"based on Stuart Hamblen's western song ""Texas Plains"": he is therefore credited as a cowriter. Patsy Montana embellished the simpler musical pattern of the original, especially with her yodeling. Patsy also used a lot of the original words: the song is somewhat of a feminine answer to its precursor. Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time. In 2012 her record was added to the Library of Congress's National Recording Registry list of ""culturally, historically, or aesthetically important"" American sound recordings. ""I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart"""
"Fame in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1996. Patsy Montana Ruby Rose Blevins (October 30, 1908 – May 3, 1996), known professionally as Patsy Montana, was an American country music singer, songwriter and actress. Montana was the first female country performer to have a million-selling single with her signature song ""I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart"", and is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame. Ruby Blevins (she added an ""e"" to Ruby in her late teens) was born in Beaudry, Arkansas and grew up near Hope. She had ten siblings, all of them boys, However, two died early"
"1950s when Westerns and Western Swing began to fall out of style, she returned to school and earned a master's degree in education and began a teaching career. Patsy Montana (born Ruby Rose Blevins, 1908 - 1996) was the first female country performer to have a million-selling single with her signature song ""I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart"", recorded in 1935. Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time. In 2012 her record was added to the Library of Congress's National Recording Registry list of ""culturally, historically,"
"a Cowboy's Sweetheart"". Released in 1935, the song made Blevins the first female country recording artist to have a million seller. It was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA. Blevins performed on ""National Barn Dance"" until the 1950s, and worked with the likes of Gene Autry, Pat Buttram, Red Foley, the Girls of the Golden West and George Gobel. Blevins took her stage name from silent film star and world-champion roper, Monte Montana, with whom she had an opportunity to work early in her career. She made one feature-length movie called ""Colorado Sunset"" with Smiley Burnette and Gene Autry."
"Patsy Montana Ruby Rose Blevins (October 30, 1908 – May 3, 1996), known professionally as Patsy Montana, was an American country music singer, songwriter and actress. Montana was the first female country performer to have a million-selling single with her signature song ""I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart"", and is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame. Ruby Blevins (she added an ""e"" to Ruby in her late teens) was born in Beaudry, Arkansas and grew up near Hope. She had ten siblings, all of them boys, However, two died early from an accidental fire. In 1929,"
"to the discovery of singer Jimmie Rodgers and the Carter Family, after which Peer's royalty model would become the standard of the music industry. Dalhart died in Bridgeport, Connecticut on September 14, 1948. Vernon Dalhart Marion Try Slaughter (April 6, 1883 – September 14, 1948), better known by his stage name Vernon Dalhart, was a country music singer and songwriter. He recorded the first country song to sell one million copies. Dalhart was born in Jefferson, Texas on April 6, 1883. He took his stage name from two towns, Vernon and Dalhart in Texas, between which he punched cattle as"
"network ban on the song. It was temporarily banned from the Grand Ole Opry. Nevertheless, audiences couldn't get enough of it. The single took off during the summer of 1952, and sold more than 800,000 copies in its initial release. It was the first single by a female singer to peak at No. 1 in the eight-year history of the country music chart, where it remained for six weeks. (Certain female country songs, notably Patsy Montana's million-selling ""I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart"" predate the creation of ""Billboard""'s country chart in 1944.) ""It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk"
