Brian E. Crist is a Country Music Historian, author, U.S. Army Veteran and former professional disc jockey with over four decades of dedication to genre preservation. A distinguished member of the Country Music Association, he has devoted his life’s work to honoring the foundational voices of Traditional Country Music. His signature tribute, "The UNDISPUTABLE Mount Rushmore Of Country Music" stands as a sculpted monument to the genre’s architects—crafted with reverence, historical precision, and enduring truth.