'What Ever Happened to ... ?' 19 Country Artists Who Disappeared

"Who I Am" and "Ode to Billie Joe" are songs we all know the words to — we've sung along to them on more than one occasion — they were huge hits! But what ever happened to Jessica Andrews and Bobbie Gentry?

You'll often find us reminiscing over some of our favorite artists who took a break from music, whether to start a family, solely write songs ... or just plain vanish?!

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Which Country Artists Have Vanished?

What happened to Cole Deggs and the Lonesome after "I Got More"?

What's Cyndi Thompson been up to since switching gears from artist to songwriter?

Remember Chad Brock and Restless Heart? What are they up to these days?

"Strawberry Wine" is one of the greatest country songs of all time ... but where's Deana Carter?

Many of these acts are still active, while a few others have simply retired, only to reappear once a year — or every five years (we see you Cledus T. Judd).

Where did Chris Cagle go? Is Barbara Mandrell still making music? Did Ricky Van Shelton die?

Those questions will be answered in this What Ever Happened to ... ?' Country Artists That Kinda Disappeared list. Scroll through to relive the success of some of country's past greats.

19 Country Artists Who Just Disappeared

You'll often find us reminiscing over some of our favorite artists who took a break from music, whether to start a family, solely write songs ... or just plain vanish(?!).

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15 One-Hit Wonders and Their Second-Best Songs

One-hit wonder or not, every artist has more to offer than just one song. Scroll through the list below to see 15 of the greatest country one-hit wonders, plus another song that should've gotten more love on the charts.

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