Jean Shepard
Ollie Imogene "Jean" Shepard (November 21, 1933 – September 25, 2016) was an American honky-tonk singer-songwriter. Shepard released a total of 73 singles to the Hot Country Songs chart. She recorded a total of 24 studio albums between 1956 and 1981, and became a member of the Grand Ole Opry in 1955.[1]
Jean Shepard | |
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| File:Jean Shepard.jpg Jean Shepard in June 2006 (Sister Sisters photography) | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ollie Imogene Shepard |
| Born | November 21, 1933 Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | September 25, 2016 (aged 82) Hendersonville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Genres | Country, honky tonk |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 1952–2015 |
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| Associated acts | Ferlin Husky, Ray Pillow |
Jean Shepard Media
Trade ad for Jean Shepard's single "Safe in These Lovin' Arms of Mine".To better adapt it to his respective Wikipedia article, the ad was cropped and cleaned in a graphics editing program. The original can be viewed at the source below.
References
- ↑ Grand Ole Opry.com. Grand Ole Opry members – Jean Shepard retrieved June 20, 2008.Archived 11 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
