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

[arwalden]

[Magrittes Pipe]

1. My cousin-in-law twice-removed:

[YellowRubberDuckie]

38. My mom loves her too...

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

[ronnykmarshall]

66. I love Loretta.

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

[Lilith Velkor]

2. Here ya go

[Shell Beau]

4. Yes!! Of course!!

[XNASA]

3. I hope that you regard this artist as Country.

[arwalden]

5. Emmy Lou!!

:thumbsup:

[ghostsofgiants]

10. I only know her from her work with Bright Eyes...

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

[dolo amber]

19. Good lord she's smokin' hot

:loveya:

[Left Is Write]

20. Thank you! That saves me from having to search for a picture.

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

[Shell Beau]

6. Is Bonnie Rait country/rock/blues?

I love Bonnie Rait! And Patsy Cline of course!

[maveric]

7. My three favorites.

[kay1864]

9. Hear, hear!

:applause: :headbang: :applause:

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

[Bzzzz]

54. Mine...

also. :)

[kwassa]

8. patsy

[Jigarotta]

23. patsy for me as well.

my daughter at 5 called her patsy climb ;)

[Bridget Burke]

11. Three for the price of one!

[Sugar Smack]

12. Dolly!

[Radical Activist]

13. she deserves another

[Beware the Beast Man]

14. ...

[ronnykmarshall]

69. Hooooooowwwwwwwwwdeeeeeeeeee!

[jpgray]

15. ....

[SeattleGirl]

16. The fabulous Patsy Cline

[WCGreen]

17. Right now.....

Neko Case

[GOPisEvil]

22. Rowr! I agree wholeheartedly.

:thumbsup:

[Guava Jelly]

18. Dusty Springfield

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

etc..

[Maddy McCall]

21. Mine--the fantabulous Lucinda Williams

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

:hi:

[madrchsod]

27. she is-what ever you said..

i love her voice and writing...

[fudge stripe cookays]

24. MISS Kelly Willis

[Beaverhausen]

25. Love her

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?

[fudge stripe cookays]

28. I heard it the other day and said...

"That sounds like Kelly Willis!"

Guess I was right, huh?

:hi: beav!

[GOPisEvil]

34. That's Mrs. Bruce Robison!

;)

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.

[fudge stripe cookays]

49. Formerly Mrs. Mas Palermo.

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

[GOPisEvil]

50. Yeah, what the hell has Mas been up to?

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!

:hi:

[madrchsod]

26. patty loveless=mountain soul

[mvd]

64. There's no better in modern country music than..

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

[libnnc]

29. My top three.

Patsy Cline


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


Shelby Lynne (:loveya:)

[Redstone]

30. Nanci Griffith

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

[libnnc]

31. I love, love, love Nancy.

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.

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[Redstone]

32. If there were even a shred of justice in the music world, she'd

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

[Beaverhausen]

33. I have a Matraca Berg CD

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!

[libnnc]

35. Did she write "Strawberry Wine"?

I've seen her on Bluebird Cafe

[Beaverhausen]

36. Yes, that's her

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

[mvd]

65. I have a Matraca Berg CD, too

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

[WCGreen]

37. Her first and I think only time on the Opry....

Was right after the invasion....

It was live....

She did an anti-war song....

[Burma Jones]

39. Iris Dement

[WCGreen]

53. Un Spite of Ourselves......

[HuskerDU]

55. Yeah- there's my girl!

I love Iris Dement. Thanks for posting her picture.

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

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

62. Love Iris...I have all her cd's

[Cats Against Frist]

40. So far, my top two have been posted

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.

[ChoralScholar]

41. Jessica Andrews

[driver8]

43. Wow!! I don't know anything about her music, but she is gorgeous!! n/t

[mvd]

63. Where has she been lately?

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

[Oeditpus Rex]

42. Mary Gauthier

[miss_american_pie]

44. Stretching the category a bit

Allison Krauss

[mvd]

67. Well, she's just as country or more than..

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.

[GOPisEvil]

45. Ooooh...Allison Moorer

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

61. I love her and her sister, Shelby Lynne..gotta add Allison Krauss too

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

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

[Monkey see Monkey Do]

46. Gillian Welch

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.

[Blue_In_AK]

47. I love that song "My First Lover"

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

[WCGreen]

52. Miss Ohio.....

Great Tune.....

[Blue_In_AK]

48. Emmylou Harris

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

[saltpoint]

78. Emmylou Harris is an angel. And a huge talent, too.

[last_texas_dem]

51. Bobbie Gentry

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.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

56. Dixie Chicks

[mvd]

57. If I had to pick one..

[bertha katzenengel]

58. Loretty

edited to put in a smaller, older image

[ronnykmarshall]

70. I love her too.

She and Patsy were the best of friends.

[bertha katzenengel]

73. Yep. And Hollywood did way better by Patsy Cline's memory in "Coal Miner's

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.

[eauclaireliberal]

59. Are you people out of your minds?! You forgot Martina McBride!

[mvd]

60. Glad to see her get a mention

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

[eauclaireliberal]

72. I wish she hadn't cut her hair though...

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.

[ronnykmarshall]

68. Sweeeeeet dream of youuuuuuuu!

[ronnykmarshall]

71. Stand by your man!

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

[leftofthedial]

74. I thought DUers didn't like country music

you've collectively put together a pretty amazing list!

:thumbsup:

[tuvor]

75. Wanda Jackson: "Her voice, a wild-fluttering thing of sexy subtleties...

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

[name not needed]

76. Ok.

[trof]

77. Minnie Pearl

"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.