Jean Shepard
Country, Musical Artist
1933 –
Who is Jean Shepard?
Ollie Imogene Shepard, better known as Jean Shepard, is an American honky tonk singer-songwriter who was a pioneer for women in country music. Shepard released a total of 73 singles to the Hot Country Songs chart, one of which reached the No. 1 spot. She recorded a total of 24 studio albums between 1956 and 1981, and has been a member of the Grand Ole Opry since 1955.
After Kitty Wells' 1952 breakthrough, Shepard quickly followed, and a national television gig and the Opry helped make her a star when few female country singers had enduring success. Her first hit, "A Dear John Letter", a 1953 duet with Ferlin Husky, was the first post-World War II record by a woman country artist to sell more than a million copies.
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- Born
- Nov 21, 1933
Pauls Valley - Also known as
- Shepard, Jean
- Spouses
- Hawkshaw Hawkins
(1960/11/26 - )
- Hawkshaw Hawkins
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Oklahoma
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on July 23, 2013
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