Country Soul Sisters Women in Country Music 1952-78.

This new album on Soul Jazz Records is a stunning collection of tracks by female country singers. The album features all the classic artists - Tammy Wynette, Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, Tanya Tucker - as well as many lesser-known singers. This album also features artists such as Nancy Sinatra, Bobbie Gentry who also made country music but existed outside the traditional Nashville framework as well as artists with a leaning towards country soul music such as Jeannie C Riley, Diana Trask And Barbara Mandrell. The album comes with extensive sleevenotes charting the rise of female artists in country music from early stars such as Patsy Cline and Kitty Wells up to the astute-minded superstar figures such as Dolly Parton.