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100 Greatest Women, #86: The Forester Sisters

April 5, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 3

100 Greatest Women #86 The Forester Sisters In the wake of the massive success of mother-daughter duo The Judds, female family acts experienced something of a mini-boom in the mid-to-late eighties. The most successful of

100 Greatest Women, #87: Wilma Lee Cooper

April 3, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 7

100 Greatest Women #87 Wilma Lee Cooper When the Grand Ole Opry radio show was finally televised in the eighties, country fans both old and new got a glimpse of the men and women who

100 Greatest Women, #88: Marijohn Wilkin

March 31, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 1

100 Greatest Women #88 Marijohn Wilkin Much like Jeanne Pruett a few years later, Marijohn Wilkin became a successful female songwriter during the days when male domination was near-complete. Cindy Walker and Felice Bryant had

100 Greatest Women, #89: Jeanne Pruett

March 28, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 2

100 Greatest Women #89 Jeanne Pruett Grand Ole Opry legend Jeanne Pruett is often dismissed as a one-hit wonder, despite charting several top ten hits. Such is often the case when an artist records a

100 Greatest Women, #90: Miranda Lambert

March 27, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 21

100 Greatest Women #90 Miranda Lambert Emerging in era of country music noticeably short on compelling new female artists, Miranda Lambert quickly established herself as one of those rare acts that appeals to both mainstream

100 Greatest Women, #91: Roba Stanley

March 26, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 4

100 Greatest Women #91 Roba Stanley It’s a historical fact that is taken for granted. Women in country music were as limited in expressing their liberation in song as they were in real life. There’s

100 Greatest Women, #92: Gretchen Peters

March 25, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 7

100 Greatest Women #92 Gretchen Peters There was a brief period in the mid-nineties where it seemed like the women in country music had seized control over the genre, artistically and commercially. When women swept

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

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