100 Greatest Women #29 Mary Chapin Carpenter The list of intelligent female singer-songwriters that have made it big in country music is fairly short. Brown-educated and world-traveled by the time she performed publicly, Mary Chapin
100 Greatest Women #30 Lorrie Morgan There are many second generation country stars that build on the legacy of the famous parent that came before them. Lorrie Morgan is one of the few that actually
100 Greatest Women #31 Rose Maddox She was only ten years old when her big brothers pulled her into their band, needing a female singer on the spot to land a regular performing gig on
100 Greatest Women #32 Lynn Anderson She was the daughter of songwriters Casey and Liz Anderson. Raised in California, she witnessed the West Coast country music scene when it was most vital. But in her
100 Greatest Women #33 Lee Ann Womack When she released her debut album in 1997, she was widely hailed as the great hope for traditional country music, a much-needed counterpoint to the pop crossover sounds
100 Greatest Women #34 Jean Shepard The Grand Lady of the Grand Ole Opry. Jean Shepard has been entertaining fans of classic country music for fifty years with her honky-tonk stylings and brass delivery. At
100 Greatest Women #35 Pam Tillis She grew up the daughter of a country music icon. As a baby, she’d nap in his guitar case. But Pam Tillis resisted her musical heritage for many years
100 Greatest Women #36 Donna Fargo She was country music’s sunshine superwoman, singing sprightly love songs and positive thinking anthems. There was a sharp mind behind the big smile, as many of her biggest hits
100 Greatest Women #37 K.T. Oslin There had never anyone before in country music like K.T. Oslin when she hit the scene, and there hasn’t been anyone like her since. She instantly redefined what a
100 Greatest Women #38 LeAnn Rimes When she burst on to the scene in 1996, she was praised as the second coming of Patsy Cline. Within two years, she was dominating the pop charts. Over