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100 Greatest Women: 10th Anniversary Edition Ballot

February 24, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 12

Here are the 166 artists under consideration for the tenth anniversary edition of Country Universe’s 100 Greatest Women.

100 Greatest Women: 10th Anniversary Edition (Introduction)

February 20, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 22

Ten years ago, Country Universe ranked the 100 Greatest Women in the history of country music. This year, we’ll do it again.

100 Greatest Women, #1: Dolly Parton

July 1, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 60

100 Greatest Women #1 Dolly Parton She emerged from poverty in the Smoky Mountains, the first of her family to graduate high school. She dreamed of being a country music singer, but it was

100 Greatest Women, #2: Loretta Lynn

June 29, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 21

100 Greatest Women #2 Loretta Lynn She came from the humblest of beginnings, the daughter of a Kentucky coal miner who married when she was only thirteen years old. Before she turned eighteen, she was

100 Greatest Women, #3: Maybelle and Sara Carter

June 28, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 8

100 Greatest Women #3 Maybelle and Sara Carter (The Carter Family) Just over eighty years ago, a family act from Appalachia traveled to Bristol, Tennessee. Behind the wheel was A.P. Carter, and on board were

100 Greatest Women, #4: Emmylou Harris

June 27, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 27

100 Greatest Women #4 Emmylou Harris The living embodiment of artistic integrity, Emmylou Harris has been creating acclaimed music for more than three decades, building up the most consistent catalog in the history of country

100 Greatest Women, #5: Tammy Wynette

June 26, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 20

100 Greatest Women #5 Tammy Wynette The First Lady of Country Music, and the Heroine of Heartbreak. Tammy Wynette sang with a tear in her voice, a classic country wail that perfectly complemented the desperate

100 Greatest Women, #6: Reba McEntire

June 25, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 43

100 Greatest Women #6 Reba McEntire Her rise to the top was slow, with four years passing before her first top ten single and a decade before she earned her first gold album. But with

100 Greatest Women, #7: Patsy Cline

June 25, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 27

100 Greatest Women #7 Patsy Cline There are few women in the history of popular music as revered as Patsy Cline, one of the few country legends who has transcended the status of a singer

100 Greatest Women, #8: Trisha Yearwood

June 23, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 30

100 Greatest Women #8 Trisha Yearwood She once said that her goal is to create music that won’t make Emmylou Harris want to avoid her if she saw her coming down the street. For nearly

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