From fringed ensembles to lacy, full-length gowns-- 16 top country-and-western icons model their favorite outfits With roots in traditional folk music, blues, and gospel, country music has come to embrace different sounds, among them western swing, bluegrass, and country rock. In this exciting paper doll collection, Tom Tierney salutes sixteen singers who are among the nation's most popular performers of country and western music, past and present. From fringed ensembles for Patsy Cline and lacy, full-length gowns for Loretta Lynn to trousers and simple shirts for Johnny Cash ("the Man in Black"), this entertaining selection of costumes (two are provided for each doll) also focuses the spotlight on thirteen more of the nation's top country and western performers, including Reba McEntire, Dolly Parton, Barbara Mandrell, Tammy Wynette, Brenda Lee, June Carter Cash, Merle Haggard, George Jones, Willie Nelson, Hank Williams, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Gene Autry, and Marty Robbins.