I'm a lover of old traditional country - George Jones…

I just got into it like a lot of people through the rock 'n' roll bands in the late '60s that turned to country…

— Elvis Costello

I really like Alan Jackson, in Country Music. I think he's really very, very talented along with George Jones, and Merle Haggard, the same…

— Tanya Tucker

I do think there's gonna always be a group of country people that are always going to love the old traditional sound.

— Dolly Parton

I am a sucker for those old traditional places, and Rome is as good as it gets, particularly when you throw in Italian food.

— Roger Federer

I think cricket is generally known as a very old and traditional sport.

— Michael Clarke

I'm a traditional country singer and we're always trying to make that a fresh and modern sound. That's always going to be the challenge…

— Joe Nichols

When I first got into country, I was trying to do the traditional country thing, and I still have a heart for traditional country.…

— Kane Brown

I love to listen to traditional country music. That's where I get a lot of inspiration.

— Margo Price

I think every once in a while country has lost its way, but found its way back. It's always going to drift away from…

— Randy Travis

Everybody knows in the business how I feel about country music. I'm an old traditionalist. Then they just call me an old man and…

— George Jones

With The Key, it was, I had gone through a divorce and losing my father, and just kinda really reminiscing about how much I…

— Vince Gill

The traditional country music stays because it's such an all-around good format and it's fun to write songs like 'Oh Susannah.' I just feel…

— Eddie Rabbitt

I always want to have the traditional country soul while meeting the new standards of country music.

— Jon Pardi

I love traditional country music, and I feel like there's a need for it and a want for it. But I enjoy everybody in…

— Jon Pardi

Everywhere I go, people tell me they still love traditional country.

— Porter Wagoner