Charlie Waller
Charlie Waller (January 19, 1935–August 18, 2004) was an American bluegrass lead singer and rhythm guitarist. Born in Joinerville, Texas, and raised primarily in Louisiana, he relocated to the Washington, D.C., area as a youth, where he initially performed with Earl Taylor's Stoney Mountain Boys and Buzz Busby's Bayou Boys. In July 1957, he co-founded The Country Gentlemen alongside John Duffey and Bill Emerson and served as the band's sole consistent member and frontman for 47 years. He was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame in 1996.