Tanya Tucker
Her amazingly distinct voice is not easy to imitate, so no one ever did. As a kid star, you could hear she was gifted, and as an adult it just got better. In the late 70’s with her controversial album cover, TNT, she single-handedly ended the huge floor length dresses, bouffant and beehive hair, and general stuffiness that had been the style for women in country. Her leather pants album pic was loved by many and hated by same, as it was way outside the norm for that moment. BUT in one swoop, we never went back to the old style, even though some hung on to it for a short while. Suddenly we were younger, cooler, and very different. From that point on the styles were jeans, tight jeans and more mainstream images for women in every regard.
Wardrobes and images in general for men were not the rhinestone leisure suits, polyester pants and horrific dark hair dye jobs anymore. She was also the champion of second chances, reinventing herself a few times very successfully musically and inspired countless others not to give up on their dreams, regardless of the extreme challenges of Nashville, and regretful life choices. Very groundbreaking, important and powerful artist and person.
One Of Her Biggest And Most Loved Songs
