Long before country was king, before hunks-in-hats and girls-in-gingham could be seen everywhere from Tokyo to Times Square, one photographer was documenting the Nashville scene like no other: Raeanne Rubenstein. A long-time friend and fan of country's brightest stars, Rubenstein first arrived in Nashville in the mid-'70s, taking classic portraits of stars as varied as Loretta Lynn and Johnny Cash to Roger Miller and Tammy Wynette. She used her camera to dispel the cliches about country music, illuminating the depth, humor, honesty, and grit of its performers in portraits that cut to the soul.