The first country music hit is often traced to Vernon Dalhart’s “Wreck Of The Old 97” from 1924. The first country music hit by a female artist wouldn’t come about until three decades later, in 1952.
The 1950s brings to mind poodle skirts, sock hops, and drive-in movies. I Love Lucy, The Honeymooners, and Leave It to Beaver were popular television shows, and Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, and ...