June 2018 – Country Universe

100 Greatest Women, #54: Matraca Berg

June 26, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 6

Matraca Berg is one of the most prominent and successful female country songwriters in country music history.

100 Greatest Women, #55: Olivia Newton-John

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Her mere presence in country music infuriated traditionalists, but Olivia Newton-John’s pop-flavored country foreshadowed the boundary blurring recordings of future genre-straddling stars.

100 Greatest Women, #56. Kasey Chambers

June 20, 2018 Jonathan Keefe 4

Australian native Kasey Chambers has earned an international following with her fearless and intimate take on the genre.

An Olivia Newton-John Retrospective, Part Five: 1976-1977

June 19, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 6

Olivia Newton-John breaks big in Japan, produces a hit network television special, sues her record label, and sells platinum in America for the first time.

100 Greatest Women, #57: Jeannie C. Riley

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Jeannie C. Riley faced every sexist obstacle imaginable on her way toward stardom.

100 Greatest Women, #58: Rhonda Vincent

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For nearly two decades, Rhonda Vincent has remained the leading female ambassador of bluegrass music.

#100 Greatest Women, #59: Jeannie Seely

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Jeannie Seely has been one of the most forceful personalities on the country music scene since she had her first big hit in 1966.

100 Greatest Women, #60: Lulu Belle

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The Queen of All Radio.

100 Greatest Women, #61: Juice Newton

June 6, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 5

Juice Newton’s pop-country confections were the perfect fit for the early eighties.

100 Greatest Women, #62: Jo Dee Messina

June 6, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 9

Jo Dee Messina embraced the girl power era of the late nineties, becoming one of the genre’s biggest stars of that era.