Four stamp designs, printed se-tenant, depicting legendary performers of country music, continue the Legends of American Music series. Shown are Patsy Cline, The Carter Family, Hank Williams, and Bob Wills. The stamps were available in booklets and sheetlets with a commemorative border at top.

Patsy Cline's voice perhaps is the most unforgettable of any of the stars shown on these stamps. At the time of her death in a 1963 airplane crash, she was the nation's most popular female country music artist. Her unique style forever changed the flavor of country music. Cross-over hits like Walking After Midnight, Crazy, and I Fall to Pieces are still popular today. She remains one of the best-selling female country artists of all time.

The musical legacy of The Carter Family exemplified the debt that country music owes to southeastern mountain music and the influence of family music traditions. Alvin Pleasant "A.P." Carter and his wife, Sara, joined with sister -in-law Maybelle to perform a repertoire of original tunes and traditional folk songs laced with a strong gospel emphasis. Some of their signature numbers included Wildwood Flower and I'm Thinking of My Blue Eyes. A.P., Sara, and Maybelle Carter were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1970.

Bob Wills developed the unique brand of country music known as Western Swing. With his band, the Texas Playboys, he performed for eight years on a Tulsa, OK, radio station. The unique style Wills pioneered led to national fame. His compositions included San Antonio Rose, Faded Love and Spanish Two Step. Wills was named to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1968 and to the Cowboy Hall of Fame in 1969.

Hank Williams dominated country music from 1949, when he joined the Grand Ole Opry, until his death at age 29. Classic compositions such as Your Cheatin' Heart, I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry, Hey Good Lookin', and Jambalaya helped cement Williams' place in the Country Music Hall of Fame.