American Songwriter

Born on This Day 1927, the Best-Selling Female Artist of the 1950s Known for the “Tennessee Waltz”

On this day, November 8 1927, the early pop-country titan of industry known for the "Tennessee Waltz" was born in Oklahoma.
American Songwriter

Born on This Day in 1932, One of Country’s Most Influential Female Voices—Mentored by Patsy Cline and Helped Put on the Map by Jim Reeves

One of the most influential country singers of the 20th century, the incomparable Dottie West, was born on this very day in 1932. Dottie West launched her career in the mid-1950s. She continued to ...