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Women Of Country Music


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Women Of Country Music
This paper describes the lives of nine female country western singers and their contributions to the history of this musical genre.
2,090 words (approx. 8.4 pages) | 10 sources | MLA | 2005 United States


Paper Summary:

This paper explains that country western historically has been primarily a male-dominated industry but there are women that have been responsible for the major changes in this industry. The paper discuses some of the women that are responsible for these changes: Louise Massey, Rose Maddox, Dolly and Mille Good, Patsy Montana, Patsy Cline, Dolly Parton, Shania Twain and The Dixie Chicks. The paper relates that Louise Massey, who formed a band in 1918 with her father, husband and two brothers, are called the 'original rhinestone cowboys' because of the flashy clothing they introduced into the country music society. Blazing the hillbilly and rockabilly trails and still thriving in 1995, at the age of 70, when she received the Grammy nomination in the Bluegrass Category, Rose Maddox had a major influence on Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, and Janis Joplin.

From the Paper:

""Come on Over" came out two and half years after her last release of "The Woman in Me". "The Woman in Me" is a nine time platinum album and spent over 140 weeks on the Billboard Country Albums chart. Shania was born in Timmons, Ontario and her name was Eileen. She started singing at a young age, being pulled out of bed to sing at midnight at a local bar. At 21, Shania lost her parents in a car accident and took on the responsibility of raising her three younger siblings. During this time she performed at Ontario's Deerhurst Resort, learning the ins and outs of theatrical performances."

Sample of Sources Used:

  • 50 Years Down A Country Road, Ralph Emery with Patsi Bale Cox, 2000
  • Encyclopedia of Folk, Country, and Western Music, Irwin Stambler and Grelun Landon, 1969
  • The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Country Music, Fred Dellar and Roy Thompson, 1977
  • Century of Country Louise Massey. Retrieved November 13, 2005, www.countyworks.com
  • The Maddox Brothers and Rose. Retrieved November 13, 2005, www.cowgirls.com-themaddoxbrothersandrose

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APA Citation:

Women Of Country Music (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 10, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Essay-Women-Of-Country-Music/102305

MLA Citation:

"Women Of Country Music" 15 January 2012. Web. 10 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-Women-Of-Country-Music/102305>




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Political Science Major, Administrative Justice Minor-Southern Illinois University Carbondale; Associate in Arts-Kaskaskia Community College; Associate in Applied Science in Electronic Systems Technology-United States Air Force
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