Ruthie and the Wranglers

Ruthie goes from rock to country (Nov 1998)

Ruthie Logsdon was a rock fan in her youth. It's hardly the shocking expose that it might have been 30 years ago for the lead singer of Washington's Ruthie and the Wranglers. After all, times have changed. Garth Brooks has expressed his admiration for the likes of Queen and Kiss on more than one occasion, as have many of his contemporaries, who grew up on the likes of Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Outlaws. In the case of Logsdon, though, she was a big fan of punk rock bands like Minor Threat, which Washington D.C. was a hotbed for in the '80's.  ...