Girls Of The Golden West

The opening round of biographical details in the story of the Girls of the Golden West sets the tone with names that seem properly ironic. Sisters Mildred and Dorothy "Dolly" Good were born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1913 and 1915, respectively (they later claimed Muleshoe, Texas as their hometown to bolster their cowgirl image. They grew up listening to cowboy songs from the Southwest, and wound up getting the credit for spreading this regional influence into the blend of what developed into country & western music. The sisters began their duo the way many talented children d...