Tammy Wynette
Tammy Wynette Wynette in 1971 Background information Birth name Virginia Wynette Pugh Born (1942-05-05)May 5, 1942 Itawamba County, Mississippi, U.S. Died April 6, 1998(1998-04-06) (aged 55) Nashville, Tennessee Genres Country, Nashville Sound Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter Instruments Vocals, guitar Years active 1966 –1998 Labels Epic, MCA Nashville Associated acts George Jones, Georgette Jones, David Houston, Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, Wynonna Judd, Barbara Mandrell, Randy Travis Website www.tammywynette.com Virginia Wynette Pugh, known professionally by her stage name Tammy Wynette, (May 5, 1942 – April 6, 1998) was an American country music singer-songwriter and one of country music's best-known artists and biggest-selling female singers. She was a country music icon. Wynette was called the "First Lady of Country Music", and her best-known song, "Stand by Your Man", was one of the best-selling hit singles by a woman in the history of country music till the famous Dolly Parton song 9 to 5 came out. Many of her hits dealt with classic themes of loneliness, divorce, and the difficulties of man-woman relationships. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, Wynette charted 23 No. 1 songs. Along with Loretta Lynn and Dolly Parton., she is credited with having defined the role of women in country music during the 1970s. Wynette's marriage to country music singer George Jones in 1969, which ended in divorce in 1975, created a country music "couple", following the earlier success of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash. Jones and Wynette recorded a sequence of albums and singles that hit the charts throughout the 1970s and early eighties.