[209] One night while she was sleeping, Wynette woke to a fire. Wynette later joked with her husband Richey, "Oh God, I've already been to hell and back; I didn't want to go again." He fired at her and she ran away, with Wynette sharing that Jones was put in a straitjacket and hospitalized for 10 days. George Jones & Tammy Wynette. Her signature song "Stand by Your Man" received both acclaim and criticism for its portrayal of women's loyalty towards their husbands. [8] She also learned to play the musical instruments that her father left behind. [214] However, her adhesions continued and Wynette had a series of operations to stop them from forming. I believe you have offended every true country-music fan and every person who has made it on their own with no one to take them to the White House." She was left in the care of her grandparents and picked cotton on their Mississippi farm. [2] Another Lonely Song is the twelfth studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Tammy Wynette. [84], Around 1985, Wynette made changes to her declining career. The first was penned by Jaclyn Daly in 2000, titled Tammy Wynette: A Daughter Recalls Her Mother's Tragic Life and Death. "[247] Miranda Lambert found that Wynette's "Stand by Your Man" had a double meaning that reflected both the loyalty women have towards spouses and the strength they have as women. "[230] "All I wanted to say in the song was, 'Be understanding. However, she had anxiety about doing so. Among the most well-known was an incident in which Wynette claimed to have been kidnapped. [170] Wynette also attempted to stop his drinking herself. [50][9] She followed it with ten more singles that topped the Billboard country chart: "Singing My Song" (1969), "The Ways to Love a Man" (1969), "He Loves Me All the Way" (1970), "Run Woman Run" (1970), "Good Lovin' (Makes It Right)" (1971), "Bedtime Story" (1971), "My Man (Understands)" (1972), "'Til I Get It Right" (1972), "Kids Say the Darndest Things" (1973), and "Another Lonely Song" (1973). [238] Outside of country, Wynette also was influenced by R&B music. [194] Older daughter, Jackie Daly, claimed that Richey had helped to "enable" her mother's drug addiction. "[196] Wynette told the press that she loved Richey, while family and friends claimed that she regretted her decision to marry him. Richey received a one million dollar estate policy, along with an additional 1.4 million dollars on his own insurance policy. [3] With only 800 people, Itawamba County did not have any official towns at the time of her birth. [122] Faith Hill stated, "Especially with the next generation developing and creating their music, I think it's important they hear Tammy Wynette. Following the show, Wynette received a crumpled-up note backstage that said, "I'm still around, I'll get you. [85] Steve Buckingham also started producing Wynette's next album, which was to feature a duet. [154][6] She originally intended to marry his brother, D.C., but the relationship ended when he remarried his first wife. [138] "We once made a record called One of a Kind," commented producer Billy Sherrill. True reconciliation for the pair came later that year when Wynette suffered complications from a bile-duct infection that nearly took her life. [248] Kellie Pickler wanted to bring awareness of her music to a new generation by recording a track titled "Where's Tammy Wynette" for her 2012 album 100 Proof. American actor and writer Pat Healy portrays the role of Tamy's second husband, Don Chapel, in the series. Jones later denied this in his own autobiography. "It was all a facade. [159], Wynette met her second husband, Don Chapel, upon moving to Nashville in 1965. PEOPLE previously reported the moment occurred one evening after Wynette returned home from a road trip to find her three daughters (whom she shared with ex-husband Byrd) sick with food poisoning. She was in critical condition because of the infection's severity. [237] Wynette also cited female country artists Patsy Cline and Skeeter Davis as early influences on her music. [18] During this period, Wynette fell in love with fellow church attendee, Billy Cole. [53][63] Additionally, Epic Records released a series of studio albums by Wynette during this period. She attempted to call the police, but her phone lines were cut. Wynette told PEOPLE the idea for the reunion came from her producer, Billy Sherrill. [37] In the 1982 single "Another Chance", a woman chooses not to take her partner back after reassessing her life as a single woman. [80], As the 1980s progressed, Wynette continued having commercial success but with less frequency. She met her future husband, musician Don Chapel, at the motel. Titled George and Tammy, it features Jessica Chastain in the role of Wynette and Michael Shannon as Jones. In 1996, Byrd was killed in a car crash. In 1981, CBS aired a television film about her life, also called Stand by Your Man. She performed music through her teen years and married Euple Byrd at age 17. [68] By this point, they had moved to a larger home, also located in Nashville. [64] Additional album projects featured her number one and top ten singles of the period. [233], In 2010, the state of Mississippi designated a segment of Mississippi Highway 23 the Tammy Wynette Memorial Highway. Wynette returned as a headlining solo performer following their separation. [239] Along with Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn and Dolly Parton, Wynette elevated the popularity of female country artists. Shortly afterwards, they recorded the autobiographical single, "We're Gonna Hold On". Although they started touring together in 1969, they could not record together until 1971 when Jones was released from his previous contract. When did George Jones and Tammy Wynette break up, and when did he marry his eventual widow? "[226] She also released music in country's sub-genres honky tonk and country pop. [181] It was a brief courtship, as they married only weeks after meeting. Along with Valium, Wynette also was prescribed Demerol to alleviate her stomach cramps and in time began taking the drug when she was not in pain. She has since recorded five albums and toured internationally as a country artist. [41] The latter was her second to make the Billboard Hot 100 and also her first to top Canada's RPM country chart. It was finalized on January 8, 1975. It reached number two on the Billboard country chart and number one on the RPM country chart. [41][43] A duet with Jones recorded the year before, "Near You", also topped the North American country charts in 1976. [78] Yet, her commercial success continued. Chapel then began directing derogatory words and profanity at her. Many of the songs Richey wrote had been recorded by George Jones, Merle Haggard, and