Dottie West

Person · Open Library

Works

0

via Open Library + Wikidata

Film & TV

Known for

• Opry Video Classics: Queens of Country — Self (archive footage)2007
• 20 First Ladies of Country — Chanteuse2006
• Country Anthology Classics Volume 2 — (archive footage)2004
• The Aurora Encounter — Irene1986
• The Raccoons1985
• The Raccoons and the Lost Star — Melissa Raccoon (voice)1983
• Jerry Lee Lewis 25th anniversary concert — Self1982
• The Fall Guy1981
• Solid Gold — Self1980
• The Big Show — Self1980

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Female

Country

United States

Active from

1932

Active to

1991

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

36,359

Total plays

4,312,396

Dorothy Marie Marsh was born in Tennessee on October 11, 1932. The always hopeful Dottie was always dreaming of making a profession out of singing. While in college Dottie meet her first husband Bill West, who would give her her name. Together the couple would get gigs on local tv and clubs. it wasn't until the success of Dottie’s singles "An Angel on Paper" and "Let Me Off At the Corner" did Dottie start to make a name for herself. Those minor hits were followed by a top 10 hit with Jim Reeves

via Last.fm · Dottie West

Music

Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Gender

female

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

McMinnville

Place of death

Nashville

Occupation

lyricist

Educated at

Tennessee Technological University

Languages spoken

English language

Award

Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance

Field of work

country music

Genre

folk music

Instrument

voice

Image

Dottie West--1977 Cropped.jpg

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