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Gretchen Frances Wilson (born June 26, 1973, in Pocahontas, Illinois) is an American country music singer and songwriter. She made her debut in March 2004 with the Grammy Award -winning single " Redneck Woman ", a number-one hit on the Billboard country charts.
In 2006, the Hank Williams, Jr. song "That's How They Do It in Dixie" was released, a single to which Big & Rich, Gretchen Wilson and Van Zant contributed guest vocals. [17] It debuted one month after the duo's own single "Never Mind Me." Rich co-wrote several of Gretchen Wilson's singles, including her debut release "Redneck Woman".
Wilson was propelled to fame by her No. 1 2004 hit "Redneck Woman", which spent a total of 5 weeks at No. 1 on the Country Songs chart. The song's album, Here for the Party has sold 5 million copies in the United States to date, and produced three additional Top 10 hit singles on the Billboard Country Chart between 2004 and 2005.
Performing Gretchen Wilson’s “Redneck Woman,” both played to their strengths — Bliss with her strong vocal tenacity, Eagle with her range and “sassy” stage presence. ... sing pop and ...
"I'm saddened by the whole thing," Wilson told the country music website "Taste of Country."
As for Wilson, the native of Pocahontas, Illinois, (population roughly 800 in 2000) was a self-described "little girl with a big voice" whose work resonated best with songs in Patsy Cline's or ...
"Redneck Woman" is the debut single of American country music artist Gretchen Wilson, released on March 15, 2004, from her debut studio album, Here for the Party (2004). Wilson co-wrote the song with John Rich. It is Wilson's only number-one single on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
"Homewrecker" is a song by American country music artist Gretchen Wilson, released on February 22, 2005, as the fourth and final single from her debut studio album Here for the Party (2004). It was written by Wilson, George Teren, and Rivers Rutherford, with the song also being produced by Joe Scaife and Mark Wright.