Wynette herself. Official YouTube page of The Tammy Wynette Estate During the late '60s and '70s Tammy Wynette dominated the country charts, scoring 17 #1 hits - earning her the title as "The First Lady of Country . [43][102] It was Wynette's first top ten Billboard album in 18 years and her first album in 22 years to certify gold in the United States. (However, his autobiography denies this incident. "D-I-V-O-R-C-E" is a song written by Bobby Braddock and Curly Putman, and recorded by American country music artist Tammy Wynette. Tammy Wynette (born Virginia Wynette Pugh; May 5, 1942 - April 6, 1998) [1] [2] was an American country music artist, as well as an actress and author. However, their relationship was tumultuous and they divorced in 1975. [188] Richey had previously been a songwriter, music publisher, and record producer. Built in 1844, the home had no running water, heat, or electricity. Although she wanted to collaborate with Merle Haggard, she was instead instead paired with Mark Gray. Wynette and Joness relationship was portrayed in the 2022 miniseries George & Tammy, starring Jessica Chastain and Michael Shannon. Emmylou Harris. She then had an eight-hour operation where she said 25 percent of her stomach was removed. [6][31] Meanwhile, Euple Byrd continued returning to Birmingham. Michael Tomlin and Tammy Wynette are divorced after a marriage of 1 month. [88], Wynette's longtime label released her next album titled Higher Ground in 1987. [10] In 1946, Mildred Russell married Wynette's stepfather, Foy Lee. [193][194] According to Wynette's youngest daughter, Georgette Jones, Richey attempted to keep his wife away from her close friends. Allmusic. [9] She soon moved back to her grandparents' farm after her mother found her difficult to control. tammy wynette dated my cousin John Wilson, from tremont mississippi. [67] The pair were considered among country music's most successful and well-known duet partnerships. She was considered to be "popular" by high school friends. 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[41][46], As Wynette's career entered the 1990s, several new team members were hired to manage her business affairs. [9][53][243] David Don Drehle of The Washington Post described the title in 1998: "Wynette's voice raw, broken, sad, knowing prophesied [] The First Lady of Country, she came to be known for her string of hurtin' hits. Oermann. [128], Further works about her were released posthumously. [272] Also in 1998, she was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. [268] In 1993, she was inducted into the Alabama Music Hall of Fame. [153], Wynette married Euple Byrd (who was five years her senior) when she was 17, one month before her high-school graduation. Twenty of her singles topped the Billboard country chart during her career. She later made the all-state basketball team in both 1958 and 1959. Don worked as a front desk attendant at the Red Anchor Motel in Nashville, where Tammy was staying. Their relationship was full of love and heartache, which resulted in beautiful music created together. [23], Upon returning from the hospital, she still insisted on filing for divorce. The 1967 single "Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad" warned a husband that his wife will start behaving like the rowdy women he interacts with at the bar. [43] It was followed by the top ten single "We Loved It Away" in 1974. during most early performances following their split. [48] She toured for the first time internationally in late 1967 to Germany and the United Kingdom. All the while, she continued to abuse drugs and was routinely being injected with pain medication until the end of her life. [175][176] According to Joan Dew, Larry did not approve of the relationship. It became her first top ten recording in four years. "[206] An FBI investigation occurred following these incidents that proved inconclusive and no arrests were ever made. She often sang his songs to pass the time while picking cotton on her family's farm during childhood. [267] In 1996, she received the American Music Awards' "Award of Merit", given to artists "who have made truly exceptional contributions to the music industry". Richey died in 2010 at the age of 74. [79] Meanwhile, critic Eugene Chadbourne (also of AllMusic) found the musical quality of 1978's Womanhood to be mediocre and gave it two-and-a-half stars. [150] Wynette's remains were re-interred in the Woodlawn Cross Mausoleum at Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee. Tammy Wynette and George Jones were country music's first power couple. She is most remembered for Stand By Your Man. [205] Several days later, Wynette's youngest daughter (Georgette) was nearly abducted from school. Wynette's friend Nan Crofton introduced her to real estate developer Michael Tomlin. Tammy Wynette was previously married to George Richey (1978 - 1998), Michael Tomlin (1976), George Jones (1969 - 1975), Don Chapel (1967 - 1968) and Euple Byrd (1959 - 1966). "[95], The song and its concept drew criticism as well, including the women's liberation movement who were gaining political traction when the single was released in 1968. Jones married his fourth wife, Nancy Sepulvado, in 1983. But she eventually. To help sustain themselves financially, Wynette convinced her mother to help pay for her to attend Mrs. McGuire's School of Beauty. Tammy Wynette and Burt Reynolds had a relationship from 1977 to 1977. In March 2014, the name on the tomb was changed back through a court order. Georgette has taken after her parents and is also a singer/songwriter. [97][98] It became a chart success. The two divorced in 1975. [220] Her blood pressure dropped and she was in a coma for several days. [It] sparked the interest to sing again.". This included performing for Ronald Reagan at The White House in 1983. [221] In the final years of her life, Wynette was often given oxygen and IV treatments to alleviate further medical problems she developed. The Essential Jim Reeves. [61] Writer Kurt Wolff found her material "from the mid-60's onward" created "a solid female perspective on country radio that the listening public badly craved. In his 1996 autobiography, I Lived to Tell It All, Jones shared that is when he fell in love with Wynette. photos, [23] After becoming famous, she continued renewing her cosmetology license every year for the rest of her life, in case she ever had to go back to a daily job. [148] Jackie Daly noted that her mother was regularly taking these drugs at the time of her death. "[234], Before marrying George Jones, Wynette idolized him first as a country singer. George Jones commented, "I believe a lot of things went on that shouldn't have went on. 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