Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Entertainment/2011 September 10

= September 10 =

Country music in which states
Which states have produced country singers? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.53.228.180 (talk) 19:38, 10 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Probably all of the U.S. States. And many parts of Canada (see Shania Twain for but one example) and Australia/New Zealand (See Keith Urban for but one example).  Country music has a fairly wide worldwide appeal in many English-speaking countries.  -- Jayron  32  19:46, 10 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Nyot just English-speaking, tovarich. Clarityfiend (talk) 02:37, 11 September 2011 (UTC)
 * The most unique state, Hawaii, might be thought least likely to be involved in country music but the country steel guitar originated there. You might be able to find a state which hadn't produced a "major" star or a genre within country music less widespread (although famous bluegrass artist Alison Krauss is from Illinois and founder of the Bakerfield sound Buck Owens was from Texas.) Rmhermen (talk) 18:28, 11 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Taylor Swift is from Pennsylvania. The Mark of the Beast (talk) 20:29, 11 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Starting with the states furthest from the southwest, Jewel was raised in Alaska and Neko Case in Washington state. Hawaiian Lani McIntyre was one of the pioneers of steel guitar, recording with early country star Jimmie Rodgers, although the question asks about singers; Melveen Leed is a more recent Hawaiian country singer. --Colapeninsula (talk) 09:24, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

@ Rmhermen: Where can I find the List of states by degree of uniqueness? Which is the least unique state? --  Jack of Oz   [your turn]  13:06, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
 * New Hampshire. Trust me, I grew up there.  It is the least "unique" state in the country.  Most people can't find it on a map, and confuse it with Vermont anyways. -- Jayron  32  13:10, 12 September 2011 (UTC)