"changed to Colorado; this change of the state of origin is common, for example, Kentucky is changed to California in ""Girl of Constant Sorrow"" by Joan Baez and ""Maid of Constant Sorrow"" by Judy Collins. Aside from the lyrics, there are also significant variations in the melody of the song in many of these versions. Burnett recorded the song in 1927 with Columbia, unfortunately the song was never released, moreover the master of the recording was destroyed. The first recorded version to be commercially released was by Emry Arthur, on January 18, 1928. Arthur performed the song playing his guitar"
"Two: It sold 2641 copies. Disc Three: It sold 1300 copies. ""The Cowboy's Wife"" was re-released on the ""Banjo Pickin' Girls"" album published by Rounder. ""Billy Venero"" was re-released on ""When I Was A Cowboy, Vol. 2: Early American Songs of the West, Classic Recordings from the 1920s and 30s"" by Yazoo Records. Copies of her original Victor discs are valuable collector's items. Her work was featured in the Musical Instrument Museum's ""100 Years of Arizona Music"" exhibit. Billie Maxwell Billie Maxwell (1906–1954) was the first woman recorded in country music, and the first recorded musician from Arizona. She played"
"music. Cowgirls contributed to the sound in various family groups. Patsy Montana opened the door for female artists with her history-making song ""I Want To Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart"". This would begin a movement toward opportunities for women to have successful solo careers. Bob Wills was another country musician from the Lower Great Plains who had become very popular as the leader of a ""hot string band,"" and who also appeared in Hollywood westerns. His mix of country and jazz, which started out as dance hall music, would become known as Western swing. Cliff Bruner, Moon Mullican, Milton Brown and"
"United States of both 2006 and 2007, making Underwood the first female artist in ""Billboard"" history to earn back-to-back honors for Top Country Album. Additionally, it was the best-selling female country album of 2005, 2006 and 2007. ""Some Hearts"" has since been certified 8x platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and is the fastest-selling debut country album in the history of the Nielsen SoundScan era, the best-selling solo female debut album in country music history, the best-selling country album of the last 10 years, and the best-selling album by an ""American Idol"" alumni in the U.S. It"
"the WOV show until 1956, when the rising popularity of rock music contributed to a downturn in that of country music. In the 1940s, she also ran a country western record shop called Rosalie Allen's Hillbilly Music Center on West 54th Street in New York City, one of the first record stores in the United States to exclusively sell country music. In 1945, Allen signed a five-year contract with Spin Records. Her first hit came in 1946 with RCA Victor with a yodeling update of Patsy Montana's ""I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart"". followed by the successful release of"
"own personal profile since she used to be a professional equestrian and horse racer during her time spent away from the music business. Songs included on this album were new songs for Anderson to record, but many were cover versions, including her own Top 30 hit from 1980, ""Even Cowgirls Get the Blues"", as well as Patsy Montana's 1935 classic Western hit, ""I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart"", and Slim Whitman's ""Red River Valley"". Pop songs that have a Western theme are also included here, such as Gogi Grant's ""The Wayward Wind"" (a duet with Emmylou Harris) and Cole"
"15, 2005, entering the ""Billboard"" charts with 315,000 copies sold, debuting at No. 1 on the ""Billboard"" Top Country Albums and at No. 2 on the ""Billboard"" 200. The large first week sales of ""Some Hearts"" made it the biggest debut of any country artist since the advent of the SoundScan system in 1991. ""Some Hearts"" became the best-selling album of 2006 in all genres in the United States. The album was also the best-selling country album of both 2006 and 2007, making Underwood the first female artist in ""Billboard"" history to earn back-to-back honors for Top Country Album. Additionally,"
"Should've Been a Cowboy ""Should've Been a Cowboy"" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released on February 12, 1993 as his debut single and the first from his self-titled debut album. On June 5, 1993, the song reached number one on the US ""Billboard"" Hot Country Songs and the Canadian ""RPM"" Country Tracks charts. It also peaked at number 93 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, making it a minor crossover hit. It has received more than three million spins on country radio, making it the most-played country song of the 1990s."
