Producer Ralph Sall gathered an assortment of new, classic and iconic artists for the record.

"It's a classic artists' technique for learning to draw figures," Ms. Bradt said.

Yet most of country's classic artists and styles have been getting short shrift on the air and, consequently, from the Nashville music industry.

As a child, the time spent imitating classic artists heavily influenced his musical and performance style.

And the usual suspects (read: classic older artists) it presents are balanced by more recent discoveries.

The third episode had the five remaining groups perform a medley from a classic artist.

Newman was the classic struggling artist in New York.

I knew Rae was a classic artist and the album was going to be a music classic.

Almost all of the classic artists have been receiving more airplay in the last three years.

It is a popular place to view summer concerts, with new as well as classic artists performing there during the summer months.