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100 Greatest Women, #93: Sweethearts of the Rodeo

March 24, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 7

100 Greatest Women #93 Sweethearts of the Rodeo When you name your duo after a seminal country-rock album, you’re making a big statement about both where you came from and where you’re planning to go

Favorite Songs By Favorite Artists: Garth Brooks

March 22, 2008 Leeann Ward 35

Garth Brooks lowest-selling studio album (Scarecrow at 5 million) is more albums than the most successful country music artist, with the exception of a few, can sell in today’s struggling CD market. Love him, hate

100 Greatest Women, #94: Martha Carson

March 22, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 2

100 Greatest Women #94 Martha Carson There’s been a lot of chatter in recent years about the rising frequency of spiritual songs in country music. Big hits like “Jesus, Take the Wheel” and “When I

100 Greatest Women, #95: Sylvia

March 20, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 11

100 Greatest Women #95 Sylvia Some artists produce music that changes the sound of their time. Others adapt to the current time, shaping their sound to match what’s currently popular. Sylvia is one of the

100 Greatest Women, #96: Allison Moorer

March 15, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 13

100 Greatest Women #96 Allison Moorer One of the definitive female artists of Americana music. Allison Moorer was the second musical artist to emerge from her family, with an older sister who goes by the

100 Greatest Women, #97: Barbara Fairchild

March 15, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 2

100 Greatest Women #97 Barbara Fairchild Much like Jeannie Kendall was locked into cheating songs as soon as “Heaven’s Just a Sin Away” topped the charts, country and gospel star Barbara Fairchild found herself trapped

100 Greatest Women, #98: Jeannie Kendall

March 12, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 8

100 Greatest Women #98 Jeannie Kendall (The Kendalls) A father-daughter duo from St. Louis, Missouri, The Kendalls had an impressive twenty-year chart run, which featured many big hits and two indisputably country classics. Singing lead

100 Greatest Women, #99: Sugar

March 11, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 5

100 Greatest Women #99 rong> Sugar (Dave & Sugar) Few acts have illustrated the imbalance between the sexes in country music history than Dave & Sugar. The act was formed in the mid-seventies by Dave

100 Greatest Women, #100: Jennifer Nettles

March 10, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 20

100 Greatest Women #100 Jennifer Nettles (Sugarland) One of the strongest female voices to emerge in the past few years was already a fixture on the local music scene in Atlanta, long before she broke

100 Greatest Women: Introduction

March 10, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 5

100 Greatest Women An Introduction The story of women in country music tells the story of women in America over the past century. As we begin counting down the 100 Greatest Women in the history