Crystal Gayle
Classic Country
Crystal Gayle is a country-pop crossover singer who became one of the genre's biggest stars of the late 1970s and 1980s, best known for her 1977 signature hit “Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue” and for her trademark floor-length hair. The youngest of eight children, she is the younger sister of country legend Loretta Lynn.
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- Born Brenda Gail Webb on January 9, 1951, in Paintsville, Kentucky.
- “Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue” (1977) hit #1 country and #2 on the Billboard Hot 100.
- Won the Grammy for Best Female Country Vocal Performance for that song in 1978.
- Won CMA Female Vocalist of the Year in 1977 and 1978.
- We Must Believe in Magic (1977, United Artists), her signature album, was a million-seller.
- Joined the Grand Ole Opry in 2017 and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
