An Investigation into the Vocal Trends and Characteristics of Female Country Singers

Country music, for the most part, was mainly dominated by male artists for the first thirty years. Country music was viewed as being masculine, and too much of a 'butch' western theme for women to sing. In 1935 though, a woman from Arkansas changed those views. A singer and fiddler named Patsy Montana broke into the country music scene with a song named, 'I want to be a Cowboy's Sweetheart'. This record became the first female, million record sale. Her yodelling and western themes became well known across the country music world. Although Patsy Montana never became as big of a star as many…