Carrie Underwood is the latest in a long line of women to shine in Nashville. In our December 2009 cover story, she details how women like Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, June Carter and other influenced her. Listen and compare the following video selections to Carrie's music: Can you hear the connection?

Loretta Lynn sings one of her greatest songs, “Coal Miner’s Daughter.”

Check out Dolly Parton’s official YouTube page to see her video diaries and music videos.

Many great videos of the late June Carter Cash can be found on YouTube, in-cluding this one, in which she sings “Jackson” at the Grand Ole Opry with her husband, Johnny Cash.
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Among the great online concert footage of Emmylou Harris is this video of her performing “Making Believe” in 1977.
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