We look at Patsy's "paying her dues" years of the 40s and early 50s, including her interactions with some of country's biggest legends. Songs: Patsy Montana and the Prairie Ramblers - I Wanna Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart 2 (I’ve Found My Cowboy’s Sweetheart) Patsy Montana and Her Pardners - I Want To Be A Cowboy’s Dreamgirl Patsy Montana and Her Pardners - Blanket Me With Western Skies  Patsy Montana and Her Pardners - Deep in the Heart of Texas Cowboy Slim Rinehart - Happy Roaming Cowboy  Patsy Montana - Sing Me a Cowboy Song The Carter Family - Will You Miss Me When I’m Gone Patsy Montana - Good Night Soldier Judy Canova - Good Night Soldier Elton Britt - There’s a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere Patsy Montana - When I Gets to Where I’m Goin’ Cousin Emmy - Take Me Home Little Bird Hank Williams - I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry Patsy Montana and Her Buckaroos - Mama Never Said a Word About Love Dorothy Shay - Feudin’ and Fussin’ Patti Page - I Want to be a Cowboy’s Sweetheart References: Berry, C. (Ed.). (2008). The Hayloft Gang: The Story of the National Barn Dance (Vol. 543). University of Illinois Press. Bufwack, M. A., & Oermann, R. K. (1993). Finding her voice: The saga of women in country music. Crown. Carlin, R. (2014). Country music: a biographical dictionary. Routledge. McCusker, K. M. (2008). Lonesome cowgirls and honky-tonk angels: The women of barn dance radio (Vol. 543). University of Illinois Press. Millie Good McClusky & Bill McClusky, November 4, 1988, Frist Library and Archive of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Montana, P., & Frost, J. (2002). Patsy Montana: the cowboy's sweetheart. McFarland. Patsy Montana, October 22, 1967, Frist Library and Archive of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Patsy Montana, October 16, 1974, Frist Library and Archive of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Patsy Montana, June 9, 1984, Frist Library and Archive of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Patsy Montana, August 30, 1985, Frist Library and Archive of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Patsy Montana, September 2, 1985, Frist Library and Archive of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Peterson, R. A. (2013). Creating country music: Fabricating authenticity. University of Chicago Press. Stand By! https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Station-Albums/WLS/Stand%20By