Tammy Wynette Biography (1942-1998)

Real name, Virginia Wynette Pugh; born May 5, 1942, in Itawamba County, MS; died of a blood clot, April 6, 1998, in Nashville, TN; father, William HollisPugh (a musician, deceased) and mother, Mildred Faye (a military factory worker); married Euple Byrd, 1959 (divorced, 1965); married Don Chapel, 1966 (divorced, 1967); married George Jones, September, 1968 (divorced, 1975); marriedMichael Tomlin, 1976 (divorced, 1977); married George Richey, 1978 (until her death, April 6, 1998); children: (first marriage) Gwen Ignaczak, Jackie Daly, Tina Jones; (third marriage) Tamala Georgette Smith; (stepchildren, fifthmarriage) Deirdre Richardson, Kelly Richardson; grandchildren: seven. Career: Singer. Former beautician. Awards, Honors: Grammy Award, bestfemale country vocal performance, 1967, for I Don't Wanna Play House;Grammy Award, best country and western duet (shared with David Houston), 1967, for My Elusive Dreams; TNN Music City News Country Awards Star of Tomorrow, 1967; Grammy Award, best female country vocal, 1968, for D-I-V-O-R-C-E; Country Music Association Award, female vocalist of the year, 1968;Grammy Awards, best female country vocal and best country song, both 1969, for Stand by Your Man; Academy of Country Music Award, top female vocalist and Country Music Association Award, female vocalist of the year, both 1969; Grammy Award, best female country vocal, 1970, for Run Woman, Run;Country Music Association Award, female vocalist of the year, 1970; Grammy Award, best female country vocal, 1971, for Good Lovin'; Grammy Award,best female country vocal, 1972, for My Man; Grammy Awards, best female country vocal, 1973, for Kids Say the Darndest Things, and best country vocal duo or group (shared with George Jones), 1973, for We're Gonna Hold On; Grammy Award, best female country vocal, 1974, for Woman to Woman; Grammy Award, best female country vocal, 1976, for 'Til I Can Make It on My Own; Grammy Awards, best country vocal duo or group (shared with George Jones), 1976, for Golden Ring, and best country vocal duo orgroup (shared with George Jones), 1977, for Near You..

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Singer
Birth Details: May 5, 1942; Itawamba County, Mississippi, United States
Death Details: April 6, 1998; Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Song Performances
Run, Angel Run, Fanfare Films,
"Stand by Your Man," "D-I-V-O-R-C-E," "When There's a Fire in Your Heart," and "Don't Touch Me," Five Easy Pieces, Columbia Pictures,
"God's Gonna Get 'Cha (For That)," Drive-In,
"A Player a Pawn a Hero a King," Hooper, Warner Bros.,
"Stand by Your Man," Love and Bullets, Sir Low Grade/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,
"No One Knows Better Than You," and "Kiss Away," When You Comin' Back,Red Ryder?, Columbia Pictures,
"A Little Gettin' Used To," The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia,
"I Don't Wanna Play House," Thelma & Louise, United International Pictures/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,
"Stand by Your Man," Poetic Justice, Columbia/TriStar,
"Stand by Your Man," Sleepless in Seattle, Columbia/TriStar,
"Amazing Grace," Maverick, Warner Bros.,
"Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad," Girls' Night, Granada Films, [UK],
Television Appearances
Specials
Country Music Hit Parade, NBC,
Country Comes Home, CBS,
Country Galaxy of Stars, syndicated,
Music City News Top Country Hits of the Year, syndicated,
The 18th Annual Country Music Association Awards,
Song performer, "Stand by Your Man," "I Fall to Pieces," "Help Me Make ItThrough the Night," "Make It on My Own," "Dixie," and "Battle Hymn of the Republic," A Tribute to Country Greatness, PBS,
Host (Nashville), The 21st Annual Academy of Country Music Awards,
Host, The Academy of Country Music's 20th Anniversary Reunion, NBC,
The Wildest West Show of the Stars, CBS,
Conway Twitty on the Mississippi, TNN,
Dinah Comes Home Again, TNN,
TNN's All-Star Salute to Country Music, TNN,
Song performer, The 24th Annual Country Music Association Awards,
Host, The 25th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards,
Song performer, "Stand by Your Man," Celebration of Country, ABC,
26th Annual Music City News Country Awards,
A Day in the Life of Country Music, CBS,
David Foster's Christmas Album, NBC,
Farm Aid VI, TNN,
Music City News Country Songwriters Awards,
Song performer, "Honky Tonk Angels," The 27th Annual country Music Association Awards,
The 28th Academy of Country Music Awards,
The Academy of Country Music's Greatest Hits, NBC,
Song performer, "Crying in the Rain," The Women of Country, CBS,
Opryland's Country Christmas, CBS,
Ralph Emery: On the Record with Tammy, TNN,
George Jones: The Bradley Barn Sessions, TNN,
Loretta Lynn, Arts and Entertainment,
Performer, The 29th Annual Country Music Association Awards,
Interviewee, Intimate Portrait: Tanya Tucker, Lifetime,
The 23rd Annual American Music Awards,
Song performer, "In My Room," The Beach Boys: Nashville Sounds, The Disney Channel,
Guest, A Conversation with Burt Reynolds, TNN,
Interviewee, Soulmates, TNN,
Series
Jolene, Evening Shade, CBS,
Episodic
Dean Martin Presents Music Country, U.S.A., NBC,
Austin City Limits, PBS,
The Nashville Palace, NBC,
Song performer, "When a Girl Becomes a Wife," "I Thanked the Cowboys forthe Ride," and "We Called It Everything But Quits," On Stage, TNN,
Song performer, "Stand by Your Man" and "D-I-V-O-R-C-E," Country MusicSpotlight, The Family Channel,
Host (1st Series), The Legends of Country Music, TNN,
Herself, Married with Children, Fox,
Voice of Tilly Hill, "The Unbearable Blindness of Laying," King of theHill, Fox,
Voice of Tilly Hill, "Peggy's Turtle Song," King of the Hill, Fox,
Movies
Stand by Your Man, CBS,

