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100 Greatest Women, #61: Carlene Carter

May 5, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 6

100 Greatest Women #61 Carlene Carter A woman born into country music royalty who struggled with her legacy before finally embracing it and finding commercial and critical success. That’s a line that refers to more

Six Pack: Mindy McCready

May 5, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 9

Early last week, I saw the traffic for this blog skyrocket. I was puzzled when I saw that this was due to more than 10,000 views in one day of an old Kellie Pickler single

100 Greatest Women, #62: Lacy J. Dalton

May 4, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 6

100 Greatest Women #62 Lacy J. Dalton A full-throated voice for the working class. Lacy J. Dalton sang once about “Hard Times,” and during her early years, she certainly lived through some of them. But

100 Greatest Women, #63: Rhonda Vincent

May 3, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 15

100 Greatest Women #63 Rhonda Vincent We talk a lot about country artists who cross over to pop, only to find that the crossover audience isn’t as friendly as the one they left behind. When

100 Greatest Women, #64: Billie Jo Spears

May 2, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 3

100 Greatest Women #64 Billie Jo Spears Her star may not have shone as bright as some of her contemporaries in the seventies, but Billie Jo Spears earned a dedicated following both in the United

100 Greatest Women, #65: Suzy Bogguss

May 1, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 8

100 Greatest Women #65 Suzy Bogguss In the liner notes of her debut album, the legendary Chet Atkins wrote that “her voice sparkles like crystal water.” An apt description of Suzy Bogguss indeed. Her pure

100 Greatest Women, #66: Paulette Carlson

April 30, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 9

100 Greatest Women #66 Paulette Carlson (Highway 101) Few vocalists better illustrate the transition from the new traditionalist revival of the mid-eighties to the country boom in the early nineties than Paulette Carlson. As the

100 Greatest Women, #67: Bobbie Gentry

April 29, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 71

100 Greatest Women #67 Bobbie Gentry M-I-Double S-I-Double S-I-Double P-I. Bobbie Gentry’s swampy vocals came straight out of the Mississippi Delta where she was born and raised. She was born in Chicksaw County, Mississippi, and

100 Greatest Women, #68: Holly Dunn

April 28, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 4

100 Greatest Women #68 Holly Dunn Opry member Holly Dunn had a solid five year run of hits that made her one of the more popular female country singers of the late eighties. That’s a

100 Greatest Women, #69: Gail Davies

April 27, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 3

100 Greatest Women #69 Gail Davies Some artists simply come along before their time. They lay out a path that other artists will follow, but they don’t reap the benefits of it. Gail Davies was