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100 Greatest Women, #19: Dottie West

June 11, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 2

100 Greatest Women Dottie West She started out as a heartache singer who could wail a lonesome tune with the best of them. She developed into a sultry, showy stage performer. For more than two

Say What? – Carrie Underwood talks Gender

June 11, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 43

It seems pretty unbelievable that I missed this the first time around, given how this site has been so focused on women in country music these past four months. But Carrie Underwood had some interesting

100 Greatest Women, #20: Rosanne Cash

June 10, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 10

100 Greatest Women #20 Rosanne Cash She was one of the dominant female country voices throughout the eighties, and the incisive words and music of Rosanne Cash were leagues beyond most of her contemporaries. She

100 Greatest Women, #21: Linda Ronstadt

June 9, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 23

100 Greatest Women #21 Linda Ronstadt She has a restless musical spirit, recording so many different styles successfully that no genre can fully claim her as their own. But it is her country recordings that

100 Greatest Women, #22: Wanda Jackson

June 8, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 5

100 Greatest Women #22 Wanda Jackson The original rockabilly queen. When Wanda Jackson heeded Elvis Presley’s advice and put some rock in her country, she shattered all conventions associated with her gender’s place in country

100 Greatest Women, #23: Crystal Gayle

June 7, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 8

100 Greatest Women, #24: Connie Smith

June 7, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 12

100 Greatest Women #24 Connie Smith “There’s really only three female singers in the world: Streisand, Ronstadt and Connie Smith. The rest of us are just pretending.” – Dolly Parton Connie Smith was born in

Lee Ann Womack, “Last Call”

June 7, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 12

One of Lee Ann Womack’s greatest strengths as an artist is picking adult material that resonates with both traditional and alternative country music fans. Her new single, “Last Call”, is reminiscent of her now-classic hit

100 Greatest Women, #25: Faith Hill

June 6, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 14

100 Greatest Women #25 Faith Hill The story of Faith Hill begins in the small town of Star, Mississippi. When she was only nine years old, she saw Elvis Presley in concert and knew immediately

100 Greatest Women, #26: Martina McBride

June 5, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 19

100 Greatest Women #26 Martina McBride With a big voice and a taste for topical material, Martina McBride has been one of the most consistently successful female country acts of the past fifteen years. She