| Guide Picks - Top 10 Classic Country Females | ||
| Classic artists are those that have recorded prior to the mid 1980s. These are the stars we know now as legends. Many of them are sadly not played on radio, except for during an oldies session. The picks below will comprise what I feel are the ten best albums by classic country females. | ||
1.) The Grass is Blue - Dolly Parton
Although this is a bluegrass album, it's one of Dolly's best and has received high praise for the choices of songs and the perfection of her performance.
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2.) Still Country - Loretta Lynn
In Still Country we hear the continuing sound of the legendary performer, Loretta Lynn. Whether she's singing heart-rending ballads like "I Can't Hear The Music Anymore," or "Table For Two," or the uplifting "Country in my Genes," you never doubt where Loretta's heart is, and always will be... in true country music.
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3.) Stand By Your Man - Tammy Wynette This is the album that brought her her first No. 1 single, and the song that became known as her signature song.  |
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4.) 12 Greatest Hits - Patsy Cline No one sings like Patsy Cline. She's got a voice that brings shivers down your back just listening to her emote her songs. This album includes 12 of her best known songs.
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5.) Red Dirt Girl - Emmylou Harris This album was the first that Emmylou decided to try to write all herself. The result is a wonderful collection of tunes that ranks with her best work. All but one of the tunes, a cover of Patty Griffin's "One Big Love" was written by Emmylou. |
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6.) Ultimate Collection - Barbara Mandrell This album contains 23 selections, including nearly all of her biggest hits. A good summary of her career. |
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7.) Anthology: The Chart Years - Lynn Anderson A nice selection of Lynn's hits over the years. Twenty-two in all. |
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8.) 20 All Time Greatest Hits - Kitty Wells Just as the title says, here you'll find twenty of Kitty Wells best known hits, including "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels." |
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9.) The Essential Dottie West - Dottie West This album includes several of her biggest original hits as well as duets with covers of other artists, such as Hank Cochran's "Me Today and Her Tomorrow," and the duet with Jimmy Dean, "Slowly." |
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10.) Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A. - Donna Fargo Here's Donna's album containing her most popular hit, "Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A," as well as "Funny Face," and others. |