"more. She also sang back up for legendary Blues performer Ray Charles. Rodman soon decided she wanted to become a Country singer. Success came when she was soon signed to MTM Records. She was the first artist to be signed to the fledgling record label. Her debut single, ""I've Been Had By Love Before,"" entered the Top forty of the Country singles chart (#40). Her next single, ""You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone,"" did as well (#33). By the end of 1985, she peaked at number thirty with her self-penned song ""I Sure Need Your Lovin"". Also that year,"
"Toby Keith Toby Keith Covel (born July 8, 1961), better known as Toby Keith, is an American country singer, songwriter, actor, and record producer. Keith released his first four studio albums—1993's ""Toby Keith"", 1994's ""Boomtown"", 1996's ""Blue Moon"" and 1997's ""Dream Walkin'"", plus a Greatest Hits package for various divisions of Mercury Records before leaving Mercury in 1998. These albums all earned Gold or higher certification, and produced several Top Ten singles, including his debut ""Should've Been a Cowboy"", which topped the country charts and was the most-played country song of the 1990s. The song has received three million spins"
"Tammy Wynette Tammy Wynette (; born Virginia Wynette Pugh; May 5, 1942 – April 6, 1998), was an American country music singer-songwriter and one of country music's best-known artists and biggest-selling female singers. Wynette was called the ""First Lady of Country Music"", and her best-known song, ""Stand by Your Man"", is one of the best-selling hit singles by a woman in the history of country music. Many of her hits dealt with classic themes of loneliness, divorce, and the difficulties of life and relationships. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, Wynette charted 20 number-one songs. Along with Loretta Lynn"
"a country girl, provided with a headscarf and a basket in her hand and so on; but she could sing the blues better than anyone I've heard to date. That night I asked her if I could record a record with her. We then played ""Kansas City"" and a few other blues numbers and the song ""So Long"". She had such a wonderful sound and I remember how I always thought, 'Oh my God, and I have no record company; I can make the drive just for myself.'"" ""So Long"" became her signature tune and a regional hit in 1943"
"Vernon Dalhart Marion Try Slaughter (April 6, 1883 – September 14, 1948), better known by his stage name Vernon Dalhart, was a country music singer and songwriter. He recorded the first country song to sell one million copies. Dalhart was born in Jefferson, Texas on April 6, 1883. He took his stage name from two towns, Vernon and Dalhart in Texas, between which he punched cattle as a teenager in the 1890s. Dalhart's father, Robert Marion Slaughter, was killed by his brother-in-law, Bob Castleberry, when Vernon was age 10. When Dalhart was 12 or 13, the family moved from Jefferson"
"Carrie Jacobs-Bond Carrie Minetta Jacobs-Bond (August 11, 1862 – December 28, 1946) was an American singer, pianist, and songwriter who composed some 175 pieces of popular music from the 1890s through the early 1940s. She is perhaps best remembered for writing the parlor song ""I Love You Truly"", becoming the first woman to sell one million copies of a song. The song first appeared in her 1901 collection ""Seven Songs as Unpretentious as the Wild Rose"", along with ""Just Awearyin' for You"", which was also widely recorded. Jacobs-Bond's song with the highest number of sales immediately after release was ""A"
"Carrie Underwood Carrie Marie Underwood (born March 10, 1983) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She rose to fame as the winner of the fourth season of ""American Idol"", in 2005. Her debut single, ""Inside Your Heaven"", was the first country music single in history to debut at number one on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100. Her debut album, ""Some Hearts"", was released in 2005. Bolstered by the huge crossover success of the singles ""Jesus, Take the Wheel"" and ""Before He Cheats"", it became the best-selling solo female debut album in country music history, the fastest-selling debut country album"
"10 country hit, ""Still a Woman"". Smith was born Betty Lou Miller in 1942 in Dayton, Ohio. She had been singing since childhood. She found work as a kindergarten teacher, but always aspired to make it big in Nashville. During this period, Smith wrote songs that she used frequently in her lesson plans during the day at school. She soon began singing at PTA meetings, and began singing her songs on the radio. She developed a following wherever she went. She soon cut a demo for various record companies. One record company noticed Smith's voice (20th Century Records) and liked"
"Katrina Elam Katrina Ruth Elam (born December 12, 1983 in Bray, Oklahoma) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Signed to Universal South Records in 2004, she released her self-titled debut album that year, charting in the ""Billboard"" Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) with the No. 29 ""No End in Sight"" and the No. 59 ""I Want a Cowboy"". A third single, ""Love Is"", peaked at No. 47 from an unreleased second album ""Turn Me Up"". Elam left the label in 2008. Elam was born in Bray, Oklahoma, population 1,035. She performed in a 4-H"
