Barbara Mandrell | 12/25/1948 | 72

Born on December 25, 1948, she is a fantastic country music singer, actress, and musician, Barbara Mandrell. At the height of her glorious career in the 1970s and 1980s, hits came out one after the other, including the fan-favorite Sleeping Single in a Double Bed (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don’t Want to Be Right. Moreover, while many considered her signature song to be, I Was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool. No wonder she has also accumulated a table full of awards such as two Grammy Awards, four Country Music Association Awards, and seven American Music Awards.

In 1997, at the famous Grand Ole Opry House, Barbara had her last bow and later announced her retirement. In 2009, the induction happened as she officially became a part of the Country Music Hall of Fame. Meanwhile, she never worked for a divorce attorney as she was happily married to Ken Dudney since 1967, and they had three children from their union.

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