Charline Arthur was, as she puts it, "shakin' that thing on stage long before Elvis ever thought about it!" And this 32-track CD preserves her wild and wooly ways for posterity, offering the best of ... more

Wearing pants on stage rather than the dresses that were de rigueur at the time and singing the sassiest of songs, Charline—who was managed by Colonel Tom Parker—was as controversial as she was... more

In the mid-'50's, women country singers took their cue from Kitty Wells. They'd stand demurely on stage in Gingham, singing of unrequited love. Then came Charline Arthur who burst forth from a... more