BILLIE JO SPEARS-“Get Behind Me Satan and Push“ (1968)

“Look out, woman/ Dynamite’s comin’! I’m mad like hornet, yellin’ ’Darnit!’/ Get behind me, Satan, and push!“ Billie Jo recorded this honkytonk/ rockabilly blazer in 1968. To celebrate this Country hellion, here’s a tribute to early 20th Century cowgirls. From the original western bad girl Annie Oakley, to Western pulp magazines like “Cowgirl Romances“ and “Lariat“, to comics like “Women Outlaws“, to films like “Zorro’s Black Whip“ and “Woman They Almost Lynched“, to Elvgren pin-ups, to you with love.