Welcome to our top 10 list of hard rockers, soul singers and pop stars that have taken unexpected turns down country roads.
How many times have you heard a hard-rocker or R&B fan say "I just don’t really like country music" or something to that effect? For some people, there is a clear divide between these genres. However, many of the artists themselves do not see it that way. This is evidenced by the sheer number of rockers, soul-singers and pop stars that have had anything from a dalliance to a total change of faith and embraced these dusty roads.
This year, we saw Lady Gaga dip a toe in the scene as she took Joanne on a dive-bar tour. Though not a full-immersion, it carried a palpable country-bend. Then there are artists such as Darius Rucker that put rock aside and dove headlong into the Nashville life.
Here we have our top 10 list of stars from various genres that have broken into country in some way. In each instance, these artists let fans know – that wall sometimes imagined between beloved hard rockers and a 6-string in a pickup aren’t always there.