First Ladies of Country

The Essential Connie Smith	Golden Moments	I Guess That Comes from Being Poor Lovingly Remastered from the Original RCA Victor Tapes and Presented Here for the First Time on CD is the Whole Genius of the 'i Guess that Comes from Being Poor' Album and also Highlights from the Excellent 'body and Mind' and 'another Man Loved Me Last Night' Lps. Singing from ...	The Best of Donna Fargo	20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Donna Fargo
Vintage Collections Best known for 1951's "The Wild Side of Life," Thompson wed prewar Western swing to postwar honky-tonk and created a sound that proved viable both on the radio (where swing was usually ignored) and in the dance halls. He kept it up with a steady string of hits that included beer-...	Dottie West - RCA Country Legends	Ultimate Collection 2007 double CD compilation from the Country singer, best known for her string of hits during the early '70s. Features 48 tracks including 'Misty Blue', 'Blanket On The Ground', 'Mr. Walker, It's All Over', 'Lonely Hearts Club' and many more. EMI Gold.	The Essential Skeeter Davis	The Definitive Collection

Melba Montgomery CD
The Melba Montgomery CD arrived on schedule. The price was excellent for a new CD that is almost impossible to find anywhere else. Great service!

Cheap price, cheap recordings
From the graphics on this cd, you might get the impression that these are the original recordings of the songs. However, these are post-1970's re-recordings.

Two of Country's Greatest Female Vocalists
Norma Jean and Melba Montgomery were two of the most highly regarded female vocalists to emerge in country music during the 1960's, both of them "pure country" singers. Neither quite had the superstar record success their talents deserved although they were on the charts well over a decade; Melba had a number one record with NO CHARGE and Norma earned two Grammy nominations. They were also quite popular with fans, especially Norma Jean who from 1964-67 was probably one of country's top five women stars thanks to both her weekly appearances on TV's PORTER WAGONER show and a string of fine RCA records. These recordings were made during the 1980's and include remakes of their old hits, covers of country hits of the 1980's, and new songs. I like Melba Montgomery a lot but I absolutely love Norma Jean. Her honey vocals make every song her own and she can sing hits of Hank Williams or Anne Murray with equal ease. The diamond of the collection is a stunning Harlan Howard song called GOD MAY FORGIVE YOU BUT I WON'T that might have put Norma Jean back on the top had this been recorded for a major label. 12 of the tracks are by Norma Jean (songs 1-6, 12-17), the remaining 10 are by Melba Montgomery. Both ladies now past 60 are still singing their hearts out and remain in fine form; Melba has had success in recent years as a songwriter for the likes of George Strait and others and Norma Jean has been one of the leading draws on the Branson, Missouri country music scene for some time now. I'd love to hear both of them record new music but in the meantime this excellent package will more than satisfy fans of these great country singers.