American Songwriter

Patsy Montana’s 1935 Hit “I Wanna Be a Cowboy’s Sweetheart” Made Her the First Woman in Country Music to Sell More Than a Million Copies of a Single

Shortly after Rubye Rose Blevins, later known as Patsy Montana, connected with the Prairie Ramblers in the early 1930s—the band that would back her on most of her hit recordings, and became regulars ...
American Songwriter

How a Trip to Chicago With a Prize Watermelon Kickstarted Patsy Montana’s Iconic Country Western Career

The 29th anniversary of Patsy Montana‘s death comes this month, May 3, and her contributions to the country western genre are still important today. With the 1935 song “I Want to Be A Cowboy’s ...
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‘The Voice’s Hailey Wright Reminds Us About the Origins of Female Country Music

Michael Block is a 14 time GLAM Award nominated writer, producer, and host of the podcast Block Talk. Throughout his time in the entertainment industry, he has worked on and off Broadway as a stage ...
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Patsy Montana America's No. 1 Cowgirl

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