The Highwomen consists of four powerful female voices: Amanda Shires, Maren Morris, Natalie Hemby and Brandi Carlile. The group came together in 2019. One of the creators of The Highwomen, Amanda Shires, told Rolling Stone her idea to form an all-female band came from the of the lack of women represented on county radio. Shires says when she was listening to county radio, she wrote down the songs that were played, and they were all primarily men. That's when she started calling radio stations and asking them to play more women. As a woman who writes music, and owns this blog, I love this idea. I have also pointed out the lack of women representation on county radio. Of course we all know these four have amazing voices, but when you put them all together... it is magical. In my opinion their song, "Redesigning Women," is about cutting out all the stereotypes that have somehow been formed about women. We are all ever changing and evolving. Women are not just at home cleaning, taking care of babies, waiting for their husband. We are kick ass women with careers, and changing the world. We are women who have babies and spouses, who also travel and work all at the same time. Along with these women, I too believe it's time for county radio to show their support for the hard-working women in this industry. If you would like to support The Highwomen, you can find their debut self-titled album on most streaming services, and YouTube. The Highwomen are a counter part of the 1985 supergroup, The Highwaymen, consisting of Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson.
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October 2020
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