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Bobbie Jean Sawyer

Bobbie Jean is the managing editor of Wide Open Country. She lives in Nashville with her dog, Archie, and enjoys '90s country karaoke, vintage and thrift shopping and Dolly Parton.

Country band Deslondes pose in van

Rooted in Country: The Deslondes on Sons of the Pioneers and the Joy of Old 45s

By Bobbie Jean Sawyer | July 7, 2022
Musicians Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines and Emily Robison of the Chicks arrive at the David Lynch Foundation Gala Honoring Rick Rubin at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on February 27, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

17 Best Songs by The Chicks

By Bobbie Jean Sawyer | July 7, 2022
Elizabeth Cook insert from "Balls" album

Elizabeth Cook on Getting Banned by Radio, Bonding With Loretta and Why It Still Takes 'Balls' to be a Woman in Country Music

By Bobbie Jean Sawyer | July 6, 2022
Dolly Parton performs on stage at ACL Live during Blockchain Creative Labs’ Dollyverse event at SXSW during the 2022 SXSW Conference and Festivals on March 18, 2022 in Austin, Texas.

You Can Stay the Night in Dolly Parton's 'Favorite Place': Her Glam Tour Bus

By Bobbie Jean Sawyer | July 1, 2022
Sign, Bristol, Virginia-Tennessee border

12 Historic Country Music Landmarks You Should Visit

By Bobbie Jean Sawyer | July 1, 2022
Singer Miranda Lambert (R) poses with her mother Beverly Lambert backstage during the Academy Of Country Music New Artists' Show held at the MGM Grand Ballroom, MGM Grand Convention Center on May 22, 2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Miranda Lambert Reveals Her Mom is Cancer-Free Following Battle With Breast Cancer: 'She's Ready to Roll'

By Bobbie Jean Sawyer | June 30, 2022
Maren Morris performs onstage during Day 1 of the 2022 Stagecoach Festival at the Empire Polo Field on April 29, 2022 in Indio, California.

Maren Morris Speaks Out on Roe V. Wade Reversal: 'Tomorrow I Will Fight, But Today I am Grieving'

By Bobbie Jean Sawyer | June 28, 2022
Abbey Cone press photo

Rooted in Country: Abbey Cone on Miranda Lambert's 'More Like Her'

By Bobbie Jean Sawyer | June 23, 2022
Johnny Day press photo

Johnny Day + Zack Dyer Try to Drown a Heartache One Sip at a Time on 'Every Beer Every Bar'

By Bobbie Jean Sawyer | June 23, 2022
Alan Jackson poses with his signature whiskey

Alan Jackson Launches New Whiskey Line, Silverbelly Whiskey

By Bobbie Jean Sawyer | June 23, 2022
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