Jean Shepard - Dear John Letter:the Singles Collection 1953-62 AEC Music What they played proved that

What they played proved that it was possible for younger musicians to recreate music heard originally on the scratchy old pre-WW2 78-rpm records

translating the classic songs from films and Broadway shows into a string of hits

"pour Sans Souci" and "pour le nouveau Palais"

either in the company of a small band or alone with his guitar

Jean Shepard - Dear John Letter:the Singles Collection 1953-62 AEC Music What they played proved thatThe US country charts were for many years in the post war era the exclusive domain of male artists and it was not until Kitty Wells in 1952, soon followed by Jean Shepard in 1953, that a female artist topped the country charts. Specialising in songs redolent with the familiar country themes, especially for female artists during those times, of relationships, lost love, betrayal and heartache, and having had her first hit at No. 1 with "A Dear John