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  15 of the most iconic female country stars of all time, from Dolly Parton to Kacey Musgraves

  Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire, Shania Twain, and Carrie Underwood are among the best stars in country music history.

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  Singer-songwriter Jan Howard dies at 91

  Singer-songwriter Jan Howard, who had a No. 1 country hit “For Loving You” with Bill Anderson and wrote hits for others like Kitty Wells' “It's All Over But the Crying,” has died at age 91, according to the Grand Ole Opry. “Jan Howard was a force of nature in country music, at the Opry, and in life,” said Dan Rogers, the Grand Ole Opry's vice president and executive producer, said in a statement. The Missouri-born Howard had her first hit in 1960 with “The One You Slip Around With,” and had a

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  Need a crash course in country music history? Here's 100 years of trivia

  From 1919 to 2019, here are 100 fast facts of country music trivia.

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  Rolling Stone

  Toby Keith Yells Country Singer Names in New Song ‘That’s Country Bro’

  Rapid-fire track name-checks Porter Wagoner, Roger Miller, Patsy Cline and dozens more

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  See the Highwomen’s Live Debut at Loretta Lynn Birthday Show

  Supergroup of Amanda Shires, Maren Morris, Brandi Carlile and Natalie Hemby sing Kitty Wells' "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels"

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  14 Baby Names Inspired By Country Music Stars

  14 Baby Names Inspired By Country Music Stars

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  Flashback: Kitty Wells Sings Controversial Song on the Opry

  In 1952, Kitty Wells forever transformed the way women would be seen in the country music world. It was shortly after fellow country star Hank Thompson sang about a cheating fiancé (an ungodly [...]

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  Kitty Wells, country music star, dies at 92

  NASHVILLE (Reuters) - Kitty Wells, the "Queen of Country Music" who opened the door to a host of female country music headliners, died on Monday at her home in Nashville of complications from a stroke. She was 92. Among those mourning her passing was Loretta Lynn, whose own rise to popularity came after Wells, who paved the way for strong female voices in country music. "Kitty Wells will always be the greatest female country singer of all times," said Lynn in a statement released on her web site

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