Female country singers from the fifties, till today.

Dolly Parton

There are many female country singers who have sung great songs, from the fifties till today.

Some of the best known entertainers who are no longer with us but are still in our hearts are Tammy Wynette, Patsy Cline, June Carter Cash, and Dottie West.

Tammy Wynette was born May 5, 1942 and she got married in 1959 at the age of seventeen.

June Carter Cash was the daughter of Maybelle Carter and the wife of Johnny Cash. She married Johnny in 1968. She wrote the songs, "Jackson", "Ring of Fire" and "If I Was A Carpenter".

Dottie West was born October 11, 1932 in Mc Minnville, Tennessee.

A few of the best country singers still with us are Dolly Parton and Kitty Wells, she was born in Nashville, Tennessee August 30, 1919.

In 1952, she recorded the song, "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels"

In 1952, Kitty Wells went to sing at the Grand Ole Opry.

Dolly Parton was born January 19, 1946 in Sevierville, Tennessee in a family of twelve children. Dolly Parton sang the hit songs, "Jolene", "Heartbreaker", "I Will Always Love You", "9 to 5", "Starting All Over" and many other songs.

There is a lot of information on line for people interested in Dolly Parton.

One woman who is very talented in the music business is Lee Ann Womack she has an album titled, "Cheating Time".

In 2000, Lee Ann Womack also released the single, "I Hope You Dance".

She has been working with the producer, Byron Gallimore who is also working with Faith Hill and Tim McGraw.

She is married to Frank Liddell who is a publisher and producer.

Another good female country singer is Melissa Etheridge with her new DVD/CD combo titled, "Lucky Live" with the song, "Good Girls And Boys".

There are a lot of other female country singers, such as Anne Murray, Shania Twain, Lynn Anderson, Billie Jo Spears, Connie Smith, Sara Evans and Martina McBride.

A new singer is Elizabeth Cook who did more than 200 appearances on the Grand Ole Opry. A few great songs she sang were, "Sometimes It Takes Balls to Be a Woman", "Always Tomorrow". She started her own band at 9 years old. Her new alblum is titled "Balls".

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