Tammy Wynette

Also Known As: Virginia Wynette Pugh, The First Lady of Country Music

Biography: 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 loneliness, divorce, and the difficulties of life and 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.

Department: Acting

Place of Birth: Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA

Birthday: May 05, 1942

Deathday: April 06, 1998

Adult: No

Gender: Female

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Tammy Wynette: Legendary Performances
The Beach Boys: Nashville Sounds
Tammy Wynette: In Concert
George Jones: With a Little Help from His Friends
Time-Life: Country Legends Live, Vol. 7
Country Queens at the BBC
Opry Video Classics: Hall of Fame
Opry Video Classics: Love Songs
Opry Video Classics: Duets
Opry Video Classics : Legends
Opry Video Classics: Queens of Country
20 First Ladies of Country
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: Flashback to 1973
From Nashville With Music
Stand On Your Man