Scoop: Ashley Olsen has found a beau her own age Jul 13, 2008
New series for Georgette JonesGeorgette Jones, daughter of George Jones and Tammy Wynette, has been walking in the footsteps of her parents (the only husband-wife couple to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame), but shes taking her career one step further. Georgette, a singer in her own right, is going to take a stab at television. (MSNBC -- News)
WE Fest at Detroit Lakes, Minnesota Jun 29, 2008
Stars of the inaugural year 1983 -- included Merle Haggard, The Sons of the Pioneers and Tammy Wynette. Johnny and June Carter Cash appeared in 1984 and Roy Orbison, three years later. (Suite101.com)
At SUBASE, Sara Evans will play the field Jun 26, 2008
A country singer since the age of four when she fronted a band with her brothers, Evans credits her enduring success to musical influences such as Sheryl Crow, Patty Loveless, Tammy Wynette, Patsy Cline, and Loretta Lynn. Evans has earned numerous hit singles and gold, platinum, and even double-platinum albums. (The Dolphin, CT)
Unreleased George Jones Duets Head To CD Jun 26, 2008
The remaining two songs are "Lovin' You, Lovin' Me," a duet between Jones and ex-wife Tammy Wynette, and "You and Me and Time," featuring Wynette's daughter Georgette Jones. MORE LIKE THIS ARTICLES January 18, 2008. (Billboard.com)
Randall Franks: Leona Williams -- Pen, paper and a guitar Jun 21, 2008
Next in line came a recording by Tammy Wynette of Dallas. I think she did Get What You Got and Go and her and Randy Travis did a duet that I co-wrote, We re Strangers Again. (Catoosa County News, GA)
Conventions big business for entertainers Jun 21, 2008
A few years ago, fiddler Tim Watson worked out a special song while performing with Tammy Wynette for GMC truck dealers. "Instead of her Stand by Your Man,' we did Stand by Your Van,' " Watson recalled of the late singer's classic hit. (AZCentral -- Business)
Fri. nite concerts: Get ready for a summer of fun in downtown Gaylord Jun 11, 2008
June 20: K.T. Entertainment presents Karen and Tommy and the Grand Ole Opry with a tribute to Loretta Lynn, Grandpa Jones, Minnie Pearl, Tammy Wynette, and more. June 27: Freshwater, a young but traditional group of musicians from the mid-Michigan area will showcase dance music, pop-inspired arrangement of folk songs and free-spirited step-dancing. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
‘The Tammy Wynette Story’ hits all the right notes Jun 5, 2008
The Tammy Wynette Story hits all the right notes By BRUCE SIWYDaily American Staff Writer ... JENNERSTOWN The Mountain Playhouse kicked off a new season of performances with a Tuesday debut of the ironically titled Stand By Your Man: The Tammy Wynette Story ... But as a song-inspired, tragi-comic look into the life of a country icon, The Tammy Wynette Story works well. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Jewel, Aimee Mann, Weezer have new CDs May 31, 2008
$7 online stock trades. Also, new releases from Ashanti, Jakob Dylan, Disturbed, Fleet Foxes. (MSNBC -- Music)
ENTERTAINMENT CALENDAR May 29, 2008
The classics of Tammy Wynette, Loretta Lynn, Willie Nelson and the contemporary favorites of Dolly Parton, Mary Chapin Carpenter and Reba McEntire are the tunes behind the story of three country gals who meet on a bus to Nashville in search of fame, fortune and the Music City dream. Alice Yvonne Lyons, Cate Mc Donald and Dana Feigenblatt star as the southern women from diverse backgrounds who dream of becoming country western stars. (The Citizen's Voice, PA)
Texas Music series closer one of the best concerts yet May 15, 2008
They performed acoustically and sang originals as well as old classic duets by legends like Tammy Wynette and George Jones. They left their set to a thunderous standing ovation and then proceeded to hit the merchandise table and sell out of their CDs. (Conroe Courier, TX)
Clintons Endgame Strategy? May 10, 2008
She s not Tammy Wynette you know. She doesn t need some man to waltz in and pay her bills. (New York Times)
