We look at Patsy's "paying her dues" years of the 40s and early 50s, including her interactions with some of country's biggest legends.
Songs:
Patsy Montana and the Prairie Ramblers - I Wanna Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart 2 (I’ve Found My Cowboy’s Sweetheart)
Patsy Montana and Her Pardners - I Want To Be A Cowboy’s Dreamgirl
Patsy Montana and Her Pardners - Blanket Me With Western Skies
Patsy Montana and Her Pardners - Deep in the Heart of Texas
Cowboy Slim Rinehart - Happy Roaming Cowboy
Patsy Montana - Sing Me a Cowboy Song
The Carter Family - Will You Miss Me When I’m Gone
Patsy Montana - Good Night Soldier
Judy Canova - Good Night Soldier
Elton Britt - There’s a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere
Patsy Montana - When I Gets to Where I’m Goin’
Cousin Emmy - Take Me Home Little Bird
Hank Williams - I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry
Patsy Montana and Her Buckaroos - Mama Never Said a Word About Love
Dorothy Shay - Feudin’ and Fussin’
Patti Page - I Want to be a Cowboy’s Sweetheart
References:
Berry, C. (Ed.). (2008). The Hayloft Gang: The Story of the National Barn Dance (Vol. 543). University of Illinois Press.
Bufwack, M. A., & Oermann, R. K. (1993). Finding her voice: The saga of women in country music. Crown.
Carlin, R. (2014). Country music: a biographical dictionary. Routledge.
McCusker, K. M. (2008). Lonesome cowgirls and honky-tonk angels: The women of barn dance radio (Vol. 543). University of Illinois Press.
Millie Good McClusky & Bill McClusky, November 4, 1988, Frist Library and Archive of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
Montana, P., & Frost, J. (2002). Patsy Montana: the cowboy's sweetheart. McFarland.
Patsy Montana, October 22, 1967, Frist Library and Archive of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
Patsy Montana, October 16, 1974, Frist Library and Archive of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
Patsy Montana, June 9, 1984, Frist Library and Archive of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
Patsy Montana, August 30, 1985, Frist Library and Archive of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
Patsy Montana, September 2, 1985, Frist Library and Archive of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
Peterson, R. A. (2013). Creating country music: Fabricating authenticity. University of Chicago Press.
Stand By!
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