These days, country music is dominated by similar-sounding male voices celebrating drinking, partying and picking up women, with only a handful of female artists breaking through with alternative points of view. Artists like Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood and Taylor Swift owe a debt of gratitude to Sara Evans, who’s been bringing a strong female perspective to country music since her 1997 debut album Three Chords and the Truth. Evans broke through to the mainstream with the title track from her 1998 album, No Place That Far, which was her first single to top the country charts.
She followed that with several more country chart-toppers, including “Born to Fly,” “Suds in the Bucket,” “A Real Fine Place to Start” and “A Little Bit Stronger.” Never afraid to express her opinions, Evans has been an outspoken political and social advocate, campaigning for presidential candidate Ron Paul and serving as a spokesperson for the National Eating Disorders Association.
Evans’ most recent album of original material, Slow Me Down, was released earlier this year to rave reviews: All Music called it “an unapologetic, big-scale adult pop album, constructed with grace and care,” and Country Weekly dubbed it “quintessential Sara.” The strong female voice that she’s been providing to country music for nearly two decades shows no sign of going quiet.
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