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Tuesday, November 1, 2022

Jean Shepard – Honky Tonk Heroine - Classic Capitol Recordings 1952-1964

 


Ollie Imogene "Jean" Shepard (November 21, 1933 – September 25, 2016) was an American honky-tonk singer-songwriter who pioneered for women in country music. Shepard released a total of 73 singles to the Hot Country Songs chart, one of which reached the number-one spot. She recorded a total of 24 studio albums between 1956 and 1981, and became a member of the Grand Ole Opry in 1955.

After Kitty Wells' 1952 breakthrough, Shepard quickly followed, and a national television gig and the Opry helped make her a star when few female country singers had enduring success. Her first hit, "A Dear John Letter", a 1953 duet with Ferlin Husky, was the first post-World War II record by a woman country artist to sell more than a million copies.

1 Twice The Lovin' (In Half The Time) 2:43

2 Crying Steel Guitar Waltz 2:29

3 A Dear John Letter 2:37

4 My Wedding Ring 2:49

5 Two Whoops And A Holler 2:22

6 Don't Fall In Love With A Married Man 2:53

7 A Satisfied Mind 2:31

8 Beautiful Lies 2:53

9 Sad Singin' And Slow Ridin' 2:39

10 Under Suspicion 2:26

11 I Want To Go Where No One Knows Me 2:17

12 The Other Woman 2:23

13 Act Like A Married Man 2:17

14 A Thief In The Night 2:12

15 He's My Baby 2:22

16 How Do I Tell It To A Child 2:12

17 Color Song (I Lost My Love) 2:38

18 The Root Of All Evil (Is A Man) 2:11

19 Under Your Spell Again 2:54

20 One White Rose 2:10

21 I've Learned To Live With You (And Be Alone) 2:30

22 That's What Lonesome Is 2:50

23 Cigarettes And Coffee Blues 2:27

24 Second Fiddle (To An Old Guitar) 2:22


Honky Tonk Heroine