Patsy Montana: The Cowboy's Sweetheart - Softcover

Montana, Patsy; Frost, Jane

9780786410804: Patsy Montana: The Cowboy's Sweetheart

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0786410809 ISBN 13: 9780786410804

Publisher: McFarland, 2002

Born Ruby Rebecca Blevins in a log cabin nestled among the Arkansas Ozarks in 1908, Patsy Montana began her musical career performing in the 1920s with the California-based Montana Cowgirls trio. She went solo and in 1936 became the first female country and western singer to sell one million records with her self-penned “I Want to Be a Cowboy’s Sweetheart.” Her career spanned eight decades, and in 1996 (also the year of her death) she was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Here is the story of a tiny, blue-eyed woman who had a pioneering spirit and a big voice. Patsy Montana describes in her own words and in vivid detail her life, career, and success at a time in music history when women did not cut gold records, gold records were not even given, and Billboard did not even have a chart for western music.

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About the Author:

Patsy Montana lives on as one of country and western’s ground-breaking female artists. Jane Frost serves as the Director of The Patsy Montana Museum in Pineville, Missouri. She lives in Pineville.

Review:

"covers her colorful life and success in great detail with vivid memories"--Western Clippings; "very thorough...many rare...photos"--Country Musical Trails Less Traveled; "Patsy's story, in her own words, wonderfully gathered together...a must"--Yankee Country Echoes; "a rich history...engaging...a valuable sourcebook"--ARSC Journal; "fun to read"--Country Music People.

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