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Trace Adkins
After the success of his single "(This Ain't) No Thinkin' Thing" in 1996, country singer and songwriter Tracy "Trace" Darrell Adkins went on to produce a number of successful studio albums and a greatest hits compilation throughout the late '90s and 2000s; all but one of them reached gold or higher status....

Little Big Town
The country vocal quartet Little Big Town began with Kimberly Roads and Karen Fairchild, two Georgia natives who began singing together in college. Arkansa-born and Alabama-raised Jimi Westbrook, a friend of Fairchild's husband, joined them to make a trio, and the group was completed by the addition of Arkansan Phil Sweet in 1998....

Cheap Trick
Combining a love for British guitar pop songcraft with crunching power chords and a flair for the absurd, Cheap Trick provided the necessary links between '60s pop, heavy metal, and punk. Led by guitarist Rick Nielsen, the band's early albums were filled with highly melodic, well-written songs that drew equally from the crafted pop of the Beatles, the sonic assault of the Who, and the tongue-in-cheek musical eclecticism and humor of the Move....

Alabama
This Toronto quartet, led by songwriters Buster Fykes and Rick Knight, used a Cajun music style with elements of country and Southern soul. Alabama released two singles ("Song of Love" and "Highway Driving") and an album (Close to Home) in 1973 on Smile, distributed by London....

Jeremy Camp
Jeremy Camp is one of the most popular singer-songwriters in Christian rock. ~ Rovi