Always Quote by Ryan Ross

As a kid, I always loved Mel Brooks' stuff - 'The 2,000 Year Old Man' record was something my dad put me onto.

— Josh Gondelman

My dad listened to a lot of James Taylor when I was growing up. We had a couple of his cassettes in the car,…

— Jessie Mueller

Our dad played us a lot of old country songs by The Carter Family and he would sing along to it. I loved listening…

— Petra Haden

I did grow up listening to George Jones and Patsy Cline. I think those are the only two country artists my dad knew.

— Uncle Kracker

I grew up listening to my mother's collection of Hank Williams, George Jones and Marty Robbins records.

— Keith Whitley

I remember always looking forward to listening to country music in the car with my mother, and it wasn't even something I enjoyed in…

— James Vincent McMorrow

My stepfather was a country music fan, and I grew up on a horse farm, so the older country, that's what he listened to.

— Mickie James

I grew up listening to country music with my dad on the way to school.

— Lauren Daigle

All my dad listened to was country music, you know?

— Jimmie Allen

My dad was a huge country music fan, but he also had a band and he sang. So he'd listen to a lot of…

— Martina McBride

I grew up with the Highwaymen, which was Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson. Mom and Dad rode rodeo, so country…

— Christian Kane

I'm a big country fan. I remember, as a kid, when Ray Charles did the 'Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music' record. That's…

— Michael McDonald