Chely Wright

From "Shut Up and Drive" to "Jezebel," revisit 10 of Chely Wright's best country tracks.

Sure, some of these artists scored major hits, but if you ask us, they're due a much bigger spot in the genre's history books.

Ty Herndon and Billy Gilman made headlines in November 2014 by revealing they were gay within hours of each other ... but they weren't the first country artists to make such an announcement.

Country music and patriotism have always gone hand in hand.

It's the most wonderful time of the year.

Recall the two Dallas Cowboy quarterbacks who dated singers?

Until now, Chely Wright and wife Lauren Blitzer had only shared photos of their new baby boys' feet and legs. Finally, George Samuel and Everett Joseph made their full debut on Instagram and in a campaign video for the New York City mayoral race.

Chely Wright's documentary 'Wish Me Away,' which chronicles her very personal experience coming out as an openly lesbian woman, has not only garnered respect, it's also seen a lot of success. And it keeps on growing, as the film has just been nominated for one of the top honors in film -- an Emmy.

It hasn’t been an easy road for country star Chely Wright, who admitted to the public two years ago that she is a lesbian. Since that time, Wright has felt shut out of the industry. Even though no country stars have directly insulted the ‘Single White Female’ singer, she feels that after she came out she was greeted with a steely silence.

Chely Wright is one of many Americans celebrating a federal court’s ruling that the California state ban on same-sex marriage, Prop 8 — also known as Proposition 8 — is unconstitutional. “I am a gay American and it’s my Constitution too. #NOH8,” Wright tweeted, soon after the news broke.

Chely Wright said “I do” to wife Lauren Blitzer way back on August 20, but apparently, the two have yet to take a honeymoon. The ‘Single White Female’ hitmaker shared with her Twitter followers on Friday, however, that the plans are in place and the pair are ready to take off in search of a little R&R.