![]() ![]() Two years later, her fourth album yielded a number one single, the title track, " Single White Female". Wright's first Top 40 country hit came in 1997 with " Shut Up and Drive". On the strength of her debut album in 1994, the Academy of Country Music (ACM) named her Top New Female Vocalist in 1995. It took immense strength and courage but she was also the first person to buck that system. In the early to mid 90's she was a country music darling, a star of the Grand Ol Opry, and she was on every country radio station. She created huge waves in the industry, and her fearless leap into a genre of music that very quickly could have shunned her, still resonates with many artists. She was the first out bonafide country music star. We are loud, we are proud, and we deserve to be heard. In support of National Pride Month, for the entire month of June I will only post artists who Identify as somewhere on the LGBTQI Spectrum. ![]()
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