I couldn’t do 10. Here’s the top 12 in no particular order.
Hank Williams
Townes Van Zandt
George Jones
Patsy Cline
Merle Haggard
Waylon Jennings
Johnny Cash
Conway Twitty
George Straight
Charlie Pride
Marty Robbins
Chris Ledoux
Townes Van Zandt was a great songwriter. But kinda like Kris Kristofferson, neither could carry a tune in a bucket. 😬