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As of 2022, Lynn was the most awarded female country recording artist and the only female ACM Artist of the Decade (the 1970s). Lynn scored 24 No. 1 hit singles and 11 number-one albums. She ended 57 years of touring on the road after she suffered a stroke in 2017 and broke her hip in 2018.
Ray Price, traditional country star of the '50s and '60s, who experienced pop success in the '70s and '80s. Charley Pride, the first black country music star in the 1970s and early 1980s. Best known for "Kiss An Angel Good Mornin'." Jeanne Pruett, female vocalist of the 70s, best known for the song "Satin Sheets".
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 .
Crystal Gayle. m. Brenda Gail Webb, known professionally as Crystal Gayle (b. January 9, 1951 [2]) is an American country music singer widely known for her 1977 hit " Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue ". Initially, Gayle's management and record label were the same as that of her oldest sister, Loretta Lynn.
Donna Fargo (born Yvonne Vaughn; November 10, 1945 [3] [4]) is an American country singer-songwriter known for a series of Top 10 country hits in the 1970s. These include "The Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A." and "Funny Face", both of which were released in 1972 and became crossover pop hits that year. [5]
Reba Nell McEntire (born March 28, 1955), [1] [2] or simply Reba ( / ˈriːbə / REE-bə ), is an American country music singer and actress. Dubbed "the Queen of Country", [3] she has sold more than 75 million records worldwide. [4] Since the 1970s, McEntire has placed over 100 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, 25 of which ...
Births. March 14 — Kristian Bush, member of Sugarland. July 10 — Gary LeVox, lead singer of Rascal Flatts. August 22 – George Canyon, country singer from the late 1990s who enjoyed success in the mid 2000s. August 24 — Kristyn Osborn, member of SHeDAISY. August 25 — Jo Dee Messina, female vocalist of the 1990s and 2000s (decade).
Connie Smith (born Constance June Meador; August 14, 1941) [1] [2] is an American country music singer and songwriter. Her contralto vocals have been described by music writers as significant and influential to the women of country music. A similarity has been noted between her vocal style and the stylings of country vocalist Patsy Cline.