To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Grand Ole Opry, this week's feature is
country music stars. Per wikitree.com I am:

19 degrees from Johnny Cash
20 degrees from Gene Autry
28 degrees from Mickey Guyton
17 degrees from Merle Haggard
20 degrees from Naomi Judd
18 degrees from Loretta Lynn
25 degrees from Chad Morgan
20 degrees from Willie Nelson
18 degrees from Alvis Owens
21 degrees from Dolly Parton
20 degrees from Kenny Rogers
19 degrees from Hank Williams

More about them:

Johnny Cash, "The Man in Black", an influential singer-songwriter known for his deep
voice and rebellious spirit.

Gene Autry, "The Singing Cowboy", a star of radio, screen, and television.

Mickey Guyton, first Black woman to co-host the Country Music Awards and the first
Black solo female artist to be nominated in a country music category.

Merle Haggard, pioneer of "the Bakersfield sound" in country music as well as one of the
genre's leading singers, songwriters and instrumentalists.

Naomi Judd, singer and actress, and member of the mother-daughter duo The Judds.

Loretta Lynn, multiple gold-album country music singer-songwriter whose work spanned
more than 50 years.

Chad Morgan, Australian country music singer and guitarist known for his vaudeville
style of comic country and western and folk songs, his prominent teeth and goofy "Sheik
of Scrubby Creek" stage persona.

Willie Nelson, one of the all-time greats in country music and part of the "outlaw"
country music group of musicians.

Buck Owens, founder of the "Bakersfield sound" in country music and co-host of the
long-running country TV variety show, "Hee-Haw."

Dolly Parton, singer, songwriter, author, actress, and humanitarian.

Kenny Rogers, singer, songwriter, and actor.

Hank Williams, regarded as one of the most significant and influential American singers
and songwriters of the 20th century.

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I have some ancestors that were actors, architects, astronauts, Afro-American, authors, bank robbers, boxers, comedians, detectives, ghosts, Indian chiefs, pro
hockey players, singers and musicians, painters, physicians, politicians, poets,
popes, writers, WW I heroes. I guess that I am a collection of all of them, as we ALL are.

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