12 Women Who Changed Country Music Forever — But History Almost Forgot Them

12 Women Who Changed Country Music Forever From Kitty Wells breaking country radio's oldest rule to Kacey Musgraves dragging the genre into a new era, these are the women who didn't wait for permission — they rewrote the rules, fought the labels, survived the backlash, and changed what country music was allowed to sound like. Uncovering the Voices Behind the Legends. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 – Cold Open 00:40 – #12 Kitty Wells – "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" 02:46 – #11 Patsy Cline – "Crazy" 05:02 – #10 Loretta Lynn – "The Pill" 07:11 – #9 Tammy Wynette – "Stand By Your Man" 09:02 – #8 Dolly Parton – "I Will Always Love You" 11:03 – #7 Emmylou Harris – "Wrecking Ball" 12:38 – Halfway Point 13:08 – #6 Reba McEntire – "Fancy" 14:52 – #5 Shania Twain – "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" 16:58 – #4 Faith Hill – "Breathe" 18:33 – #3 Martina McBride – "Independence Day" 20:10 – #2 The Chicks – "Not Ready to Make Nice" 22:20 – #1 Kacey Musgraves – "Follow Your Arrow" 24:16 – Outro Which woman's fight hit you the hardest? Let us know in the comments. Subscribe to Classic American Revealed for more of the stories Nashville would rather leave in the liner notes. #CountryMusic #ClassicCountry #KittyWells #PatsyCline #LorettaLynn #DollyParton #TheChicks #KaceyMusgraves