QUEENS OF COUNTRY
The story of six women with big hair and bigger voices who came out of the South and changed America and its music for good. The 60s and 70s were the golden age for this music - drawing from the battlefield of marriages, about the hurt and pride of raising a family, about standing by your man - or standing up to him about going crazy with love.
Meet Patsy Cline, whose weeping ballads made country music modern; Tammy Wynette, the soap opera queen, her life a chaos of divorce, violence and pills; Bobbie Gentry, the mystery queen, who quit recording 35 years ago; Loretta Lynn, the coalminers daughter who now rocks with the White Stripes; Tanya Tucker, the teen queen who made country music sexy; and Dolly Parton, who made millions singing of the world she left behind.
Apart from the "Queens" themselves, contributors include Billy Connolly, Jack White, LeAnn Rimes, Lauren Laverne, Crystal Gayle, George Jones and Elvis Costello, together with rare archive performances and, of course, the marvellous music.
NANCY SINATRA - Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2002
Nancy Sinatras first ever UK show from 2002, recorded at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Alongside classics like Get Ready, Like a Rolling Stone, You Only Live Twice and These Boots are Made for Walking, Nancy performs tracks from her album California Girl. |
