Tammy Wynette

Musician · 1942–1998 · Itawamba County, Mississippi · tammywynette.com

Tammy Wynette, the “First Lady of Country Music,” defined the genre's female voice from the late 1960s onward with emotionally raw recordings about love, heartbreak, and devotion. Her signature “Stand by Your Man” became one of the best-selling country singles ever recorded.

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  • Born Virginia Wynette Pugh on May 5, 1942, in Itawamba County, Mississippi; died April 6, 1998, in Nashville.
  • Recorded for Epic Records with producer Billy Sherrill, who shaped her sound.
  • “D-I-V-O-R-C-E” (1968) was a #1 country hit.
  • “Stand by Your Man” (1968, Epic) topped the country chart and crossed over to the pop Top 20.
  • Scored 20 #1 country singles across her career.
  • Married George Jones in 1969; the two recorded a celebrated series of duet albums.
  • Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1998, the year she died.

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