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Patsy Montana, the first female Country singer to sell 1 million records. Girls of the Golden West, one of the first Country music duo groups. Freddie Hart In 1950 he moved to California and joined Lefty Frizzell's band shortly after when introduced to Capitol Records where Carl Smith recorded "Loose Talk: his very first number one song in 1955.
February 14 — "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" by Red Foley #1 selling Country record becomes first Country cross over on Pop Best Seller chart.[citation needed]August 19 — Hank Snow begins a 21-week run at No. 1 [citation needed] on the Billboard country charts with his landmark "I'm Movin' On."
This is a list of American female country singers This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
This is an alphabetical list of country music performers. ... Brian Collins (born 1950) Jim Collins (born 1959) Judy Collins (born 1939) Tommy Collins (1930–2000)
Ellen Muriel Deason (August 30, 1919 – July 16, 2012), known professionally as Kitty Wells, was an American pioneering female country music singer. She broke down a barrier for women in country music with her 1952 hit recording "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels", which also made her the first female country singer to top the U.S. country charts and turned her into the first female ...
1987 in country music, Reba McEntire wins unprecedented fourth Female Vocalist of the Year award from the Country Music Association; K. T. Oslin becomes a star in her late 40s, a first for a country female vocalist. 1988 in country music, chronicling the history of country music on compact disc (among the first being the Country USA series ...
Shepard's success in the 1950s was said to have influenced the careers of future female artists in the 1960s like Loretta Lynn, Tammy Wynette and Dolly Parton. [72] [23] Other female country singers have since considered Shepard an influence, including Elizabeth Cook, [141] Reba McEntire, [142] Jeannie Seely [143] and Connie Smith. [144]
The 1950s music scene would challenge these simplistic categories by offering more so-called race music than ever before that appealed equally to Black and white listeners. ... famous Black female ...