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Answers: Can you name some classic country artist who worked in other famous groups or bands before hitting the big time?

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Lee Greenwood played sax for del reeves, also guitar~bass~banjo

Merle Haggard played in wynn stewart's band

Freddie Hart started out in Lefty frizzell's band.

Gary stewart started out as a "pridesman"in charley pride's band

the late Johnny Duncan used to sing lead vocals for Bob Wills

Jack Green came from ernest tubbs boys

dolly Parton came from the Porter wagoner show

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June Carter was in a group with her mother and sisters before she married Johnny Cash and performed with him.

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Waylon Jennings was one of Buddy Holly's Crickets.

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I don't know if you consider Vince Gill "classic", but *I* certainly love his voice and know he was with Pure Prairie League before he went solo

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Kenny Rogers was with The First Edition

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Bill Monroe was part of a musical act with his brother before setting out on his own.

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Jack Green was a drummer for Earnest Tubb and then made several hits like [THERE STANDS THE GLASS,]Dan Seals was a rock dual before he came out on his own,he was England Dan and John Ford Coley [mispelled] Dolly Pardon was with Porter Waggoner before her career took off.

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Henry Paul helped build up the rock group The Outlaws (featuring the recently passed guitarist Hughie Thomasson, a HUGE loss) before doing four solo Southern rock albums and then joining the wonderful band Blackhawk.

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For starters, Cal Smith ( Country Bumpkin ) was a member of Ernest Tubb's band, The Texas Troubadours "...

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jeannie c. riley in harper valley p.t.a.

daddy sang base by johnny cash

coal miners daughter by loretta lynn

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cal smith, jack green= ernest tubb
johnny bush, tony booth=ray price
roy rogers=sons of the pioneers
dolly parton, norma jean=porter wagoner
glen campbell=beach boys
tompall glaser=the glaser brothers

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Bill Monroe, June Carter Cash, Waylon Jennings, Glen Cambell, and Kenny Rogers.

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Marty Stuart, Ricky Scaggs, Del Mc Coury, Jimmy Martin, and many more - members of Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Boys

Merle Haggard - bass player for Wynn Stewart

Buck Owens - session guitarist on many Capitol country, rock-a-billy, rock & roll records.

Glen Campbell-session guitarist, member of the folkswingers, Beach Boy!

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