Music review: Whole lot of love from Lynne May 4, 2008
Her music is deeply steeped in rock 'n' roll history, pulling equally from Al Green, Hank Williams, Aretha Franklin, Elvis Presley and Tammy Wynette. So it was OK that she kept telling the audience how thrilled she was to be there, even when she got a little carried away and gushed, "I'm a Fillmore virgin!". (San Francisco Chronicle)
'I was born with a happy heart' May 3, 2008
Parton couldn't be more different from that other great female country singer, Tammy Wynette. While Tammy sang about misery and misfortune, Dolly has often sung about her luck and love. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Zooey Deschanel acts out: From screen to indie musician Apr 18, 2008
That their record collections overlapped somewhere between the Carpenters, the Ronettes and Tammy Wynette helped too. When Ward learned that Deschanel had a stack of demos at home, he asked for a sample; she nervously agreed to share. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Duffy and Estelle head UK charts Apr 14, 2008
And Stand by Your Man, the greatest hits of country singer Tammy Wynette, was new at number 23. UK TOP FIVE SINGLES 1. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Life can be so sweet Apr 12, 2008
George Jones and Tammy Wynette. Or Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash. (Courier Mail)
Monday Back in Time 04-07-2008 Apr 8, 2008
Tammy Wynette, 55, died Monday while napping at her Nashville home. A page one picture shows the destruction of an abandoned house at 912 Cedar after its out -of-town owners failed to respond to notices about its substandard condition and back taxes owed on the property. (Plainview Daily Herald, TX)
Click for Full Story Apr 6, 2008
Ten years ago today, Tammy Wynette died in her home in Nashville, Tenn ... Country singer Tammy Wynette died at her Nashville, Tennessee, home at age 55. (KWTX.com, TX)
Letters for April 3, 2008 Apr 4, 2008
"? McCain is currently getting a total free pass by the famous liberal media, the same media that is hacking away at the Democratic candidates. But when one is selected, we'll see if McCain can stand up to any scrutiny. The post today about his refusal to support the troops is the tip of the iceberg. The man is hollow. Talk about a one-issue guy! McCain's one issue: we will not surrender! He's still fighting Ho Chi Minh. If we left Iraq tomorrow (not that I support that idea) there'd be... (North County Times)
She & Him could show Hollywood how to sing Mar 21, 2008
Everything sounds very mature and nostalgic, which is due to the production savvy of Ward, and suited perfectly with Deschanel's seeming reverence for rockers and country artists like Neil Young and Carole King, or Tammy Wynette and George Jones. Nods to elder inspiration come in the choice of two cover songs, Smokey Robinson's "You Really Got a Hold on Me," and the Beatles' "I Should Have Known Better," which are the only two songs to feature Ward on backup vocals. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
DM Playhouse brings play here Mar 15, 2008
The two friends set the laundry as a state and sing the music of The Dixie Chicks, Patsy Cline, Reba McEntire, Dolly Parton, Tammy Wynette, and others. Audience participation is included. (Mt. Pleasant News, IA)
Winds of March leave mark on country music Mar 6, 2008
MARCH 13, 1975: George Jones and Tammy Wynette divorce. MARCH 16, 1991: One of Reba McEntire's private jets crashes after takeoff in San Diego, killing eight members of her band and road show. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Farmers' mascotWinnie joins Downing Street demo over falling pork profits Mar 5, 2008
Renditions of Stand By Your Ham, a re-write of the Tammy Wynette song which has been recorded by the farmers, keep curious onlookers amused. So, was it a success. (BBC News -- UK)
Can candidates craft a winning musical platform? Mar 3, 2008
