Patsy Montana: the first female country musician to have a million-selling record. Patsy's not great with facts, so Jack does what he can to get a reasonably accurate account of the early life and career of this icon.

Songs:

Enrico Caruso - La Donna e Mobile

Fritz Kreisler - Chansons sans Paroles

Jimmie Rodgers - Mother was a Lady

Jimmie Rodgers - Yodeling Cowboy

Stuart Hamblen - This Ole House

Fort Worth Doughboys - Sunbonnet Sue

Jimmie Davis - Home in Caroline

Rubye Blevins - I Love my Daddy, Too

Rubye Blevins - When the Flowers of Montana Were Blooming

References:

Berry, C. (Ed.). (2008). The Hayloft Gang: The Story of the National Barn Dance (Vol. 543). University of Illinois Press.

Bufwack, M. A., & Oermann, R. K. (1993). Finding her voice: The saga of women in country music. Crown.

Carlin, R. (2014). Country music: a biographical dictionary. Routledge.

McCusker, K. M. (2008). Lonesome cowgirls and honky-tonk angels: The women of barn dance radio (Vol. 543). University of Illinois Press.

Millie Good McClusky & Bill McClusky, November 4, 1988, Frist Library and Archive of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

Montana, P., & Frost, J. (2002). Patsy Montana: the cowboy's sweetheart. McFarland.

Patsy Montana, October 22, 1967, Frist Library and Archive of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

Patsy Montana, October 16, 1974, Frist Library and Archive of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

Patsy Montana, June 9, 1984, Frist Library and Archive of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

Patsy Montana, August 30, 1985, Frist Library and Archive of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

Patsy Montana, September 2, 1985, Frist Library and Archive of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

Peterson, R. A. (2013). Creating country music: Fabricating authenticity. University of Chicago Press.

Stand By! https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Station-Albums/WLS/Stand%20By