Tammy Wynette
Virginia Wynette Pugh (usually known as Tammy Wynette, May 5, 1942 – April 6, 1998), was an American country music singer. She was born in Mississippi.
Tammy Wynette | |
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 Tammy Wynette in 1975 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Virginia Wynette Pugh |
| Born | May 5, 1942 |
| Origin | Itawamba County, Mississippi, United States |
| Died | April 6, 1998 (aged 55) Nashville, Tennessee, United States |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, actress |
| Instruments | Vocals, Guitar |
| Years active | 1966 – 1998 |
| Labels | Epic (1966 – 1998) MCA (1995) |
| Website | Tammy Wynette Official Site |
The best-known of her songs is "Stand by Your Man". She had 17 number-one hits during her career.
She died of pulmonary thrombosis.
Personal life
Wynette was married 5 times. Her third husband was George Jones, also a singer of country music.
Discography
- Singles
- "Stand by Your Man" (1968)
- Studio albums
- Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad (1967)
- My Elusive Dreams (with David Houston) (1967)
- Take Me to Your World / I Don't Wanna Play House (1968)
- D-I-V-O-R-C-E (1968)
- Stand by Your Man (1969)
- Inspiration (1969)
- The Ways to Love a Man (1970)
- Tammy's Touch (1970)
- The First Lady (1970)
- Christmas with Tammy (1970)
- We Sure Can Love Each Other (1971)
- We Go Together (with George Jones) (1971)
- Bedtime Story (1972)
- Me and the First Lady (with George Jones) (1972)
- My Man (1972)
- We Love to Sing About Jesus (with George Jones) (1972)
- Let's Build a World Together (with George Jones) (1973)
- We're Gonna Hold On (with George Jones) (1973)
- Another Lonely Song (1974)
- Woman to Woman (1974)
- George & Tammy & Tina (with George Jones and Tina Byrd) (1975)
- I Still Believe in Fairy Tales (1975)
- 'Til I Can Make It on My Own (1976)
- Golden Ring (with George Jones) (1976)
- You and Me (1976)
- Let's Get Together (1977)
- One of a Kind (1977)
- Womanhood (1978)
- Just Tammy (1979)
- Only Lonely Sometimes (1980)
- Together Again (with George Jones) (1980)
- You Brought Me Back (1981)
- Soft Touch (1982)
- Good Love & Heartbreak (1982)
- Even the Strong Get Lonely (1983)
- Sometimes When We Touch (1985)
- Higher Ground (1987)
- Next to You (1989)
- Heart Over Mind (1990)
- Honky Tonk Angels (with Dolly Parton and Loretta Lynn) (1993)
- Without Walls (1994)
- One (with George Jones) (1995)
Related pages
- List of country musicians from Mississippi
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