View Kathy Mattea Love At The Five & Dime Pics. Kathy mattea is one of the most respected female country stars of her era, a commercially successful hitmaker who was able to bring elements of folk her cover of nanci griffith's love at the five and dime was her first top five hit, and the record produced three other top tens in the title track. Kathy mattea performs at the 2010 grey fox bluegrass festival, oak hill, ny.
Kathy mattea performs at the 2010 grey fox bluegrass festival, oak hill, ny.
Her cover of nanci griffith's love at the five and dime was her first top 5 hit, and the record produced three other top 10 hits. It was released in 1984 (see 1984 in country music) on mercury records. Joining kathy on stage are eamonn o'rourke (fiddle, mandolin, vocals), david spicher (bass, vocals) and bill cooley (guitar). Kathy's new direction couldn't have taken her further from her old way of doing things.