Mar 9, 2021
Monday, March 8th is International Women s Day. To help you celebrate with your listeners, here are some milestones achieved by the women of country music.
Kitty Wellsbecame the first woman in country music history to top the U.S. country charts, with It Wasn t God Who Made HonkyTonk Angels. (1952)
Anne Murraywas the first Canadian to reach number-one on the U.S.
Billboardcountry charts with I Just Fall in Love Again. (1979)
Patsy Clinewas the first female country artist to headline a Las Vegas residency (1962) and perform at Carnegie Hall. She s also the first woman to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame (posthumously in 1973).