MONTANA, PATSY
(1908–1996)
MONTANA, PATSY (b. Rubye Blevins, Jessieville, Ark., October 30, 1908–May 3, 1996) The first female country vocalist to have a million-seller, Montana laid the groundwork for women to enter country music in a big way after World War II. A talented fiddler, vocalist, and yodeler, Montana originally partnered JIMMIE DAVIS in the early 1930s before joining The Prairie Ramblers, a four-piece Western band featured on Chicago's WLS Barn Dance program, the main rival to the famous WSM GRAND OLE OPRY…