This article is about the American country singer. For the American writer, raconteur, and radio host, see Jean Shepherd.
Jean Shepard
Shepard performing at a benefit event, June 2006.
Born
Ollie Imogene Shepard
(1933-11-21)November 21, 1933
Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died
September 25, 2016(2016-09-25) (aged 82)
Occupation
Singer
Years active
1952–2015
Works
Discography
Spouses
Freddie
(m. 1951; ann. 1952)
[a]
Hawkshaw Hawkins
(m. 1960; died 1963)
Archie Summers
(m. 1966; div. 1968)
Benny Birchfield
(m. 1968)
Children
3
Musical career
Genres
Country
honky tonk
Instrument(s)
Vocals
Labels
Capitol
United Artists
Scorpion
First Generation
Round Robin
Country Harvest
Ernest Tubb
Raney
Musical artist
Jean Shepard (born Ollie Imogene Shepard: November 21, 1933 – September 25, 2016[2]) was an American honky-tonk singer who is often acknowledged as 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 number-one spot. She recorded a total of 24 studio albums between 1956 and 1981, and became a member of the Grand Ole Opry in 1955.
After Kitty Wells's 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.[3]
^Shepard 2014, p. 56-58.
^Grimes, William (September 27, 2016). "Jean Shepard, a Female Country Voice With Muscle and Ambition, Dies at 82". The New York Times. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
^Grand Ole Opry.com. Grand Ole Opry members – Jean Shepard retrieved June 20, 2008.Archived May 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
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