Taste of Country Staff hasn't taken a day off since he/she was born in December 2010. Staff is an avid fan of country music and country music only although he/she has a soft spot for artists like Taylor Swift and Kelly Clarkson. Other interests include live music, cold beer, pizza at midnight and photos of country music babies.
Taste of Country Staff
No. 7: Tammy Wynette – Country’s Most Powerful Women of All Time
Tammy Wynette's name is a necessary inclusion to any discussion about country music's greatest women, and her resume and legacy certainly earned her a high spot on this list of country music's most powerful females.
No. 8: Shania Twain – Country’s Most Powerful Women of All Time
Shania Twain is one of the watershed artists in contemporary country music, male or female. Her vast influence makes her an easy choice for the list of country music's most powerful women of all time.
Sound Off: Who Is Country Music’s Most Powerful Woman of All Time?
Just nine days remain in this month-long revealing of country music's most powerful women. Who do you think should be No. 1?
No. 10: Faith Hill – Country’s Most Powerful Women of All Time
At this point in the list of country music's most powerful women, each artist's name is essentially the explanation. "Because she's Faith Hill" is enough. She's an all-time great female country singer.
No. 11: The Dixie Chicks – Country’s Most Powerful Women of All Time
It's impossible to ignore the heavy influence the Dixie Chicks have had on today's country music women.
No. 12: Barbara Mandrell – Country’s Most Powerful Women of All Time
Barbara Mandrell was the first performer ever to win the CMA Entertainer of the Year award twice, and her massive success across genres and mediums makes her an obvious choice for the list of the most powerful women in country music.
No. 13: Emmylou Harris – Country’s Most Powerful Women of All Time
When a country singer reaches across the dial to join together in song with an artist from another genre, she's following in the footsteps of Emmylou Harris.
No. 14: Trisha Yearwood – Country’s Most Powerful Women of All Time
Trisha Yearwood is a once-in-a-generation vocalist. Her superb voice and song choices score her a spot on the list of country music's most powerful women.
No. 15: Lee Ann Womack – Country’s Most Powerful Women of All Time
Twenty years after the release of her self-titled debut album, Lee Ann Womack continues to prove her place amongst country music's all-time great female singers.
No. 16: Alison Krauss – Country’s Most Powerful Women of All Time
Alison Krauss is the most-awarded female artist in the history of the Grammy Awards, and that fact alone would be enough to land her on any list of country music's most powerful women.