Songwriters

His video for “Untitled (How Does it Feel)” made him a reluctant sex symbol.

He wrote and sang lead on songs like “I’m Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band).”

He collaborated with Buddy Holly and took over as lead singer for the Crickets after his death.

He won a Grammy Award for writing Carrie Underwood’s “Jesus, Take the Wheel.”

He co-wrote hits like “Last Train to Clarksville” and “(I’m Not Your) Stepping Stone.”

They had a 1971 hit with “One Toke Over the Line.”

He wrote and sang hits like “Goodbye Stranger” and “Bloody Well Right.”

He co-wrote songs like “Bell Bottom Blues.”

She was the first woman ever to host a segment on the Grand Ole Opry.

He was a member of the supergroups the Texas Tornados and Los Super Seven.