Country music is a genre that appeals to all ages, as our list of the youngest and oldest singers in country music amply demonstrates.
The range of ages on this list spans literally eight decades, and some of the artists at the outer edge of that range are still going strong well into their seventies or eighties.
The youngest singer on this list scored their first country hit at the tender young age of 11, and the oldest is still releasing new music and touring at the ripe old age of 91!
More than one country singer narrowly missed appearing on both the youngest and the oldest list. Marie Osmond released her first hit country song at 14, and she’s now 65, missing the oldest list by five years.
Tanya Tucker landed her first country hit when she was 13, and she’s still going strong at 66, missing the cutoff for the oldest country singers list by just four years.
Scroll through the pictures below to see both the youngest and oldest singers in country music, and see what they’re doing today!
These 11 country stars were just fresh-faced babies when they made it big or had their first hit in the country genre. Keep reading to see just how young they were when they got their start.
Gallery Credit: Carena Liptak
Some of the most beloved older stars in country music are still out there making music at least part-time, while others have been out of the public eye for years, or even decades.
Gallery Credit: Sterling Whitaker