Gretchen Wilson
Biography
In late May 2004, Gretchen Wilson's debut single, "Redneck Woman," became the first by a solo female singer to top the Billboard country singles chart in over two years; it also reached number one faster than any single in the previous decade. At the same time, her debut album, Here for the Party, entered the country album chart at number one and the pop album chart at number two with sales of 227,000 copies, the biggest opening week for a new country artist on record. Given the overtly country style of her music at a time when much country had been leaning toward pop, Wilson was immediately hailed as the latest in a long line of country artists leading the music back to its roots. . Her own roots went back to the tiny town of Pocahontas, Illinois (36 miles east of St. Louis, Missouri), where she began singing as a child. Her mother was 16 when she was born on June 26, 1973; her father left when she was two. She grew up poor, living in a succession of trailer parks. She went to school only through the eighth grade, and at 14 was working as a cook and bartender in the same club where her mother worked. By the age of 20, she was singing in two different bands in the area. She moved to Nashville in 1996 and tended bar while singing on demos and in clubs for the next seven years. During this period, she became part of an informal group of singers and songwriters known as the Muzik Mafia who met once a week to try out new material. She and John Rich, another member of the group (and a former member of Lonestar), wrote "Redneck Woman," an autobiographical song in which she unabashedly celebrated her redneck, white-trash background.
Top Albums |
1. Still Here f..
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| 3. All Jacked U..
| 4. One of the B..
| 5. I Got Your C..
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6. Gretchen Wil..
| 7. Right On Tim..
| 8. Under the Co..
| 9. Snapshot
| 10. Christmas in..
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11. Early Gretch..
| 12. Draw the Lin..
| 13. "One Mo..
| 14. "I've G..
| 15. "Bits a..
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16. Still Rollin..
| 17. Playlist: Th..
| 18. I'd Love to ..
| 19. I Want a Hip..
| 20. "Let It..
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Top Songs |
| Name | Album | Time | Price | |
1. | Redneck Woman | Gretchen Wilson: Greatest H.. | 3:35 | $1.29 | |
2. | Redneck Woman | Here for the Party | 3:41 | $1.29 | |
3. | Here for the Party | Gretchen Wilson: Greatest H.. | 3:16 | $0.99 | |
4. | Here for the Party | Here for the Party | 3:16 | $0.99 | |
5. | When I Think About Cheatin' | Here for the Party | 4:09 | $0.99 | |
6. | Redneck Woman | 21 Country Hits | 3:41 | $1.29 | |
7. | All Jacked Up | All Jacked Up | 3:32 | $1.29 | |
8. | Here for the Party (Live) | Still Here for the Party | 3:43 | $1.29 | |
9. | All Jacked Up | Gretchen Wilson: Greatest H.. | 3:31 | $1.29 | |
10. | Come to Bed (feat. John Rich) | Come to Bed - Single | 3:55 | $0.99 | |
11. | Homewrecker | Here for the Party | 3:25 | $0.99 | |
12. | All Jacked Up (Live) | Still Here for the Party | 7:42 | $1.29 | |
13. | Redneck Woman (Live) | Still Here for the Party | 3:48 | $1.29 | |
14. | I'd Love to Be Your Last | I Got Your Country Right He.. | 3:34 | $0.99 | |
15. | When I Think About Cheatin' | Gretchen Wilson: Greatest H.. | 4:08 | $0.99 | |
16. | Homewrecker | Gretchen Wilson: Greatest H.. | 3:26 | $0.99 | |
17. | That's How They Do It In Dixie | That's How They Do It I.. | 3:16 | $1.29 | |
18. | I Don't Feel Like Loving You Tod.. | All Jacked Up | 2:42 | $0.99 | |
19. | Politically Uncorrect | All Jacked Up | 3:23 | $0.99 | |
20. | Rock n Roll (Live) | Still Here for the Party | 3:43 | $1.29 | |
21. | Bed (Live) | Still Here for the Party | 2:52 | $1.29 | |
22. | Pocahontas Proud (Live) | Still Here for the Party | 5:11 | $1.29 | |
23. | What Happened (Live) | Still Here for the Party | 3:48 | $1.29 | |
24. | Chariot (Live) | Still Here for the Party | 4:26 | $1.29 | |
25. | Holding You (Live) | Still Here for the Party | 3:31 | $1.29 | |
Top Music Videos |
1. California Gi...
| 2. Come to Bed (...
| 3. Redneck Woman
| 4. Work Hard, Pl...
| 5. You Don't Hav...
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6. Redneck Woman
| 7. Still Rollin'
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