Shawn might sound like a man's name, but she is actually a woman. She's a folk singer. Her 1997 single "Sunny Came Home" won a Grammy for "Song of the Year" and "Record of the Year." It charted at number seven on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. It also charted in seven other countries.
Her 1991 album "Steady On" won a Grammy for "Best Contemporary Folk Album." She has been nominated for at least ten Grammy awards.
2. Tennessee
Answer: Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton is known as the "Queen of Country." She has sold over 100 million albums worldwide. She has won 11 Grammy awards. She has had 25 songs reach the number one on the Billboard Country Music chart, the record for a woman. She had 44 albums reach the top ten on the Billboard Top Country album chart, the record for anybody, male or female.
One of her biggest hits is called "I Will Always Love You." Whitney Houston covered that song and her version is very famous, but it was Dolly who wrote the song. Another hit song she had that was covered by another famous artist is "Jolene." I like the White Stripes' version of the song, which shows more emotion than Dolly's version, but it's Dolly's song and her version is more famous. My personal favorite song of hers is called "9 to 5" a song that's famous partly because it's a lot of fun to dance to and partly because millions of people work 9 to 5 jobs and relate to the lyrics. Another big hit is called "Coat of Many Colors."
3. Texas
Answer: Willie Nelson
Nelson is one of the all-time most famous faces in country music. He is in the Country Music Hall of Fame. He was won more than ten Grammy awards, more than ten Academy of Country Music Awards, and more than ten American Music Awards. Austin, the capital of Texas, named a street Willie Nelson Boulevard after him. They also made a life-sized statue of him and put it in front of the Austin City Limits studio.
Some of his best-known songs are "Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow up to be Cowboys," "On the Road Again," "Pancho and Lefty," "Hello Walls," and "Crazy." One of my favorites is called "I Gotta Get Drunk" which has the line "There are more drunks than there are doctors so I guess I better have another round," which I find amusing.
4. Utah
Answer: The Osmonds
The Osmonds were a pop band that had six brothers and one sister. They sold more than 77 million albums worldwide. Their biggest hit, "One Bad Apple," reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. "Yo-Yo" and "Down by the Lazy River" also hit the top five on that chart.
They had 13 songs chart on that chart. The lone woman, Marie, had a successful solo career as well as a successful duet career when she and her brother Donny were part of a duo called "Donny and Marie."
5. Vermont
Answer: Phish
Phish are a rock band. They have sold over eight million albums and DVDs worldwide. They sold 13 million concert tickets in the 2010s, the ninth-most for any band. They are best known for their jam sessions in concerts. Their music blends rock music with reggae, jazz, folk, country, bluegrass, and pop music.
They have performed more concerts at Madison Square Garden than anyone else except Billy Joel.
6. Virginia
Answer: Ella Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald was arguably the most famous voice of jazz music. She is known as "The First Lady of Song." She won 14 Grammy Awards. Famous songs that she sang include "I'm Beginning to See the Light," "Dream a Little Dream of Me," "It Don't Mean a Thing if it Ain't Got That Swing," and "Cheek to Cheek."
7. Washington State
Answer: Kurt Cobain
Kurt Cobain was the lead singer and songwriter of Nirvana, a band the revolutionized music in the 1990s. They are credited as the primary reason for popular music's shift from hair metal to grunge. They sold over 75 million albums worldwide and their album "Nevermind" has been certified 13 times platinum.
The "Smells Like Teen Spirit" single has been certified Diamond. Other hit songs include "In Bloom," "Come as You Are," "Lithium," and "Heart-shaped Box." They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014, their first year of eligibility. Cobain was widely regarded as the voice of Generation X.
8. West Virginia
Answer: Brad Paisley
Paisley has written at least 50 songs that charted on the Billboard Country Singles chart, 19 of which went to number one. His albums "Mud on the Tires" and "Time Well Wasted" have been certified multi-platinum. His hits include "He Didn't Have to be," "Perfect Storm," "When I Get Where I'm Going," and "Then."
9. Wisconsin
Answer: Butch Vig
Vig is best known as the producer of Nirvana's album "Nevermind," which was certified 13 times platinum. Later, he became a drummer for a band called Garbage, which sold over 17 million albums worldwide and delivered some great live shows. He also produced Smashing Pumpkins' album "Siamese Dream," which was certified four times platinum in the U.S. and was their breakthrough into commercial success.
10. Wyoming
Answer: Scott Avett
Avett is the lead singer and songwriter of the Avett Brothers. They have won five Americana Music Awards. They have had three albums chart in the top five on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart and seven albums that have charted somewhere on that chart. They were headlining concerts in large venues decades after they formed in 2000.
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