WEST, DOTTIE
(1932–1991)
WEST, DOTTIE (b. Dorothy Marie Marsh, near McMinnville, Tenn., October 11, 1932–September 4, 1991) West was one of the popular exponents of the NASHVILLE SOUND during the 1960s and 1970s. Raised in a tiny farm community, West was inspired to become a musician by her fiddling father. She made her debut on local radio when she was twelve, although she had not yet decided to make music a career. She enrolled at Tennessee Technical College, where she began performing with steel guitarist Bill West…