Country Yearbook Photos

This small-town girl would one day wear a $31 million necklace while walking the red carpet of a famous awards show, yet it still seems like she'd prefer to hang out in blue jeans and a T-shirt instead of gowns and fancy jewels. Do you think you know which country superstar this is?

For fans of this artist, guessing who is posing in this college yearbook photo will be easy. It's a shot from the mid '80s, and the singer is from the state printed on his jersey. He was a pretty great field athlete, but not nearly as good as he'd prove to be in the field of country music. Do you think you know who this guy is?

You're looking at one of the most famous country stars of all time. This legend started getting serious about country music after high school, but wouldn't find fame until after a stint in the Army and a few years of college. Do you think you know which star this is?

This fifth grade photo of one of country music's biggest stars shows off her beautiful dark eyes, but not the famous blonde locks we'd come to know her to have during most -- but not all -- of her professional career. The picture was taken in the late 1970s. Can guess whose yearbook photo this is?

OK, be honest ladies. Would you drop your handkerchief in front of this young man just to get his attention? True, that hasn't been the accepted way to flirt in a few decades, but it might have worked when this country star was a teenager. Do you think you know which superstar this is?

This is one 'newcomer' country singer's college yearbook photo. She attended the University of Missouri and, as you can tell by the tweed jacket, graduated in the mid '80s. Her music career wouldn't take off until she gave up a teaching career, however. Do you think you know who this is?

This high school team photo shows the singer in his second favorite outfit, his first being a cutoff T-shirt and blue jeans. Football is this guy's other love, but he figured out early on that he probably didn't have the body to go far in that profession. Do you think you can figure out whose yearbook photo this is?

This future country star had to bundle up to stay warm on her part of the planet.

That winning smile might be a dead giveaway as to who this country beauty is. The singer is considered one of the top female vocalists in country music today, and her career just became much more exciting. Do you think you know whose yearbook photo this is?

This Georgia girl would become one of country music's all-time best female vocalists, but she was just the girl next door in her early '80s yearbook photo. She had dark hair then, but today she's as blonde as they come. Do you think you recognize this star from her high school days?