conway Twitty •
Crystal Gayle •
Darrell McCall •
Dolly Parton •
Earl Scruggs •
Ernest Tubb •
Faron Young •
Ferlin Husky •
Floyd Tillman • Freddie Hardt •
Gene Watson •
George Jones •
Glen Campbell •
Hank Locklin •
Hank Thompson •
Jack Greene •
Jean Shepard •
Jeannie C. Riley • Jeannie Sealy •
Jim Reeves • Jimmy Copeland •
Jimmy Dean •
Jimmy Dickens • Jimmy Dry • Jimmy Heap • Joe Berry • Joey Jay •
Johnny Bush •
Johnnie Lee Wills •
Johnny Rodriguez • Justin Fulcher Band • Kelly Scoppa •
Kenny Rogers •
Kitty Wells • Larry Butler • Lee Roy Matocha Orchestra •
Lefty Frizzell •
Leroy Van Dyke •
Lester Flatt •
Lonzo & Oscar •
Loretta Lynn •
Marty Robbins •
Mel Tillis •
Merle Haggard •
Patsy Cline •
Porter Wagoner • Ray Krenek Orchestra •
Ray Price •
Red Steagall • Rita Hardt & The Rhinesones •
Ronnie Milsap •
Rose Maddox •
Roy Clark •
Tammy Wynette •
Tanya Tucker •
Tom T. Hall •
Wanda Jackson •
Waylon Jennings • Web Price •
Willie Nelson Willie Nelson After his son Billy was born in 1958,
Willie Nelson and his family moved to Houston. On the way, Nelson stopped by the Esquire Ballroom to sell his original songs to house band singer Larry Butler. Butler refused to purchase the song "Mr. Record Man" for $10, instead giving Nelson a six-night job singing in the club and a $50 loan to rent an apartment. Nelson rented an apartment near Houston, in Pasadena, Texas, where he also worked at the radio station as the sign-on disk jockey. Nelson was inspired to write the song "
Night Life" during one of his trips from his home in Pasadena to his work, singing at the Esquire. Due to financial issues, Nelson sold the song to guitar instructor Paul Buskirk for $150. The song was rejected by
Pappy Daily, who made Nelson's studio recordings at the time. Daily believed that the song was not country. Due to the amount of money that Nelson received for the song, he decided to record the song in another studio. To avoid legal actions, it was recorded as "Nite Life" under the artist name of "Hugh Nelson and Paul Buskirk and the Little Men". ==In theatre==