I am sorta geting into Gretchen Wilson and Miranda Lambert,they turn me on with their “I’ll fuck yer brains out and kick yer ass” attitude.
Who are some more like this?
Mary Chapin Capenter has her badass moments. So does KD Lang, just not for you.
Michelle Shocked isn’t generally thought of as a country artist, but listen to Arkansas Traveler sometime.
The Dixie Chicks have acquired a reputation for an “in your face” attitude - notable in their case, for their willingness to defy the expectations of their fan base.
In their life or their music?
I look at folks like Shelby Lynne, heck - Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris and a ton of others - as women with an independent streak…
I generally can’t stand country music or country artists.
That being said, I’d crawl through a cow pasture to clean JoDee Messina 's boots!
Charlene Carter memorably introduced the song “Swap Meat Rag” as “…putting the cunt back in country”.
Give Neko Case a try. Her music is often considered “alt-country” or “Americana,” as she is pretty far removed from the Nashville scene, but she is an excellent songwriter with a powerful, resonant voice, and an absolutely gorgeous redhead to boot. Her album Blacklisted, which I’ve pushed here many times before, is almost life-changing; it really is that damn good. Think of it as country-noir. She also sings with Canadian power pop supergroup The New Pornographers, but her solo albums will be right up your alley.
My other favorite gorgeous redhead alt-country singer is Jenny Lewis, former child actress and current frontwoman of indie-rock band Rilo Kiley. However, her solo album with the Watson Twins, Rabbit Fur Coat, is also extraordinary – a great blend of country, folk, soul, pop, and rock with plenty of sexy swagger and a real sense of fun.
Patsy Cline would smoke cigarettes while kicking all the above chicks’ asses, and then take their men.
Yeah,she was Crazy.
Wanda Jackson is the ne plus ultra.