100 Greatest Women – Page 7

100 Greatest Women, #59: Carrie Underwood

May 7, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 66

100 Greatest Women #59 Carrie Underwood With a voice that could’ve made her a legend in any era of country music, Carrie Underwood has quickly become the most successful female country of the decade. Her

100 Greatest Women, #60: k.d. lang

May 6, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 8

100 Greatest Women #60 k.d. lang One of the most unconventional female country stars in history, right down to the all-lowercase name. lang was drawn to country music during college, primarily due to her infatuation

100 Greatest Women, #61: Carlene Carter

May 5, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 6

100 Greatest Women #61 Carlene Carter A woman born into country music royalty who struggled with her legacy before finally embracing it and finding commercial and critical success. That’s a line that refers to more

100 Greatest Women, #62: Lacy J. Dalton

May 4, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 6

100 Greatest Women #62 Lacy J. Dalton A full-throated voice for the working class. Lacy J. Dalton sang once about “Hard Times,” and during her early years, she certainly lived through some of them. But

100 Greatest Women, #63: Rhonda Vincent

May 3, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 15

100 Greatest Women #63 Rhonda Vincent We talk a lot about country artists who cross over to pop, only to find that the crossover audience isn’t as friendly as the one they left behind. When

100 Greatest Women, #64: Billie Jo Spears

May 2, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 3

100 Greatest Women #64 Billie Jo Spears Her star may not have shone as bright as some of her contemporaries in the seventies, but Billie Jo Spears earned a dedicated following both in the United

100 Greatest Women, #65: Suzy Bogguss

May 1, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 8

100 Greatest Women #65 Suzy Bogguss In the liner notes of her debut album, the legendary Chet Atkins wrote that “her voice sparkles like crystal water.” An apt description of Suzy Bogguss indeed. Her pure

100 Greatest Women, #66: Paulette Carlson

April 30, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 9

100 Greatest Women #66 Paulette Carlson (Highway 101) Few vocalists better illustrate the transition from the new traditionalist revival of the mid-eighties to the country boom in the early nineties than Paulette Carlson. As the

100 Greatest Women, #67: Bobbie Gentry

April 29, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 71

100 Greatest Women #67 Bobbie Gentry M-I-Double S-I-Double S-I-Double P-I. Bobbie Gentry’s swampy vocals came straight out of the Mississippi Delta where she was born and raised. She was born in Chicksaw County, Mississippi, and

100 Greatest Women, #68: Holly Dunn

April 28, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 4

100 Greatest Women #68 Holly Dunn Opry member Holly Dunn had a solid five year run of hits that made her one of the more popular female country singers of the late eighties. That’s a

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