RECORDINGS
Albums
Take Me to Your World/I Don't Wanna Play House, Epic,
Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad, Epic,
D-I-V-O-R-C-E, Epic,
Stand by Your Man, Koch International,
Inspiration, Epic,
Run, Angel Run, Epic,
The Ways to Love a Man, Epic,
Tammy's Touch, Epic,
The World of Tammy Wynette, Epic,
The First Lady, Epic,
Tammy Wynette, Harmony,
Christmas with Tammy, Epic,
Five Easy Pieces, Epic,
We Sure Can Love Each Other, Epic,
We Go Together, Epic,
It's Just a Matter of Time, Harmony,
Bedtime Story, Epic,
My Man, Epic,
Kids Say the Darndest Things, Epic,
Tammy, K-Tel,
One of a Kind, Epic,
From the Bottom of My Heart, Pair,
Together Again, Epic,
Encore, Epic,
Sometimes When We Touch, Epic,
In Concert (live recording), Rhino,
Higher Ground, Epic,
Next to You, Epic,
Heart over Mind, Epic,
Without Walls, Sony,
Always Gets It Right, Sony Special Products,
Winners, Sony Special Products,
Christmas with Tammy, Sony Special Products,
Also recorded Matter of Time, Bear Family.
Album Compilations
Tammy's Greatest Hits, Epic,
Greatest Hits, Epic,
Tammy's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2, Epic,
The Very Best of Tammy Wynette, Columbia,
Greatest Hits, Vol. 3, Epic,
Biggest Hits, Epic,
Anniversary: 20 Years of Hits, Epic,
Best Loved Hits, Epic,
Tears of Fire: The 25th Anniversary Collection, Epic,
Super Hits, Epic,
Greatest Hits, Prism,
Also compiled 20 Greatest Hits, TVT.
Album Appearances
Vocal Contributions
My Very Special Guests, George Jones, Epic,
Greatest Children's Christmas Hits, CBS,
Classic Country Music, Vol. 3, Smithsonian,
Cowboy Songs, Michael Martin Murphey, Warner Bros.,
Heroes and Friends, Randy Travis, Warner Bros.,
Classic Country Duets, Curb,
MU, KLF Communications,
Justified & Ancient #3, KLF, KLF Communications,
Justified & Ancient #2, KLF, KLF Communications,
White Room, Arista,
And That's the Gospel, Charlie Louvin, Playback,
Country Music Classics, Vol. 11 (Early 70s), K-Tel,
Justified & Ancient #1, KLF, KLF Communications,
Smithsonian Collection of Country Music, Smithsonian,
Sleepless in Seattle (soundtrack), Sony,
Duets, Elton John, MCA,
Honky Tonk Angels, Dolly Parton, Columbia,
Maverick (soundtrack), Atlantic,
Bradley Barn Sessions, George Jones, MCA,
Spirit of Country: The Essential George Jones, George Jones, Epic/Legacy,
One, George Jones, MCA,
Stand by Your Man (various artists), Columbia,
Dynamic Duets Super Hits, Sony,
Best of Austin City Limits: Country, Columbia/Legacy,
Crossroads: Southern Routes-Music, Smithsonian Folkways,
Also appears on Nashville's Greatest Christmas Hits, CBS; 30 Years of #1 Hits, Vol. 19, CBS; Nashville Christmas Album, Epic; Nashville's Greatest Christmas Hits, CBS; and 30 Years of #1 Hits, Vol. 11, Columbia.
Song Contributions
Country Boots, Randolph Boots, Monument,
Duets, Kenny Rogers, EMI America/Capitol,
For the Record: The First 10 Years, David Allan Coe,
25 Greatest Hits, Kenny Rogers, EMI America/Capitol,
Tracy Nelson Country, Tracy Nelson, Warner Bros.,
Super Hits, Barbara Mandrell, Sony,
Patsy Decline: Horsin' Around, Lannie Garrett, Minerva,
Songs also appear on Biggest Hits, David Allan Coe, Columbia/Legacy; and Mancini Country, Henry Mancini, RCA.
Cassettes
Heart over Mind, International Institute of Economic Research,
Winners (special CD release), Sony Special Products,
WRITINGS
Songs
(With Billy Sherrill) Stand by Your Man, Koch International,
Books
Nonfiction
Stand by Your Man (autobiography), Pocket Books,
Tammy Wynette Southern Cookbook, Pelican Publishing Company,

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Entertainment Weekly, p. 14.
People Weekly, p. 54.*

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