Kentucky by Sammi Smith
For a long while, the outlaw country contributions of Sammi Smith went overlooked, in part due to her reputation for more popular-style lyrics, and also undoubtedly due to her gender. Over time, however, fans began to appreciate Smith’s fantastic work, with Kentucky being a great example.
Source: pitchfork.com
The almost hard rock style song casts Smith in the role of the outlaw, living a free and easy but lonely life on the road until she hears the singing voice a man called Kentucky, who was actually her real-life partner, Jody Payne, who came from Kentucky.