The song: Back in 1992, Clinton told 60 Minutes she wasn't "some little woman standing by her man, like Tammy Wynette," suggesting she might be more of a Loretta Lynn woman. How better to tout her appeal to female voters than by giving Lynn's 1975 country smash The Pill a makeover. (USA Today -- Life)
Talk of the Town: Hamming it up in Great Britain Feb 27, 2008
According to our friends at Reuters, the song, to the tune of Tammy Wynette s Stand by Your Man with a swine theme, is intended to alert the public to a sector that British farmers say is being pushed to extinction by greedy supermarket chains and rising feed prices. Stand by your ham, runs the chorus. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
English Pig Farmers Want You To 'Stand By Your Ham' Feb 27, 2008
30 Farmers Remake Tammy Wynette Hit ... A group of farmers have adapted the 1968 Tammy Wynette hit, "Stand By Your Man" to "Stand By Your Ham.". (NBC 11, CA)
Song written by Bronson native wins Grammy Feb 20, 2008
Albright has gone on to write over 700 songs with many of his tunes gracing the voices of country music s legendary stars, including Charley Pride, Tammy Wynette, Alabama, Diamond Rio, Faith Hill, Trace Atkins, Alan Jackson and many others. Also sharing the stage as a performer with the likes of Garth Brooks, Billy Dean, Carl Perkins, Brenda Lee, Lee Greenwood, Lynn Anderson, Pam Tillis, Roy Acuff and Minnie Pearl. (Coldwater Daily Reporter, MI)
Happy Burt-days! Feb 18, 2008
" How many stars keep a letter about their spleen? 4. Trigger's bill of sale. Really. Roy Rogers' saddle, too. Reynolds could stock a western-gear store. Boots. Guns. Hats (even his battered Mexican sombrero from 100 Rifles). 5. The last can of Stick 'Em adhesive used by former Oakland Raiders wide receiver Fred Biletnikoff. Really. Burt is a rabid football fan, and the place could double as a sports memorabilia shop. Signed footballs, signed helmets, signed pictures of every pigskin great... (The Palm Beach Post)
Arriving soon: Al Hull and The Jordanaires Feb 14, 2008
The Jordanaires have won a Grammy Award and have done the background vocals for several artists like: Marty Robbins, Patsy Cline, George Jones, Loretta Lynn, Tammy Wynette, Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard. Who: Elvis Impressionist Al Hull and the Jordanaires. (Galesburg The Paper, IL)
Mistress and the margaritas Jan 26, 2008
Billy Sherrill, the producer who crafted Stand By Your Man for Tammy Wynette, came out of semi-retirement the first time he heard Lynne sing ... On the bus bench, the singer is sitting with a couple of hundred dollars' worth of just-purchased music, almost all of it on vinyl - James Brown, Roberta Flack, Tammy Wynette, Muddy Waters, stuff that she could never find in Palm Springs, where she has lived for six years because "it's quiet and I don't like scenes". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Von Bondies don't back down Jan 24, 2008
After the rich blues ballad "No Sugar Mama" - which was backed only by guitar and sung by Stollsteimer and Banks in conversational, George Jones and Tammy Wynette style - came the finale, a ferocious blues-rock jam, "Broken Man.". "Everyone raise your hands and clap," Stollsteimer insisted in a last-ditch attempt to rouse the audience. (Boston Globe)
Hillary to Hispanic farm workers: 'Si se pueda is right! That's right, yes we can!'... Jan 23, 2008
"I'm not some Tammy Wynette standing by my man.". 6. (The Drudge Report)
Who's your Hillary? Jan 20, 2008
As editor Susan Morrison puts it, "The defining events - some might call them bloopers - of Clinton's political progress have become well-worn touchstones. . . . There was her widely misunderstood remark about Tammy Wynette, her mutating hairstyles, the matter of her maiden name, the botched health-care initiative, 'cleavagegate,' and, most famously, the cookies-and-tea brouhaha." As promised, these events "turn up repeatedly in these pages," often with little in the way of new insight. The best... (Boston Globe)
