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Women push into bluegrass era with major milestones
The story notes Alison Krauss selling over 2 million bluegrass albums and highlights leading female artists like Lynn Morris and Claire Lynch. It recalls a 1995 all female jam in Owensboro, the largest of its kind, and cites the Women in Bluegrass data project run by Murphy Henry, reflecting a shift in style and lyrics toward female perspectives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messenger-Inquirerluegrass
Bill Monroe
Monroe
Lester Flatt
Earl Scruggs
Cedric Rainwater
Chubby Wise
Alison Krauss
Lynn Morris
Claire Lynch
Laurie Lewis
Kathy Chiavola
Sally van Meter
Murphy Henry
Winchester
Henry
Cathy Fink
Ol’ Boy
Hazel Dickens
Kate Long
Owensboro
Ohio River
Kitsy Kuykendall
Broad Run
Dickens
Gloria Belle Flickinger
Robert K. Oermann