100 Greatest Women – Page 5

100 Greatest Women, #39: June Carter Cash

May 26, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 16

100 Greatest Women #39 June Carter Cash In the shadow of a famous family and an even more famous husband, June Carter Cash has largely been known and defined as a supporting player in legacies

100 Greatest Women, #40: Minnie Pearl

May 26, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 8

100 Greatest Women #40 Minnie Pearl She only had one chart hit in her whole career, a spoken-word answer song to Red Sovine’s “Giddyup Go.” But through the sheer force of her character-driven comedy, she

100 Greatest Women, #41: Lucinda Williams

May 25, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 10

100 Greatest Women #41 Lucinda Williams When Time dubbed Lucinda Williams “America’s Greatest Songwriter” in 2001, it wasn’t exactly a news bulletin to those who had followed her career for the previous two decades. She

100 Greatest Women, #42: Patsy Montana

May 25, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 7

100 Greatest Women #42 Patsy Montana It’s always tricky to measure an artist’s impact by just looking at the record sales. But any way you slice it, selling a million copies of a record during

100 Greatest Women, #43: Aunt Molly Jackson

May 24, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 3

100 Greatest Women #43 Aunt Molly Jackson Country music has long been credited as speaking for the common man. Alan Jackson sang of the “Little Man” in the late nineties, while Merle Haggard sang the

100 Greatest Women, #44: Skeeter Davis

May 23, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 7

100 Greatest Women #44 Skeeter Davis She was never supposed to be a solo act. Her high, thin voice made her perfectly suited to play harmony to another vocalist’s lead. But after a tragic car

100 Greatest Women, #45: Cousin Emmy

May 21, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 1

100 Greatest Women #45 Cousin Emmy Due to its continued existence and legendary roster, the Grand Ole Opry has long been the most well-known country radio show. But it wasn’t the only one, and each

100 Greatest Women, #46: Janie Fricke

May 20, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 3

100 Greatest Women #46 Janie Fricke There aren’t that many singers who emerge from the background to become stars in their own right. Then again, there aren’t that many who are able to make six

100 Greatest Women, #47: Felice Bryant

May 19, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 6

100 Greatest Women #47 Felice Bryant With husband Boudleaux, Felice Bryant was part of the greatest songwriting team of her time, so fine at their craft that they wrote themselves into the Country Music Hall

100 Greatest Women, #48: Lulu Belle

May 18, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 3

100 Greatest Women #48 Lulu Belle The Queen of All Radio. Lulu Belle was born Myrtle Eleanor Cooper in North Carolina, the daughter of a convicted moonshiner. Her dad moved her family all around the

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