Gretchen Wilson with her awards for Top Female Vocalist and Top New Artist at 40th annual Academy of Country Music Awards. ( AP)
Nov. 2, 2008: Gretchen Wilson plays her hit "Redneck Woman" at a rally for Republican vice presidential candidate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin at Marietta Collage in Marietta, Ohio ( AP)
Oct. 22, 2008: Gretchen Wilson performs for the crowd before Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. , and vice presidential candidate Alaska Gov.Sarah Palin arrive at a rally of supports at the Green Memorial Field of Green High School in Uniontown, Ohio. ( AP)
Sept. 3, 2008: Gretchen Wilson and John Rich share a laugh during a rehearsal at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn. ( AP)
May 2: Gretchen Wilson and her daughter, Grace Frances Penner, arrive at the 135th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. ( AP)