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Article: Redneck woman matches music with attitude
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- The Malay Mail
- Article date:
- September 14, 2004
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GRETCHEN WILSON HERE FOR THE PARTY (EPIC)
IMAGINE Lynyrd Sknyrd fronted by a rabble-rousing, flag-waving
redneck woman.
In a nutshell that's where latest country music sensation Gretchen
Wilson is at.
Although she is closer to mainstream country than the kings of
Southern rock, like them, she's a downhome Southern gal who came up
the hard way and is proud of it.
One of her hits, Redneck Woman, makes it clear where she is coming
from.
"I ain't never been the Barbie doll type/ I'd rather drink beer
all night. Posters on my wall of Skynyrd, Kid and Strait... I'm a
redneck woman/ I ain't no high class broad..."
Her mother was 16 years old when she had Gretchen, and her father
left them when she ...