Post A Picture Of Your Favorite Female Country Music Singer...

And I think she's a really neat lady. She's made good for only having a seventh grade (I think) education.
Duckie

In fact "Coal Miner's Daughter" is on TV right now.

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But since I don't listen to country, she's my pick as well.

:loveya:

My love of Emmylou is hereditary...I got it from my parents. :D

I love Bonnie Rait! And Patsy Cline of course!

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(actually I hate country, but I loved the "Ashamed to be from Texas" comment!)

also. :)

my daughter at 5 called her patsy climb ;)

Neko Case

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Son of as preacherman
you don't have to say you love me
I Only Want to Be with You

etc..

I just love her. My son named our schnauzer after her.

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i love her voice and writing...

She seems to always get to the 'edge' of stardom but misses.

Have you seen that new ad she does...I think it's for some kind of decongestant?

"That sounds like Kelly Willis!"

Guess I was right, huh?

:hi: beav!

;)

Seriously though, I've been a fan of hers for YEARS. I've got an autographed set list of hers from Gruene Hall floating around here somewhere.

Also Austin musician guy. I want to say he played with Monte Warden a few years ago. Not sure what he's doing since I've been away.

fsc

Kelly has a great quote that she's truly country because she has co-written a song with her current and ex-husband. :D

For that matter, except for songwriting, I haven't heard much from Monte Warden. I saw Monte and the Lone Sharks open for The Mavericks at Gruene. That was a fucking show and a half!

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Patty Loveless and the Dixie Chicks (also mentioned in this thread.)

Patsy Cline


k.d. Lang (could be Patsy incarnate) She got started in country anyway.


Shelby Lynne (:loveya:)

How I love that little girl. Sings like an angel, she does, and writes songs I only have the talent to write in my dreams.

Redstone

I first saw her on Austin City Limits back in the mid '80s and I totally fell head over heels in love.

I've worn out two tapes of Lone Star State of Mind...working on wearing out the CD too.

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be on the radio every ten minutes, and the talentless women who ARE on the radio these days would be waitresses.

Oh, and Matraca Berg would be famous too, if success were indeed based on talent. You know her?

Redstone

She has an amazing voice. She is also a great writer.

http://www.matraca.com/

OOh- look at that small photo on her website- she has a Kerry/Edwards sign!

I've seen her on Bluebird Cafe

She's written a lot of songs that other more "commercial" artists have covered.

Yes, she's one of those good writers who can sing just as well as she can write.

Was right after the invasion....

It was live....

She did an anti-war song....

I love Iris Dement. Thanks for posting her picture.

For my money, she is the very best artist in country and folk music today.

Dolly and Loretta.

So, I will try something a little different. Let me say, first, that it is a shame that anyone re-made "Jolene." With that out of the way, I must say that about a year and a half ago, while I was browsing through the cable channels, I came across a video by a girl named Mindy Smith that was the most compelling and wonderful thing that I've seen in "modern country," for some time.

The video is called "Come to Jesus," and, while I am an atheist, this song totally gets me, and the video provides a nice juxtaposition between the theme and the composition. One might be tempted to criticize it in a "Steven Baldwin does kewl Christian skating," kind of way, but I never got that, from this video, which, I believe, was directed by a woman. There's something dark, and heartbreaking about it -- in some ways, I think "Jesus" would have totally dug it.

I should also say that I am not a lesbian, but the woman who sings the song makes me wish I were a lesbian. What's more troubling is that I have a 13-year-old cousin that looks exactly like this woman that I lust after in a totally non-lesbian lesbian way. It's kind of creepy. So, I give you, Mindy Smith:




And you can see the video, which I highly recommend, here:

http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/smith_mindy/artist.jhtml

(scroll down to "Video" ----> "Come to Jesus)

*And, the rest of her album isn't so good, but maybe someday.

She had a promising debut, and while she got a little too generic for me after that, she can definitely sing!

Allison Krauss

many of today's artists. I love Alison. We shouldn't leave out Alison Krauss, Neko Case, Lucinda Williams, etc. just because they aren't fully traditional.

There's hardly a female country singer I don't love

Love Rosie Flores too but technically she's country rockabilly:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_(The_Revelator) being her must have album as far as I'm concerned.

Love Mary Gauthier & Lucinda Williams probably just as much, but they've been snagged.

with that little riff on Steve Miller's Quicksilver Girl. Very clever.

Great Tune.....

Beautiful voice, and the politics are right (or left, actually). :)

It may be a little of a stretch to call her country; she's really more southern-themed folk (and some of her stuff is just straight pop), but she did have several hits on the country charts. She's just a very cool storyteller/songwriter and singer.

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She and Patsy were the best of friends.

Daughter" than they did by Loretta Lynn in "Sweet Dreams." In the latter, Loretta Lynn was barely an afterthought; in the former, the relationship was shown for how much it meant to Lynn. Tsk on H'wood.

Judging by the choices here, DUers have great taste in their favorites.

Usually I'm preferential to brown or hazel-eyed ladies, but Martina's blues are stunning.

I like her song "Wild Angles" the best; she changes her range several times during the chorus. Nice, and smooth.

I wish she didn't cut her hair. That short bob-like style a lot of these ladies are getting doesn't look that good.

TAMMY WYNETTE
Stand By Your Man
(Tammy Wynette/Billy Sherrill)

Sometimes its hard to be a woman
Giving all your love to just one man
You'll have bad times
And he'll have good times
Doing things that you don't understand

Stand by your man
Give him two arms to cling to
And something warm to come to
When nights are cold and lonely
Stand by your man
And tell the world you love him
Keep giving all the love you can
Stand by your man

But if you love him you'll forgive him
Even though he's hard to understand
And if you love him
Oh be proud of him
Cause after all he's just a man

Stand by your man
Give him two arms to cling to
And something warm to come to
When nights are cold and lonely
Stand by your man
And tell the world you love him
Keep giving all the love you can
Stand by your man

Stand by your man
And show the world you love him
Keep giving all the love you can
Stand by your man

you've collectively put together a pretty amazing list!

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...and sudden harshnesses, feral feline purrings and raving banshee shrieking, was a vulgar wonder to hear"-Nick Tosches, Unsung Heroes of Rock n'Roll.

"HOWWW-DEEE!"

"I think my doctor put my pacemaker in backwards.
Every time my husband kisses me, the garage door goes up."

I once danced with Minnie Pearl at a very swank nightclub.
Out of character, she was a very lovely and intelligent woman.