Episode Nineteen: The Three Little Maids, Part 2: Lucille Overstake (Jenny Lou Carson)

The legendary Jenny Lou Carson (Lucille Overstake) is the first woman to write a #1 country song. We hear her story, plus things get blue as we get into the dirty thirties with a strain of hillbilly music you wouldn't hear on the National Barn Dance. We also hear the story behind the first gay country song.

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. Churchill, Teresa. (Nov. 7, 1984) "Three Little Maids made music history" Herald and Review, Decatur, IL. Carlin, R. (2014). Country music: a biographical dictionary. Routledge. Ginell, C., & Coffey, K. (2001). Discography of western swing and hot string bands, 1928-1942. Greenwood Publishing Group. Jenny Lou Carson. http://nashvillesongwritersfoundation.com/Site/inductee?entry_id=723 Langley, J.  &  Rogers, A. Many Tears Ago: The Life and Times of Jenny Lou Carson [Introduction]. http://www.hillbilly-music.com/library/books/index.php?id=3964  McCusker, K. M. (2008). Lonesome cowgirls and honky-tonk angels: The women of barn dance radio (Vol. 543). University of Illinois Press. Queer Blues. https://www.queermusicheritage.com/oct2007s.html Stand By! https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Station-Albums/WLS/Stand%20By

Songs: Hartman’s Tennessee Ramblers - When I Take my Vacation in Heaven Hartman’s Heartbreakers - Let Me Play With It Patsy Montana -My Poncho Pony Sweet Violet Boys - Let’s All Get Good and Drunk Sweet Violet Boys - On the Farm Sweet Violet Boys - The Man Who Comes Around Lucille Lee and the Sweet Violet Boys - Chiselin’ Daddy Lucille Lee and the Sweet Violet Boys - I Married a Mouse of a Man Lucille Lee and the Sweet Violet Boys - Boy Take Your Time Ma Rainey - Prove it on Me Blues Kokomo Arnold - Sissy Man Blues Sweet Violet Boys - I Love My Fruit Girls of the Golden West - Will There Be Any Yodeling in Heaven? Girls fo the Golden West - Texas Moon Tex Ritter - Jealous Heart Hugo Winterhalter - Jealous Heart Ivory Joe Hunter -Jealous Heart Connie Francis - Jealous Heart Loretta Lynn - Jealous Heart Kitty Wells - Jealous Heart Jerry Lee Lewis - Jealous Heart Trio Los Panchos - Jealous Heart Johnny Rodriguez - Jealous Heart Spade Cooley - A Pair of Broken Hearts Tex Ritter- You Two Timed Me One Time Too Often Jenny Lou Carson - Troubled Heart Jenny Lou Carson - Many Tears Ago Jenny Lou Carson - I’d Trade All My Tomorrows Tiny Hill - Ain'tcha Tired of Makin’ Me Blue Judy Martin - God Be With You Sailor Boy Tex Ritter - Let Me Go Devil Hank Snow -Let Me Go Lover Ella Fitzgerald - Foolish Tears Willie Nelson - A Penny For Your Thoughts Wanda Jackson - Blues Over You Skeeter Davis - Chained to a Memory Black Francis - Don’t Rob Another Man’s Castle Perry Como - C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S Rosemary Clooney - C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S Merle Haggard - I’d Trade All My Tomorrows for One More Yesterday Dean Martin - Let Me Go, Lover Johnny Cash - Shepherd of my Heart Doc Watson - You Two Timed Me One Time Too Often Jenny Lou Carson - A Penny For Your Thoughts

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