femal country singers: when rpj plays a song by a woman, I like to try to guess who it is - bcs seems a small set of possibilities: THE BIG THREE: Dolly Parton -pretty instantly recognizable, not sure if he ever plays her, well he's played Jolene on request Loretta Lynn -I'd like to think I know her voice but seems I don't - maybe sort of more feminine-delicate sounding than the other two? Tammy Wynette ~strong sounding "Stand By Your Man" 1968
...then there's... Tanya Tucker -if I think of Dolly Parton, but it's not obviously her - "California Cotton Fields", "What's Your Mama's Name, Child?"
& I thought Wanda Jackson was the voice beind "Jackson ain't a very big town" (wh rpj plays more than once & I like it a lot -& really it's by 'Norma Jean') - last couple times I've listened, I've misidentified songs actually by Wanda Jackson, thinking that if it sounds older ~ earlier ~50s tinkly then it's Kitty Wells

Kitty Wells - Wkp: born Ellen Muriel Deason in Nashville, Tennessee in 1919
Her 1952 hit recording "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" made her the most popular female country singer for a decade and led to numerous other women becoming stars in the male-dominated Country Music field. Kitty Wells' success in the 1950s and 1960s was so enormous that she still ranks as the sixth most successful female vocalist in the history of the Billboard country charts according to historian Joel Whitburn's book "The Top 40 Country Hits", behind Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, Reba McEntire, Tammy Wynette, and Tanya Tucker.

no Patsy Cline in that list?
Patsy Cline - Wkp: born Virginia Patterson Hensley in Gore, Virginia in 1932
(diedMarch 5, 1963) was a American Country Music Singer, who enjoyed Pop music cross-over success during the era of the Nashville Sound in the early 1960s. Since her death at the age of 30 in a 1963 plane crash ah that's why she's not got as many Billboard hits? during the height of her career, she has been considered one of the most influential and successful female vocalists of the 20th century. Cline was best known for her emotionally expressive voice, which has been cited and praised as an inspiration by many female vocalists since her death. Her signature songs include "Crazy", "I Fall to Pieces", "She's Got You", "So Wrong" and "Walkin' After Midnight". She has sold millions of albums over the past 50 years, which has given her an iconic fan status, similar to that of country music legends Johnny Cash and Dolly Parton.

need to add to my set: Jean Shepherd - as another who sounds old~early-ish to me.I keep guessing one of the above & it turns out to be her hmm she's not in wkp? so, ggl hits: Norma Jean's Cowboy Church & Grand Ladies Show [Archive] - 1Branson.com: "The Grand Ladies Show has Norma Jean from the Porter Waggoner Show, Jean Shepperd from the Grand Ole Opry, Margo Smith, Jody Miller, Wanda Jackson and Leona Williams in it. It has classic country music and these women are wonderful!!!" The Storm [Archive] - Planet Garth Forums: "I know it wasn't Patsy Cline, but I do think it may be Jean Shepperd."
ah I found it, spelled ShepArd

Jean Shepard: born Ollie Imogene Shepard on November 21, 1933 in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, is an American Country Music Singer and Songwriter. Jean Shepard was one of Country Music's earliest female innovators, developing a standard in Country Music for other singers, proving that indeed women could sell records. In the 1950s, she was one of Country Music's best-selling artists.

Norma Jean (singer): born Norma Jean Beasler January 30, 1938 in Wellston, Oklahoma, recorded and sang professionally simply as 'Norma Jean'. She is also well-known by the nickname 'Pretty Miss Norma Jean', her regular introduction by Porter Wagoner on his television series, on which she was a regular from 1961-67. Norma Jean had her own radio show in Oklahoma as a teenager (as did lifelong best friend Wanda Jackson) huh. and all from Oklahoma.

Wanda Jackson: born Wanda Jean Jackson October 20, 1937, in Maud, Oklahoma is sometimes called the first female Rock and Roll singer. She switched over to Country Music in the 1960s, racking up a few hits there as well. She has often been hailed as the "Queen of Rockabilly."