Who Cares: Cash and the presidential campaign Jan 17, 2008
Merle Haggard, whose song "Okie from Muskogee" saluted the traditional values that the counter-culture rejected, was also a guest, as were other straight-arrows such as Tammy Wynette, who sang Stand By Your Man on the show. Cash also continued to book performers from the other side of the stream. (Upper Cape Codder, MA)
Rock n' roll comedian coming to Atlantic Feb. 9 Jan 16, 2008
According to information from Atlantic Elks Club members, "The Human Jukebox' combines a stunning repertoire of old Rock and Roll hits with audience active comedy assuring an evening of incredible entertainment. Gerry, who brings 25 years of touring experience to each show, has shared the bill with The Temptations, Cheap Trick, The Turtles, John Denver, Johnny Rivers, Tammy Wynette, R.E.O. Speed Wagon and many more. (Grossman puts on) a fabulously entertaining one man show, featuring tremendous... (Atlantic News-Telegraph, IO)
NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Could Taylor Swift's Career Plan Repeat? Jan 11, 2008
As her new manager, he got her a Nashville deal, and she got Tammy Wynette's producer, Billy Sherrill, and they got hits ... Tammy Wynette is another example of fierce career drive ... Two weeks later he had changed her name to Tammy Wynette, was writing songs for her and had her signed to Epic Records. (VHI.com -- CMT.com Music News)
HOT DISH: Easing Into Country Music's New Year Jan 8, 2008
Yes, it was Carrie, Kellie and Taylor, but all I could think of was how long ago was it when Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton and Tammy Wynette were in photos together. Nobody associated with Music City show biz is as hot as Miley Cyrus. (VHI.com -- CMT.com Music News)
Hurtin' songs: Country's top 100 Dec 27, 2007
Stand By Your Man, Tammy Wynette -- The country woman's anthem, presented with loyalty and resignation, though somehow we all knew Wynette really wouldn't put up with all that funny business. One bad marriage to George Jones later, she didn't. (Edmonton Journal)
Musician dies of heart attack while on tour Dec 14, 2007
Mr. Ezell also recorded with some of country music's greatest stars, such as George Jones, Tammy Wynette, Marty Stuart, T.G. Sheppard, Ronnie Dunn, Mac Davis, Jerry Reed, David Allen Coe, Dobie Gray, the Osmonds, Marie Osmond, Allison Krauss, Jimmy C. Newman, Gus Hardin, The Shooters, Terry Gibbs, Janie Fricke, Johnny Paycheck, Lacy J. Dalton, and Billy Joe Royal. Mr. Ezell moved to Sallisaw earlier this year to be with his fianc Tammi Edwards and her two children. (Sallisaw Sequoyah County Times, OK)
Jennifer Nettles's big voice proves she's here to stay Dec 5, 2007
With a deep twang, gale-force power, and an acute sense of where soul music and country intersect, Nettles takes her cues equally from Tammy Wynette, Dusty Springfield, and Janis Joplin, while rarely overplaying any of those influences. And in the case of "Stay," which she wrote solo, she has conceived a song that covers classic country music territory - cheatin' hearts - in a way that resonates with contemporary listeners without a lot of melodramatic, or melismatic, fuss. (Boston Globe)
Music book gifts Dec 5, 2007
The subjects of these beautiful black-and-white portraits range from Tammy Wynette to Doc Watson to Jack Ingram. Doo Wop: The Music, the Times, the Era, Cousin Brucie Morrow with Rich Maloof (Sterling, $24. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Student claims CNN forced her to ask frilly question... Nov 17, 2007
Marc Ambinder (November 16, 2007) - "Diamonds v. Pearls" Student Blasts CNN (Updated With CNN Response). "Diamonds v. Pearls" Student Blasts CNN (Updated With CNN Response). (The Drudge Report)
Highlights from entertainment history Nov 5, 2007
1986: Tammy Wynette checks in to the Betty Ford Clinic for addiction to painkillers. 1990: Dances With Wolves, starring Kevin Costner, opens nationwide. (Dallas Morning News)
JOHN DOE IS NOT A NOBODY Nov 4, 2007
