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Dottie West
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Dottie West: A Country Music Legend
Dottie West was an American country music singer and songwriter who rose to fame in the 1960s and 1970s. She was one of the genre's most influential and groundbreaking female artists, along with her friends and fellow recording artists Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn. She won the first Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance in 1965 and had several number-one hits as a solo artist and as a duet partner with Kenny Rogers. She died in 1991 from injuries sustained in a car accident.
Early life and career
Dottie West was born Dorothy Marie Marsh on October 11, 1932, in a poor rural community called Frog Pond in Tennessee. She was the eldest of 10 children and suffered abuse from her alcoholic father until she reported him to the sheriff at age 17. She moved to McMinnville with her mother and siblings and joined her high-school band, where she sang and played guitar. She also obtained a music scholarship to Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, where she met her first husband, steel guitarist Bill West, with whom she had four children, including country music star Shelly West.
She began her professional career in 1959 when she made her first recording for Starday Records. She moved to Nashville in 1961 and signed with RCA Victor, where she worked with producer Chet Atkins. She first made the national charts in 1963 with \"Let Me Off at the Corner\" and the following year had a blockbuster country hit with \"Here Comes My Baby Back Again\", which earned her a Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance, the first woman in country music to receive a Grammy.
Success and transformation
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, West continued to have hits such as \"Country Girl\", \"Paper Mansions\", \"Would You Hold It Against Me\" and \"Country Sunshine\", which she wrote for a Coca-Cola commercial and became her signature song. She also hosted her own television show, The Dottie West Show, in 1970. She divorced Bill West in 1972 and married drummer Byron Metcalf, who encouraged her to change her image and music style. She started wearing glamorous outfits, such as Bob Mackie gowns, and recorded more pop-oriented songs.
In 1976, she left RCA Victor and signed with United Artists Records, where she teamed up with country pop superstar Kenny Rogers for a series of duets that took her career to new heights. Their first collaboration, \"Every Time Two Fools Collide\", reached number one on the country charts and was followed by other successful duets such as \"All I Ever Need Is You\", \"Anyone Who Isn't Me Tonight\" and \"What Are We Doin' in Love\". They also recorded three platinum-selling albums together: Every Time Two Fools Collide (1978), Classics (1979) and Goin' Solo (1980).
West also achieved solo success in the late 1970s and early 1980s with songs such as \"Tonight You Belong to Me\", \"A Lesson in Leavin'\", \"Are You Happy Baby\" and \"Tulsa Ballroom\". She became one of the most popular female artists in country music and earned several awards and nominations from the Country Music Association, the Academy of Country Music and the American Music Awards. She divorced Metcalf in 1981 and married actor Al Winters in 1984.
Tragic death
In the mid-1980s, West's career began to decline due to changing musical tastes and personal problems. She left United Artists Records in 1983 and signed with Permian Records, where she had a minor hit with \"We Know Better Now\" in 1984. She also faced financial difficulties due to mismanagement of her money by her former accountant. She filed for bankruptcy in 1990 and lost her home and most of her possessions.
On August 30, 1991, West was on her way to perform at the Grand Ole Opry when her car broke down on the highway. She accepted a ride from a passing driver, George Thackston, who was speeding to get her to the show on time. He lost control of his vehicle and aa16f39245