[57] The couple then proceeded to move into a 6,000-square-foot (560m2) plantation home in Lakeland, Florida. Their second, Jaclyn Faye, was born on August 21, 1962. She is considered among the genre's most influential and successful artists. George Richey and Tammy Wynette were married for 19 years before Tammy Wynette died aged 55. In 1981, CBS aired a television film about her life, also called Stand by Your Man. Rolling Stone wrote, "Tammy could sustain power and complexity, whether whispering in your ear or shoving you up against a wall of sound. "That's the way people felt about us," she later recalled to PEOPLE. [40] She also cited Hank Williams as an early inspiration. [162][163] The couple had no children and Chapel died in 2015. [41][46] Following Higher Ground, Buckingham told Sony Music executives that it was becoming difficult to think of new album concepts for Wynette. Both "(Let's Get Together) One Last Time" and "One of a Kind" reached number six on the Billboard country chart in 1977. She has received two Grammy Awards, three Country Music Association awards, and two Academy of Country Music Awards. Country stars Wynonna Judd and Lorrie Morgan also performed while Merle Haggard offered his performance through a prerecorded video. For several months the pair performed in several states, including Georgia and Pennsylvania. During one evening, Reynolds was taking a bath at her home when she found him unconscious. [137] "Tammy Wynette was an American original, and we will miss her," said Bill and Hillary Clinton. Life is too short. Number one singles such as "Singing My Song", "I'll See Him Through", "The Ways to Love a Man", and "He Loves Me All the Way" followed similar themes about housewives staying faithful to their husbands. [277][278] Also that year, the Country Music Hall of Fame opened an extended exhibit showcasing Wynette's life and career. "[122] Throughout her life, Wynette enjoyed cooking, and repeatedly cooked pinto beans on a range on her tour bus. Jones later told PEOPLE in 1977, "I drank a little more than I should even though I hated my daddy for drinking." The two divorced in 1975. [77] Her album of the same name reached number three on the Billboard country LPs chart. She will live on forever! Tammy Wynette (born Virginia Wynette Pugh; May 5, 1942 April 6, 1998)[1][2] was an American country music artist, as well as an actress and author. Login [192], Wynette's marriage to Richey caused friction between her loved ones. [39][38] At that point Sherrill changed her stage name from Wynette Byrd to Tammy Wynette. Upon returning to her unlocked car, Wynette claimed a man was in the backseat with a gun. [129] Georgette would also publish a memoir of her childhood with Wynette and her father in 2011, titled The Three of Us: Growing Up with Tammy and George. [80], As the 1980s progressed, Wynette continued having commercial success but with less frequency. He stated in his original report that Wynette died from a blood clot in her lung. [172] However, their problems continued. [194] Older daughter, Jackie Daly, claimed that Richey had helped to "enable" her mother's drug addiction. American country music singer-songwriter Tammy Wynette pictured during an interview in London on 3rd April 1975. The limited series which comprises a total of six episodes premiered on Sunday night on both Showtime as well as Paramount+. When Demerol pills became ineffective in warding off symptoms of withdrawal, she resorted to taking Demerol by injection. [145] In April 1999, Wynette's daughters filed a wrongful death lawsuit against her doctor, Wallis Marsh, Care Solutions, and George Richey. She attempted to call the police, but her phone lines were cut. [37] Wynette wrote to Clinton, saying, "With all that is in me, I resent your caustic remark. She added of the gesture, "That sort of broke the ice. The country duo's relationship is now being immortalized in a six-episode limited series titled George and Tammy, which airs on Paramount+ on Dec. 4. As a result, he took the keys to their riding lawnmower and successfully rode it into town and back to purchase alcohol. [107] The project received mixed reviews. [139], A public memorial service, attended by about 1,500 people, was held at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium on April 9, 1998. [183][184] It has since been claimed by several Wynette's friends that Tomlin was not truthful about his life. [6] Weeks before his death, Wynette's father brought her to the family piano and insisted she learn to play when she became old enough. The marriage was short-lived, however, and ended the same year. [126] She made a cameo on the sitcom Married with Children in 1996. [110] Wynette was visited by George Jones during her recovery, who encouraged her to record another album with him. Richey married Dallas Cowboys cheerleader Sheila Slaughter in 2001. Although she had difficulty singing in-time to the track, the song was pieced together by studio engineers when Drummond returned to England. Several intestinal health problems led to hospitalizations and addictions to prescription pain killers, the latter of which was said to have led to her death in 1998. Cookies collect information about your preferences and your device and are used to make the site work as you expect it to, to understand how you interact with the site, and to show advertisements that are targeted to your interests. Consisting of classic country recordings performed in three-part harmonies, the album reunited Wynette with Steve Buckingham. [179] However, they remained friends until Wynette's death in 1998. "She'll always be dear to me. At the time, Georgette was living with Wynette and her fifth husband, George Richey, in Nashville. She was born on April 14, 1961. [155] Wynette was not yet of legal age so her mother would be required to sign the marriage paperwork, but she refused and instead forced her daughter to leave the family home; her grandfather signed the papers that legalized their marriage. [202][203] She was then released 80 miles away in Giles County, Tennessee and claimed to have been suffering from neck injuries. During this time, the pair created duets together including "We're Gonna Hold On" and "The Ceremony.". She was briefly involved with Rudy Gatlin, a brother of Larry Gatlin and then-member of her touring band. She also hired several women as part of her road crew. [240] In total, Wynette had 39 singles reach the Billboard country chart while 20 topped the same chart. [2] Her original producer was the first to give Wynette the "teardrop" moniker. Most read in Celebrity [45][46] The recordings appeared on Wynette's third studio disc, Take Me to Your World / I Don't Wanna