ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɪks, ʃiː mˈuːvd tə nˈæʃvɪl, tˌɛnəsˈiː ænd tˈʊɹd wɪð mˈɛl tˈɪliz ðə stˈeɪtsaɪdɚz, skˈiːɾɚ dˈeɪvɪs, stˈuː fˈɪlɪps, ænd wˈɔːɹnɚ mˈæk, wɪð hˈuːm ʃiː ˈɔːlsoʊ ɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd.
In 1966, she moved to Nashville, Tennessee and toured with Mel Tillis' The Statesiders, Skeeter Davis, Stu Phillips, and Warner Mack, with whom she also recorded.