You Voted: Greatest Country Song Reveled Nov 12, 2009
Stand By Your Man, by Tammy Wynette. Coal Miner's Daughter, by Loretta Lynn. (ABC News)
George Jones: Still Doin' Time Oct 12, 2009
" The one place he still wishes he'd never shown up was the altar, when he married singing partner Tammy Wynette in 1969. "We loved to hear each other sing, and we liked to sing together," he said. "I think we loved that part of the love more than we did, what you call real love, you know. We should have never gotten married. (CBS News)
Hints of better days to come in the economy? Oct 9, 2009
Oh, you ve got to tune in Baby Brother in the episode The Day Tammy Wynette Died. Her daughter did a cameo appearance in one of the epidsodes. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Wynette to receive country honour Sep 3, 2009
Late country star Tammy Wynette is to be inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, organisers have said. The singer, who died in 1998 aged 55, was best remembered for her hit song Stand By Your Man. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
The annual Equal Rites Awards Aug 21, 2009
Many political wives vied for the Tammy Wynette Prize for standing by their wandering man. But the hands-down winner is the common-law wife of convicted child sex abuser and evangelist Tony Alamo. (Boston Globe)
Become a star Aug 10, 2009
All the Garth Brooks or Tammy Wynette wannabees need to read Gabriel Farago's book before thinking of heading to Nashville, Tenn ... He had five records on the "Country Top 100" and has worked with the likes of Tammy Wynette and Willie Nelson. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Relationship is abusive Aug 5, 2009
Dear Sad: "Heartache" is a state not usually associated with a "close sexual and emotional relationship," unless you're talking about a Tammy Wynette song. Your rookie relationship status means that you need some firm direction regarding what is normal. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Timeless Tunes - the stories and songs Aug 5, 2009
During a typical set, audiences will delight to a litany of familiar favorites made famous by the likes of Hank Williams, Willie Nelson, Ray Price, George Jones, Tammy Wynette, Patsy Cline (duh. and other superstars from the Opry and beyond. (Bandera Bulletin, TX)
Gov. Sanford's wife not standing by her man Jun 26, 2009
Jenny Sanford doesn't have it in her to play the "namby-pamby Tammy Wynette," said Donald Aiesi, a political scientist at Furman University in Greenville, the governor's alma mater ... Jenny Sanford doesn't have it in her to play the "namby-pamby Tammy Wynette," said Donald Aiesi, a political scientist at Furman University in Greenville, the governor's alma mater. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
About the bands Jun 25, 2009
" The pride of the small Georgia town of Oakman continues to regale audiences with its eclectic blend of folk, bluegrass and country. Bob Livingston (3 p.m. Sunday, Hull Street Stage) - The co-founder of the Lost Gonzo Band and a compatriot of the likes of Jerry Jeff Walker and Michael Martin Murphey, Livingston, his guitar and his compelling songs have represented Texas (and the State Department) in such far-flung locales as India, Pakistan and Africa. Now 60 years old, Livingston is no... (Athens Banner-Herald)
REVIEW: Globe's 'Cornelia' an '80s-style soap opera May 29, 2009
One high point for actor Hamilton comes with her warm and intimate rendition of the Tammy Wynette classic, "Stand By Your Man." George sits helplessly in the wings while his aspiring, mad-with-envy wife carries on, taking up his precious airtime. It's the beginning of the violent end of their relationship and apparently, too, the start of Cornelia's decline into a kind of madness. (North County Times)
Have a Long Leaf award? May 26, 2009
Country singers Charlie Daniels, Randy Travis, George Jones, Tammy Wynette, Kenny Rogers and Ronnie Milsap; bluegrass players Earl Scruggs and Doc Watson; gospel singer and preacher Shirley Caesar-Williams (three times); songwriter Arthur Smith, calypso singer Harry Belafonte, pop music singer Engelbert Humperdinck, and classical violinist Itzhak Perlman. ACTORS AND ACTRESSES. (News & Observer)
Anita Carter, 'Songbird' May 18, 2009
She wasn't sassy like Loretta Lynn or melodramatic like Tammy Wynette. Carter's sumptuous soprano was ornate and pristine, sometimes to the point of sounding achingly ethereal. (Boston Globe)
Blues festival entertainer is Jim-of-all-trades May 7, 2009
In 2001, Mr. Lauderdale portrayed one of his heroes, country superstar George Jones, in the original production of Stand By Your Man: The Tammy Wynette Story. "When we took the play to Nashville to officially open in the Ryman Auditorium, George and Nancy Jones took me out to dinner the night before the opening," he said. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Country singer Vern Gosdin dies at age 74 Apr 30, 2009
He had a rich baritone, and was once described by Tammy Wynette as the only other singer who can hold a candle to George Jones. . (MSNBC -- News)
Should Woman Leave Man For Man Who Left Her? Apr 28, 2009
I don't mean to get all Tammy Wynette on you, but stand by your man -- your current honey, that is -- not that jerk who took off with the beach bunny. Your friends are right. (Click2Houston, TX)
Discovered country music recordings prove to be a reel find Mar 22, 2009
Tapes of George Jones, Dolly Parton, Hank Williams Jr., Loretta Lynn, Johnny Cash, Roy Acuff, Tammy Wynette, Buck Owens, Charley Pride, and other icons - a veritable all-star spectacular - were among those rumored to be languishing in obscurity. "Everybody had heard about these tapes," says J Franze, a North Shore audio engineer who has worked extensively in Nashville. (Boston Globe)
alli Offers New Wynonna Judd Album in Product Packs Mar 17, 2009
The album features an eclectic assortment of standards paying homage to all the different genres and songs that have formed a soundtrack to her own life, including "Till I Get It Right," by Tammy Wynette, Nat King Coles "When I Fall In Love" and "Ain't No Sunshine" by Bill Withers. About alli. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Bradford County Fair begins 59th year Friday Mar 13, 2009
On Wednesday, March 18, you won't want to miss Penny Hannah and The Legends at 7 p.m. The Legends is a group of musical impersonators who walk, talk, dress and sing like legends Conway Twitty, George Jones, Tammy Wynette, Loretta Young, Elvis Presley, Dolly Parton and Wynonna Judd. The swine judging begins on Tuesday, March 17, at 6:30 p.m. The steer show will be on Wednesday, March 18, at 6:30 p.m.. (Bradford County Telegraph, FL)
The honesty's just right Feb 15, 2009
Jose Feliciano and Tammy Wynette also showed interest. While Hill's father dismissed his encounters with such musical giants as lies, he encouraged his son's liaisons with young groupies. (Globe and Mail)
Profile: Hillary Rodham Clinton Feb 14, 2009
"I'm not sitting here as some little woman standing by my man like Tammy Wynette. I'm sitting here because I love him.". She had to apologise, of course, to Tammy Wynette who wrote and sang the song but was not the character in it, but Hillary had made her point. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Michael Burke: What would recession sound like, musically? Feb 8, 2009
But first, today s column begins with a musical introduction: my update of an old country song that Tammy Wynette recorded. D-I-V-O-R-C-E was a tear-jerker about a couple who was splitting up. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