"Montana's smash hit song ""I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart"" and Kitty Wells' smash hit ""It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels"". His sister urged him to move to Nashville, and she secured him a contract with Vocalion Records in Memphis which he signed on April 19, 1961, for $50 per week. Jay Lee recorded one record, however, the label didn't want to record any more material with him. Thus, Webb breached the contract. He was then sued by the record label for $100. Webb went to court and won the case for $200. Webb continued to perform"
"and Columbia in 1929. While still working for Paramount, she also recorded for Harmograph Records under the pseudonym May Alix. Hunter wrote ""Downhearted Blues"" with Lovie Austin and recorded the track for Ink Williams at Paramount Records. She received only $368 in royalties. Williams had secretly sold the recording rights to Columbia Records in a deal in which all royalties were paid to him. The song became a big hit for Columbia, with Bessie Smith as the vocalist. This record sold almost 1 million copies. Hunter learned what Williams had done and stopped recording for him. In 1928, Hunter played"
"Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts, becoming Ballerini's first to hit the top of the former, and her third consecutive on the latter chart. It makes her the first female country music artist to top both country music charts at the same time. It also made her the first female country artist since Wynonna Judd in 1992 to send their first three singles to number one. It also charted at number 35 on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100. The song was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and has sold 672,000 copies in the US"
"became a particular favorite in the Netherlands. Selling sold over one million copies, it was awarded a gold disc. In 1967, Starr and her Canadian Sweethearts duo signed a recording contract with Epic Records in Nashville, Tennessee. Divorced from her husband, their musical collaboration ended in 1977. Although she never again had a hit of the magnitude of ""The French Song"", Starr enjoyed a long and prosperous career recording primarily in English but also in French and Spanish. For the most part she sang country music, becoming the first female inducted into the Canadian Country Music Association’s ""Hall of Honor"""
"Billboard Country chart, and peaked at No. 3 by 1963. It became the duo's best-known song together. The single's success brought a successful duet album with Jones as well (""What's in Our Hearts""), which released two other Top 20 hit singles, ""Let's Invite Them Over"" and ""What's in Our Hearts"". After finding success as a duet artist, Montgomery found the time to release a solo album. In 1964, Montgomery's first-ever solo debut, ""America's No. 1 Country and Western Girl Singer"". The album brought about a top 25 hit for Montgomery, ""The Greatest One of All"", which peaked at No. 22"
"number 31 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, her first appearance on that chart, it reached number 13 in sales. The song was the first number one on the ""Billboard"" country chart to be performed by a non-American since fellow Canadian Anne Murray hit number one with ""Now and Forever (You and Me)"" on April 26, 1986. In 1995, disc jockey Gino Ruberto, then working at KEEY-FM in Minneapolis, Minnesota, recorded a parody called ""Any Gal of Mine"" under the pseudonym Gino the New Guy. This parody charted for twelve weeks on the ""Billboard"" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, peaking"
"the home of country music pioneers Gene Autry and Patsy Montana. Bradley Kincaid, also at WLS, later worked with the girls in their recordings. They first started recording for Bluebird Records in 1933. They named themselves the Girls of the Golden West, taken from the opera by Puccini, ""The Girl of the Golden West"". They started singing songs such as ""Put My Little Shoes Away"" and ""Ragtime Cowboy Joe"". The Girls of the Golden West were one of the most popular acts of the 1930s and 1940s, and were one of the few women then found performing country music. The"
"Melody: My Story"". New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1927. 224 pp. Carrie Jacobs-Bond Carrie Minetta Jacobs-Bond (August 11, 1862 – December 28, 1946) was an American singer, pianist, and songwriter who composed some 175 pieces of popular music from the 1890s through the early 1940s. She is perhaps best remembered for writing the parlor song ""I Love You Truly"", becoming the first woman to sell one million copies of a song. The song first appeared in her 1901 collection ""Seven Songs as Unpretentious as the Wild Rose"", along with ""Just Awearyin' for You"", which was also widely recorded. Jacobs-Bond's"
"the album's fifty-eighth week on the chart, the album rose back up to number four on the ""Billboard"" 200 chart after selling close to 300,000 copies. ""Some Hearts"" became the best-selling album of 2006 in all genres in the United States. The album was also the best-selling country album in the United States of both 2006 and 2007, making Underwood the first female artist in ""Billboard"" history to earn back-to-back honors for Top Country Album. Additionally, it was the best-selling female country album of 2005, 2006 and 2007. On the U.S. ""Billboard"" 200, the album had a run of 137"