Play House, which reached number three on the Country LPs chart in 1968. Many of the songs Richey wrote had been recorded by George Jones, Merle Haggard, and Wynette herself. In 1969, she joined the cast of the Grand Ole Opry and won her second Grammy award. [2] In 1999, "Stand by Your Man" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. [43] "'Til I Can Make It on My Own" was nominated for Song of the Year by the Country Music Association, while Wynette herself was nominated for Female Vocalist of the Year. "[244] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic stated that Wynette to achieved the honorary title because she "dominated the country charts". When he drank, he became difficult to control. They never returned. Both Wynette and Jones also had three children each from previous marriages. [115] Dew toured with Wynette in the 1970s and wrote down what Wynette told her verbatim. [15] Wynette also listened to early recordings of Billie Jo Spears after discovering her music once moving to Nashville. In one attempt to locate him, Wynette drove her children and two friends down to Florida but were unsuccessful in their search. [12] In upper elementary school, Wynette befriended classmate Linda Cayson. [6][31] Meanwhile, Euple Byrd continued returning to Birmingham. The words have all been said," he added. [43] They were followed by a duet with David Houston called "My Elusive Dreams", which was her first number one country single. However, they reconciled a month later, with Wynette telling PEOPLE it was simply a ploy prescribed by Jones' doctor to try to shock her hard-drinking husband to stop drinking. [43][60] AllMusic's Kelly McCartney called it "a fun listen"[103] while the Songwriters Hall of Fame described it as a "landmark album". 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[6] A local Methodist minister had both Linda and Wynette sing on his early-morning Saturday radio show on WERH. She then had an eight-hour operation where she said 25 percent of her stomach was removed. [2][37] Her music spoke for rural and working class women who previously lacked representation in the genre. Both singles from the LP ("He Was There (When I Needed You)" and "Starting Over") reached number 17 on the Billboard country chart. [269] She also performed for several American presidents during her lifetime. [177], In 1992, 24 years after it topped the country chart, Wynette's signature song ("Stand by Your Man") became the subject of political debate. On her first show, she sang a cover of Patsy Cline's "Sweet Dreams" while the camera pointed above her waist to avoid showing Wynette's pregnant body. [113] During this period, she re-made the Beach Boys's "In My Room" with Brian Wilson. Tammy Wynette boyfriend, husband list. [187], On July 6, 1978, Wynette married her fifth husband, George Richey. During this time, she also acted on several television shows, including Capitol (1986). "It was all a facade. Tammy Wynette (born Virginia Wynette Pugh; May 5, 1942 - April 6, 1998) [1] [2] was an American country music artist, as well as an actress and author. [6] She befriended the show's pianist, David Vest, who helped record demos. [9], Her partnership with George Jones is considered among country music's most iconic collaborations. Because they married only a few weeks after meeting, their relationship was fleeting. [59] Her next release, "You and Me", also topped the Billboard country chart, while a corresponding studio LP reached the country albums top five. [195] Both daughters wrote memoirs about their mother following her death. Her zodiac sign is Taurus. Soon, they became Nashville's answer to Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton (Liz and Dick). She also continued to have singles regularly make the upper reaches of the country charts into the 1980s. The rags-to-riches tale of country western queen, Tammy Wynette, follows her life from her impoverished childhood to country's First Lady and her two rocky marriages to fellow superstar George Jones. [37] Wynette's music also helped eliminate some of the male bias at country radio by expanding women into the record-buying public. Some nights on the road, Wynette scheduled overnight stops of the tour bus at hospitals, where she could acquire yet more pain killers. In 1987, "Your Love" reached the American and Canadian country songs top 20, while "Talkin' to Myself Again" reached number 16 on the former. [41][46] It was her first Billboard chart-topper as a solo artist in almost three years. During the same time, she met and married fellow country artist George Jones. This included the 1969 gospel LP, Inspiration, and the 1970 holiday LP, Christmas with Tammy. Released by Simon & Schuster, it was titled Stand by Your Man: An Autobiography. Hillary then remarked to the press that she had no intention of speaking negatively about Wynette and that she enjoyed Wynette's music. [50], In 1976, she returned to the top of American and Canadian country songs charts with "'Til I Can Make It on My Own". Jones and Wynette married in 1969, and it was the third marriage for every of them. "I loved him from the start," Wynette once said. The singer was also linked to Burt Reynolds around the same time. Richey appeared at the scene to retrieve her. [214] However, her adhesions continued and Wynette had a series of operations to stop them from forming. [142], According to her daughters, a will written by Wynette years prior had provided a trust. [81] In 1980, Wynette told Billy Sherrill that she was ready to work with a new record producer. [237] Wynette also cited female country artists Patsy Cline and Skeeter Davis as early influences on her music. "[236] The New York Times wrote, "When the songs moved toward honky-tonk or old-fashioned weepers, Ms. Wynette did more than navigate the melody dutifully; her voice showed the emotional depth that was smothered elsewhere. [127] Wynette later voiced a role for the animated television show King of the Hill. Wynette and Jones welcomed their only child together, Tamela Georgette Jones, on Oct. 5, 1970. Byrd secured a new job but did not return to their residence, according to Wynette. [175][176] According to Joan Dew, Larry did not approve of the relationship. The sisters claimed they were responsible for the country star's demise. 9". [15], Wynette attended Tremont High School in Tremont, Mississippi. [112] Despite this, she continued to be a popular concert attraction until her death. I've [sung] with a lot of artists, but there's something about George and me that makes our voices blend.". Tammy Wynette and George Jones were country music's first power couple. 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