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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

The Fifty Best Debut Singles of All-Time: Part 5

January 5, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 16

#10 Deana Carter, “Strawberry Wine” Debut: August 17, 1996/Peak: #1 Carter’s sandpaper voice was a perfect complement to the bittersweet nostalgia of this classic hit . The song made Carter an instant star,

The Fifty Best Debut Singles of All-Time: Part 4

January 4, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 3

The Fifty Best Debut Singles of All-Time Part 4: #20-#11 #20 Freddy Fender, “Before the Next Teardrop Falls” Debut: January 11, 1975/Peak: #1 Fender was poised to break through as a Latino rocker, until

The Fifty Best Debut Singles of All-Time: Part 3

January 3, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 5

The Fifty Best Debut Singles of All-Time Part 3: #30-#21 #30 Toby Keith, “Should’ve Been a Cowboy” Debut: March 6, 1993/Peak: #1 Take your pick: it’s the introduction of one of the best male

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