Their music, as harrowingly intense as that of their wildest peers, remained rooted in early rock 'n' roll, with Doe and singer Exene Cervenka keening their urban-noir songs of frustration and survival like a feral George Jones and Tammy Wynette. After X and its folk-redux offshoot, the Knitters, Doe's devotion to boilerplate American song continued through a series of solo albums, the first five released on as many different labels. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Porter Wagoner, 80, country singer Oct 31, 2007
The two are seen as the forerunners of other country duets like those of Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty, and Tammy Wynette and George Jones. Wagoner had several long periods when he did not record or tour, sometimes explaining that there was little good material available. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Playing Dolly nine-to-five leaves woman facing eviction Oct 25, 2007
Wednesday's court hearing was told one neighbour had complained that on one day alone the Tammy Wynette track D.I.V.O.R.C.E was played 20 times from Miss Duffin's home. The court heard she had breached a noise abatement order seven times between May and September and that her CD player, TVs, DVD players, CDs and other equipment had been confiscated from her home. (BBC News -- Americas)
Jones, from the heart Oct 20, 2007
Then, there's this tribute from the late Tammy Wynette, who was also Jones' third wife. "... Never have I heard a voice packed with such emotion and feeling and I truly doubt that we'll ever hear an equal.". (Rapid City Journal, SD)
'Honky Tonk Angels' to appear live in Sullivan Oct 11, 2007
SULLIVAN The greatest hits of Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, Tammy Wynette and all of the queens of country music will come together for The Honky Tonk Angels. The show opens Oct. 18 and runs until Oct. 28 at The Little Theatre on the Square. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Ventriloquist to thrill Chamber's audience Oct 5, 2007
"She will keep the audience amazed at the depth of her talent." A self-taught ventriloquist, Davidson has performed all over the world and has opened for some of the biggest names in show business, including Tammy Wynette, Roy Clark, Tanya Tucker, Mel Tillis, Larry Gatlin, Ray Stevens, and Conway Twitty, just to name a few. She's delighted audiences from Canada to Reno and Las Vegas. (Clarksdale Press Register, MS)
'Honky Tonk' a little bit country, clich Sep 12, 2007
They're three down-home gals from far-flung towns but with the same crazy dream the one that has turned country songbirds all starry-eyed since before Tammy Wynette had a man to stand by. And that dream is to chuck the daily grind, strap on a guitar, hightail it to Nashville, and. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
More of this story Sep 11, 2007
Cline is one of several country music artists Sorendo has revered since her childhood, along with Loretta Lynn, Tammy Wynette and others. At that age, Sorendo sang in school choruses and plays as she grew up in Auburn. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
'Merle Hazard' leverages Web fame with hedge-fund lament Sep 10, 2007
The song H-E-D-G-E (based on the tune D-I-V-O-R-C-E by the late, great Tammy Wynette) is spreading like a virus on the social-networking site YouTube ... "Merle Hazard," aka Nashville investment adviser Jon Shayne, sings about hedge funds in the style of Tammy Wynette's hit "D-I-V-O-R-C-E.". (USA Today -- Money)
How violent taboos were blown away Aug 26, 2007
This was widely imitated, with Johnny Cash appearing on the soundtracks of both John Frankenheimer's I Walk the Line and Sidney J Furie's Little Fauss and Big Halsy, and Tammy Wynette becoming world-famous through Bob Rafelson's Five Easy Pieces. Thus country music was brought to the intellectuals. (Guardian Unlimited)
Teen sets the stage for career in music Aug 23, 2007
