SOOOOOO MANY!!! Too many to list and I think of new ones all the time. But Gordon Lightfoot is always first.
Close Followers are Willie Nelson, Ian Tyson, Sonny James and
Kurt Smith.
Yea, I know You haven't heard of Kurt... He's a friend I play garage music with. His dad was a touring honkytonk roadhouse player in the 50's and 60's. Kurt started on bass with his dad's band as a teen and learned to play the guitar in the same style. Sort of a honkytonk Willie style.