TAMMY WYNETTE
Name: Tammy Wynette
Birth name: Virginia Wynette Pugh
Also known as The First Lady of Country Music, The Queen of Country Music
Born: 5 May 1942 Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA
Died: 6 April 1998
Tammy Wynette (b. Virginia Wynette Pugh (May 5, 1942 - April 6, 1998) was an
American country music singer-songwriter, who was one of Country music's best-known
artists and biggest-selling female vocalists.
She was known as the "First Lady of Country Music" and one of her best-known
songs, "Stand by Your Man," was one of the biggest selling hit singles by a
woman in the history of the country music genre. Many of Tammy Wynette's hits
dealt with classic themes of loneliness, divorce and the difficulties of male-female
relationships. Her songs reflected her often-troubled romantic life (she married
five times). But her willingness to share her joys and sorrows in song and her
passionate, tear-in-every- note delivery endeared her to millions. During
the late '60s and early '70s, she dominated the country charts, scoring 17
number one hits. Along with Loretta Lynn and Dolly Parton, she defined the role
of female country vocalists in the '70s
Her 1969 marriage to legendary country singer, George Jones (which would end in
divorce in 1975) created the first country music couple. They recorded a series
of duet albums and singles, which charted throughout the 1970s, concurrent to
their respective solo hits.
Name: Tammy Wynette
Birth name: Virginia Wynette Pugh
Also known as The First Lady of Country Music, The Queen of Country Music
Born: 5 May 1942 Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA
Died: 6 April 1998
Tammy Wynette (b. Virginia Wynette Pugh (May 5, 1942 - April 6, 1998) was an
American country music singer-songwriter, who was one of Country music's best-known
artists and biggest-selling female vocalists.
She was known as the "First Lady of Country Music" and one of her best-known
songs, "Stand by Your Man," was one of the biggest selling hit singles by a
woman in the history of the country music genre. Many of Tammy Wynette's hits
dealt with classic themes of loneliness, divorce and the difficulties of male-female
relationships. Her songs reflected her often-troubled romantic life (she married
five times). But her willingness to share her joys and sorrows in song and her
passionate, tear-in-every- note delivery endeared her to millions. During
the late '60s and early '70s, she dominated the country charts, scoring 17
number one hits. Along with Loretta Lynn and Dolly Parton, she defined the role
of female country vocalists in the '70s
Her 1969 marriage to legendary country singer, George Jones (which would end in
divorce in 1975) created the first country music couple. They recorded a series
of duet albums and singles, which charted throughout the 1970s, concurrent to
their respective solo hits.