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Tammy Wynette
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American country singer (1942–1998)
Film & TV
Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA
Tammy Wynette, born Virginia Wynette Pugh, was an American country music singer-songwriter and one of country music's best-known artists and biggest-selling female singers. She was called the "First Lady of Country Music", and her best-known song, "Stand by Your Man", is one of the best-selling hit singles by a woman in the history of country music. Many of her hits dealt with classic themes of…
Known for
- Country Queens at the BBC — Self (archive footage)2014
- Country at the BBC — Self2011
- Tammy Wynette: Legendary Performances — artist2008
- Opry Video Classics: Love Songs2007
- Opry Video Classics: Hall of Fame — Self (archive footage)2007
- Opry Video Classics: Duets — Self (archive footage)2007
- Opry Video Classics : Legends — Self (archive footage)2007
- Opry Video Classics: Queens of Country — Self (archive footage)2007
- 20 First Ladies of Country — Chanteuse2006
- Time-Life: Country Legends Live, Vol. 7 — Self2005
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1942
- Active to
- 1998
Discography
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Tammy Wynette (May 5, 1942 – April 6, 1998) was an American country singer and songwriter. She was known as the "First Lady of Country Music" and one of her best-known songs was "Stand by Your Man," which was one of the biggest selling hit singles by a woman in the history of the music genre. Tammy Wynette was born Virginia Wynette Pugh near Tremont, Mississippi, the only child of William Hollis Pugh (died February 13, 1943) and Mildred Faye Russell (1921–1991). <a href="https://www.last.fm/musi
Key facts
- Born
- Virginia Wynette Pugh , ( 1942-05-05 ) May 5, 1942, Tremont, Mississippi , U.S.
- Died
- April 6, 1998 (1998-04-06) (aged 55), Nashville, Tennessee , U.S.
- Resting place
- Woodlawn Memorial Park
- Occupations
- Singer songwriter author actress
- Years active
- 1965–1998
- Genres
- Country Nashville sound
- Instruments
- Vocals guitar piano
- Works
- Albums singles
- Labels
- Epic Columbia MCA Nashville
- Website
- tammywynette .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Virginia
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Itawamba County
- Place of death
- Nashville
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- folk music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Epic Records
- Official website
- www.tammywynette.com
- Image
- Tammy Wynette.JPG
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- date of birth
- 1942-05-05
- date of death
- 1998-04-06
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- Tammy Wynette
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1966-00-00
- birth name
- Virginia Wynette Pugh
- pseudonym
- Virginia Wynette
- married name
- Virginia Wynette Richey
- copyright representative
- Broadcast Music, Inc.
- social media followers
- 92100
- partner in business or sport
- George Jones
- writing language
- English language
- end of work period
- 1998-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Tammy Wynette (born Virginia Wynette Pugh; May 5, 1942 – April 6, 1998) was an American country music singer and songwriter, considered among the genre's most influential and successful artists. Along with Loretta Lynn, Wynette helped bring a woman's perspective to the male-dominated country music field that helped other women find representation in the genre. Her characteristic vocal delivery has been acclaimed by critics, journalists and writers for conveying unique emotion. Twenty of her singles topped the US country chart during her career. Her signature song "Stand by Your Man" received both acclaim and criticism for its portrayal of women's loyalty to their husbands.
Wynette was born and raised near Tremont, a small town in Itawamba County, Mississippi, by her mother, stepfather, and maternal grandparents. During childhood, Wynette picked cotton on her family's farm but also had aspirations of becoming a singer. She performed music through her teen years and married Euple Byrd at age 17. Wynette enrolled in cosmetology school and later appeared on a local country music television program. Wynette then divorced and moved to Nashville, Tennessee, to pursue a country music career in 1965. She soon met her second husband, Don Chapel, and eventually signed with Epic Records. Under the production of Billy Sherrill, her first single, "Apartment No. 9", was released in 1966. In 1967, she had her first commercial success with the single "Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad". In the late 1960s, Wynette's career rose further with the number one country singles "I Don't Wanna Play House", "D-I-V-O-R-C-E" and the self-penned "Stand by Your Man".
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