Adams sings standards such as "I Left My Heart In San Francisco," "Moon River" and "That Old Black Magic," but she's backed by an A-list Nashville studio band, including Buddy Harmon, Weldon Myrick, Jerry Shook and the Jordanaires. Nancy Adams ".And The Deer Creek Fundamentalists" (Mega Records, 1972) (LP)Ī slightly odd album, wherein pop vocalist Nancy Adams "goes country" - sort of. Sometimes her vocals and the arrangements drag a bit, but overall, this is pretty good. Sure, there's a limp version of Poco's '70s soft-rock oldie, "Crazy Love," but there's also a Sandy Denny cover (!) and a sizzler or two such as "My Time To Go," originally by Molly O'Day. Plus, she chooses some interesting material. Yet despite the tilt towards the predictable, Adair has a certain flair and distinctive, charismatic aura to her. The comparison is both inevitable, and warranted, as the teen age Adair is produced on her debut by Jerry Douglas, and backed up by slick newgrass "usual suspects" such as Douglas, Alan O'Bryant, Aubrey Haynie and Chris Thile. Tina Adair "Just You Wait And See" (Sugar Hill Records, 1997)Ī nice mix of solid bluegrass picking and the mellow, romantic crossover material favored by fans of Alison Krauss, et al. Here's a look at some of the finest gals in the hillbilly history. From the craggiest backwoods bluegrassers to the slickest gals in Nashville today. Maybe back in the old days, there weren't many women country music stars, but a lot of water has gone under the bridge and there sure are a slew of them now. Welcome to my "Hillbilly Fillies" section, a quick look at the many women who've made all kinds of country music sound so great. Hillbilly Fillies - The Women Of Country Music (Letter "A")