Tammy Wynette
Born
May 5, 1942
Died
April 6, 1998 (55 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA
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.
Known For
Tammy Wynette: Legendary Performances
artist
2008
The Beach Boys: Nashville Sounds
Self
1996
Tammy Wynette: In Concert
Country Queens at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
2014
Opry Video Classics: Hall of Fame
Self (archive footage)
2007
Opry Video Classics: Duets
Self (archive footage)
2007
Opry Video Classics : Legends
Self (archive footage)
2007
Opry Video Classics: Queens of Country
Self (archive footage)
2007
Opry Video Classics: Love Songs
2007
20 First Ladies of Country
Chanteuse
2006
CMT: Inside Fame
Self · (5 episodes)
2005
Time-Life: Country Legends Live, Vol. 7
herself
2005
King of the Hill
Tilly Hill (voice) · (2 episodes)
1997
Intimate Portrait
Self · (1 episode)
1993
Hot Country Nights
(1 episode)
1991
Stand On Your Man
Self
1991
Michael Barrymore's Saturday Night Out
Self · (1 episode)
1988
Capitol
(260 episodes)
1982
George Jones: With a Little Help from His Friends
Self
1981
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: Flashback to 1973
Self
Wogan
Self · (2 episodes)
1982
The Nashville Palace
(1 episode)
1981
Hee Haw 10th Anniversary Celebration
Herself
1978
Nashville 99
(1 episode)
1977
Numéro un
Self · (1 episode)
1975
Tony Orlando and Dawn
Self · (1 episode)
1974
The Midnight Special
Self · (1 episode)
1972
That Good Old Nashville Music
Self · (1 episode)
1971
From Nashville With Music
1969
The Johnny Cash Show
Self · (2 episodes)
1969
Top of the Pops
Self · (1 episode)
1964
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (2 episodes)
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · (2 episodes)
1961