Like one of her favorite musicians, the late Tammy Wynette, Sands has earned a cosmetology license and now has a gig cutting hair at a salon in Linthicum. "I got that because Tammy Wynette had (a license)," she said. (Arbutus Times, MD)
Music banned for Dolly Parton fan Aug 22, 2007
A neighbour had complained that on one day alone the Tammy Wynette track D.I.V.O.R.C.E was played 20 times. An application for a full Asbo will be made at a two-day hearing to begin on 24 October. (BBC News)
Court orders Dolly partin' for country fan Aug 21, 2007
A court has barred a country music fan from indulging her tastes late at night, after neighbors complained about hearing a little too much Dolly Parton and Tammy Wynette. Diane Duffin, 36, must now refrain from playing country classics such as Parton's 9 to 5 and Wynette's D-I-V-O-R-C-E between the hours of 11 p.m. and 7 a.m.. (Metro)
In Dolly hell Aug 11, 2007
And in February this year, Billy Hillan, a hairdresser from Lanarkshire was given an Asbo for playing Stand By Your Man admittedly, the Tammy Wynette version, but still blonde, slightly camp, country and western. Have your say. (Times Online)
CMA Announces Ralph Emery, Vince Gill and Mel Tillis as Newest Members of Country Music Hall of Fame Aug 8, 2007
After ending "Nashville Now" in 1993, Emery moved on to produce and host a variety of specials for TNN. Among the most popular were his "On the Record" specials that featured in-depth interviews with celebrities such as Vince Gill, Andy Griffith, Reba McEntire, Dolly Parton and Tammy Wynette, and the first, nationally televised in-depth interview with former President George Bush and former First Lady Barbara Bush after leaving the White House. He also hosted TNN's first daytime talk/variety... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
HOT DISH: Faith Hill Causes Stir After Fan Gets a Handful Aug 7, 2007
She Was Just Following Tammy Wynette's Advice at Louisiana Concert ... Faith was doing what Tammy Wynette commanded women to do more than three decades ago -- "Stand by Your Man.". (VHI.com -- CMT.com Music News)
Let the Cleavage Conversation Begin... Jul 28, 2007
" Significantly, she omitted mention of the holiday that Arkansans celebrated during her years in the state house that honored Dr. King while at the same time honoring Robert E. Lee, the Confederate general who fought to allow the South to keep blacks enslaved. Selective Amnesia: In her 2004 book, "Living History," Hillary strangely omitted mention of her own and her husband's key associates, men with whom she took numerous photographs and who donated millions of dollars to her husband's... (The Drudge Report)
New CDs: Korn, Common, Charlie Hunter Jul 28, 2007
The achingly vulnerable quality of her voice is reminiscent of classic Tammy Wynette. Sean Kingston, Sean Kingston (Beluga Heights/Epic Records)On his self-titled debut, 17-year-old Kingston creates a world where hip-hop, reggae and a touch of doo-wop come together for something fresh. (MSNBC -- News)
Showdown will feature local talent Jul 26, 2007
Tate has opened for artists such as Tammy Wynette, George Jones and Loretta Lynn, as well as made several demos. You hope you get somewhere doing it, she said. (Skieston Standard Democrat, MO)
The mourning after Jul 7, 2007
LISA MILLER WAS recently asked to write an appreciation of country music legend Tammy Wynette, a performer the Melbourne singer-songwriter has long admired. And not just for her voice. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Tour is more Vegas than Nashville Jun 27, 2007
Appearing in a ravishing sparkly blue outfit that screamed "Las Vegas," the dazzling Hill worked her way through a dozen or so songs that seemed to have a lot more to do with eighties-styled pop-rock that anything Tammy Wynette might have attempted. For example, she opened with a rocker that seemed right out of the Pat Benetar songbook, before moving into territory already staked out by the likes of Bobbie Gentry (The Lucky One) and even Janis Joplin. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
