Hey partner—how about partnering with some high-flyin’ entertainment to complement the high-energy action of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo? Lasso the fun with these performers

Charlie Daniels Band (Dec. 6, Golden Nugget) Say howdy to your country grandpappy—and a legend. Enduring through a career winding back to the 1950s, the 80-year-old singer/guitarist/fiddler has conquered country, bluegrass and Southern rock with signature hits such as “In America,” “The South’s Gonna Do It Again,” “Long-Haired Country Boy” and, of course, “The Devil Went Down to Georgia.” Honors piled up for Daniels, including inductions into the Grand Ole Opry in 2008, the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2009, and, earlier this year, the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Brenda Lee (Dec. 5, Golden Nugget) History salutes this durable performer: After launching her career in the 1950s, Lee hit the ’60s like a rocket, charting 47 singles—including “I’m Sorry” and “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” (still played on-air and in stores every holiday season)—and ranking fourth, behind only Elvis Presley, The Beatles and Ray Charles. Dubbed “Little Miss Dynamite” after recording “Dynamite”—and for being 4 feet 9 inches tall—Lee concentrated on country hits in the ’70s and ’80s. However, she remains the only female artist to chart hits in every genre—pop, country, blues, rock and gospel.

Tanya Tucker

Tanya Tucker

Tanya Tucker (Dec. 4, Golden Nugget) Exploding on the country scene like a supernova at age 13 with the 1972 mega-hit “Delta Dawn,” Tucker racked up hits over the decades, including “What’s Your Mama’s Name,” “Blood Red and Goin’ Down” and “Lizzie and the Rainman.” Explaining her singing style last year to Las Vegas Magazine, she credited her dad. “He got me to sing songs over and over with more feeling, like Hank Williams would,” she said. “He somehow made me feel it myself.” Reflecting on her long career, she added: “I love being part of the old and part of the new, but mostly being the bridge between the two.”

Wynonna & the Big Noise (Dec. 8, Golden Nugget) Sporting a big voice and an equally sizable personality, this onetime daughter half of The Judds with mom Naomi has been a solo powerhouse since the 1990s, placing more than 20 tunes in the country charts including the No. 1 singles “She Is His Only Need,” “No One Else on Earth” and “To Be Loved By You.” Rather than going it alone now, Wynonna is appearing with her band, The Big Noise, led by her husband since 2012, drummer Cactus Moser (the band released a self-titled album last February).

Trace Adkins

Trace Adkins

Trace Adkins (Dec. 9, Golden Nugget) Deep, rich, powerful—those Adkins pipes are a marvel of musicality when he belts out the more than 20 singles he’s shot up Billboard’s country music charts since his 1995 debut, including the No. 1 tracks “Ladies Love Country Boys,” “Your Gonna Miss This” and “No Thinkin’ Thing.” Don’t forget the tune that could be the eternal NFR theme: “Cowboy’s Back in Town.” You’ll also recognize him as the 2013 winner of All-Star Celebrity Apprentice, the voice of Kentucky Fried Chicken commercials and for his candidly titled autobiography, A Personal Stand: Observations and Opinions from a Freethinking Roughneck.

LoCash (Dec. 4-7, Treasure Island) He’s Preston Brust. And he’s Chris Lucas. Combined, call them LoCash, who’ve landed seven singles on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart—including their best-selling hit, “I Know Somebody,” as well as “Here Comes Summer,” “You Got Me” and “C.O.U.N.T.R.Y.” As songwriters, they’ve also penned Keith Urban’s No. 1 “You Gonna Fly” and Tim McGraw’s “Truck Yeah.” Love a good party song? Perhaps you’ll hear LoCash’s version, titled—what else?—“Drunk Drunk.”

Rodney Carrington (Dec. 4-10, MGM Grand) You a grown-up? Then prep your ears for Carrington, whose stand-up comedy crossed with original novelty ditties yields racy results—for confirmation, give a listen to his ode to his family jewels (we don’t mean heirlooms). Dating, love, marriage, family, divorce, religion—all are laid bare for spicy laughs. Rude, crude and not for prudes, he’s a cut-up for big boys and girls.

Gary Allan (Dec. 9-10, The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel) Allan is—we mean this admiringly—a music chart hog: 26 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. All 26, with half crossing over to Billboard’s Hot 100. Four tracks—“Man to Man,” “Tough Little Boys,” “Nothing On But the Radio” and “Every Storm”—were crowned No. 1 while eight more cracked the top 10. Entertainment Weekly called him “dark and dreamy.” Playboy labeled him “soulful.” Rolling Stone went with “maverick.” We’ll stick with “outlaw.”

Tim McGraw

Tim McGraw

Kelsea Ballerini with Cam (Dec. 9-10, The Orleans) Rising-star teamwork is the appeal of this country double dip. Ballerini scored a musical trifecta when three singles—“Love Me Like You Mean It,” “Dibs” and “Peter Pan”—topped Billboard’s Country Airplay and Hot Country Songs chart simultaneously, making her the first female solo country artist to accomplish that feat. Cam—full name Camaron Ochs—hit the scene as a major-label artist last year, scored a breakout hit with “Burning House” and notched a Grammy nom this year.

Tim McGraw (Dec. 10, MGM Grand) The man is star-power personified. Hits? “Live Like You Were Dying,” “Don’t Take the Girl,” “It’s Your Love” (with the missus), “Something Like That” and many more. Son of the late pitcher Tug McGraw, the Louisiana native paired with Hill for the Soul2Soul II tour of 2006-’07, which remains the highest-grossing tour in country music history, and among the top five among all music genres. (Soul2Soul was also the title of their residency production at The Venetian.) Countrywise, big names don’t get any bigger.