This Is The Most Famous Band From Tennessee

By Jason Hall
Stage Spotlight with Laser rays. concert lighting background

Photo: Getty Images

Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Three are being credited as the most famous band to be formed in the state of Tennessee.

Insider put together a list of the most famous bands from every state, which included Cash and his longtime band -- founded as the Tennessee Two -- as Tennessee's top choice.

"During the 1980s, the band's lineup changed and expanded and they were called The Great Eighties Eight," Insider's Max Kalnitz wrote. "Though Johnny Cash participated in various group and solo ventures throughout his long career, with the Tennessee Three he achieved mega-hits such as "I Walk the Line" and "Folsom Prison Blues."

"The band played with Cash through 1999. After the singer's death, the group reformed and released the tribute album 'The Sound Must Go On.' They've toured the globe playing to Cash fans and in 2012, released the album 'All Over Again.'"

Here is Insider's full list of the most famous bands of all-time from every state:

  1. Alabama- Alabama
  2. Alaska- Portugal. The Man
  3. Arizona- Alice Cooper
  4. Arkansas- Evanescence
  5. California- The Grateful Dead
  6. Colorado- OneRepublic
  7. Connecticut- The Carpenters
  8. Delaware- George Thorogood and the Destroyers
  9. Florida- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
  10. Georgia- R.E.M.
  11. Hawaii- Pepper
  12. Idaho- Built to Spill
  13. Illinois- Earth, Wind & Fire
  14. Indiana- Jackson 5
  15. Iowa- Slipknot
  16. Kansas- Kansas
  17. Kentucky- My Morning Jacket
  18. Louisiana- The Neville Brothers
  19. Maine- Rustic Overtones
  20. Maryland- The Orioles
  21. Massachusetts- Boston
  22. Michigan- The Temptations
  23. Minnesota- Prince and the Revolution
  24. Mississippi- 3 Doors Down
  25. Missouri- Ike and Tina Turner
  26. Montana- Silkworm
  27. Nebraska- Bright Eyes
  28. Nevada- Imagine Dragons
  29. New Hampshire- Aerosmith
  30. New Jersey- Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
  31. New Mexico- The Shins
  32. New York- The Ramones
  33. North Carolina- The Charlie Daniels Band
  34. North Dakota- Bobby Vee & The Strangers
  35. Ohio- The Isley Brothers
  36. Oklahoma- The Flaming Lips
  37. Oregon- The Decemberists
  38. Pennsylvania- Hall & Oates
  39. Rhode Island- Talking Heads
  40. South Carolina- Hootie and the Blowfish
  41. South Dakota- The Spill Canvas
  42. Tennessee- Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Three
  43. Texas- ZZ Top
  44. Utah- The Osmonds
  45. Vermont- Phish
  46. Virginia- Dave Matthews Band
  47. Washington- Nirvana
  48. Washington, D.C.- Minor Threat
  49. West Virginia- Asleep at the Wheel
  50. Wisconsin- Violent Femmes
  51. Wyoming- Teenage Bottlerocket

Sponsored Content

Sponsored Content