Patsy Montana: the first female country musician to have a million-selling record. Patsy's not great with facts, so Jack does what he can to get a reasonably accurate account of the early life and career of this icon.
Songs:
Enrico Caruso - La Donna e Mobile
Fritz Kreisler - Chansons sans Paroles
Jimmie Rodgers - Mother was a Lady
Jimmie Rodgers - Yodeling Cowboy
Stuart Hamblen - This Ole House
Fort Worth Doughboys - Sunbonnet Sue
Jimmie Davis - Home in Caroline
Rubye Blevins - I Love my Daddy, Too
Rubye Blevins - When the Flowers of Montana Were Blooming
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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