Auburndale · ~25 mi
Bobby Braddock
Country Music Hall of Fame (2011). Wrote 'He Stopped Loving Her Today' and 'D-I-V-O-R-C-E.' Recordings by George Jones, Tammy Wynette, Toby Keith, Blake Shelton, Tanya Tucker.
§ 02 · Florida Music City
Four heritage artists within twenty-five miles.
Within a twenty-five-mile radius of downtown Lake Wales, four nationally and internationally significant artists were born or raised. Together they make up an unusual density of American musical heritage for a place this size.
Winter Haven · ~18 mi
Gram Parsons
Inventor of cosmic American music. International Submarine Band, the Byrds, the Flying Burrito Brothers; solo work with Emmylou Harris. Foundation of modern Americana.
Eloise · ~8 mi
Jim Stafford
'Spiders and Snakes,' 'My Girl Bill,' 'Wildwood Weed.' Tonight Show and Smothers Brothers appearances; long-running theater in Branson, Missouri.
Winter Haven · ~18 mi
Lobo (Kent LaVoie)
'Me and You and a Dog Named Boo' (1971) and 'I'd Love You to Want Me' (1972) — both Top 5 Billboard Hot 100 singles that charted internationally.