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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 (1922–1991). She was always called Wynette (pronounced Win-net), or Nettie, instead of Virginia.
Her father was a farmer and local musician. He died of a brain tumor when Wynette was nine months of age. Her mother worked in an office, as a substitute school teacher, as well as on the family farm. After the death of Hollis Pugh, she left Wynette in the care of her parents, Thomas Chester and Flora A. Russell, and moved to Memphis to work in a World War II defence plant. In 1946, she married Foy Lee, a farmer from Mississippi.
Wynette was raised on the Itawamba County farm of her maternal grandparents where she was born. The place was partly on the border with Alabama. She has often claimed that the state line ran right through their property. she jokingly said “my top half came from Alabama and my bottom half came from Mississippi” As a youngster, she worked in the fields picking cotton alongside the hired crews to get in the crop. She grew up with her aunt, Carolyn Russell, who was only five years older than she was. Wynette sang gospel tunes with her grandmother, learned to play the piano and the guitar.
Her father was a farmer and local musician. He died of a brain tumor when Wynette was nine months of age. Her mother worked in an office, as a substitute school teacher, as well as on the family farm. After the death of Hollis Pugh, she left Wynette in the care of her parents, Thomas Chester and Flora A. Russell, and moved to Memphis to work in a World War II defence plant. In 1946, she married Foy Lee, a farmer from Mississippi.
Wynette was raised on the Itawamba County farm of her maternal grandparents where she was born. The place was partly on the border with Alabama. She has often claimed that the state line ran right through their property. she jokingly said “my top half came from Alabama and my bottom half came from Mississippi” As a youngster, she worked in the fields picking cotton alongside the hired crews to get in the crop. She grew up with her aunt, Carolyn Russell, who was only five years older than she was. Wynette sang gospel tunes with her grandmother, learned to play the piano and the guitar.
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I Don't Wanna Play House
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'Til I Can Make It On My Own
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Singing My Song
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He Loves Me All The Way
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Kids Say The Darndest Things
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Bedtime Story
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Take Me to Your World
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Woman To Woman
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Help Me Make it Through the Night
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Apartment #9
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Good Lovin' (Makes It Right)
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Saveall wrote:
Tammy was, and always will be... the queen.
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hurricane_mario wrote:
why do i have this.... and who's george jones while I'm at it? I must have been high when i got it
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rockandrollsuzi wrote:
A great country singer. Love her music.
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mikebelto wrote:
Hey Tammy Wynette fans! Dolly Parton just released a collector’s box set full of photos and unreleased tracks! She’s a country legend and this CD set will make the ultimate Christmas present! Check out more Dolly at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqIGRKAcQE8
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SergioG33 wrote:
If you're a fan of female country please join my new group The Divas of Country!!
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brownieboy wrote:
Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad
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SweetMelissa12 wrote:
Feel free to check out and join the Country Artist of the Week group. Members can vote for their favorite country artists to be the group's "Country Artist of the Week".
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bigfanofmusic wrote:
One of the greatest country singers ever! And to make sure that country ladies like Tammy and others of her time keep getting the attention they truly deserve, i made my own group here. Many other groups forget to add some artists, I'm making sure that won't happen. Check the link, thanks. http://www.last.fm/group/Country%2Bfrom%2Bthe%2B50s%2B%2526%2B60s
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TippinMyStuff wrote:
Tammy Wynette are great.
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mercmancon wrote:
absolute beautiful.means so much to me
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Richex wrote:
Sweet STANDBY
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Leuchtenburg1 wrote:
sag ich auch,
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Miri_Channa wrote:
Die singt total gut! Hut ab.
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sayheyheyhey wrote:
Love Tammy? Love divas? Then stand by your woman and marvel in divas justified and ancient over at Divas!, a brand new Last.FM group where you can celebrate the music of the greatest divas in the world - http://www.last.fm/group/Divas%21
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Jodi_Ann wrote:
You may also like this artist! http://www.last.fm/music/Jodi+Ann
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bluetooth38 wrote:
Now thats what I call Country Music by Tammy Wynette.
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InABellJar wrote:
God, how I wish someone would do a punk rock cover of Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad...
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gopeeinafridge wrote:
I absolutely love the song When There's A Fire In Your Heart. It's in Five Easy Pieces, in my favourite scene. So great.
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