She then drove off with Jones, accompanied by her three daughters from her first marriage.Wynette quickly flew to Mexico and got divorced (though this was apparently unnecessary, as she'd married so soon after the end of her first marriage that the second Marriage was more than personal for Wynette and Jones. “Take Me,” “Golden Ring” and “We’re Gonna Hold On” have all come to define what duet singing is all about — great melodies, great lyrics and lots of edge. I will miss her terribly. She also had to deal with the fact that her new husband, George Jones, was a severe alcoholic. I guess I’ve proven that I don’t believe in staying with a man you no longer love.
Four of his marriages ended in divorce. “Tammy was just as much country with class as Loretta was just country-country,” explained Dolly. In the end, we were very close friends.
Nashville has lost another legend and we don’t have that many left.
The couple divorced in 1962 after 11 years of marriage amid reports of Curtis' affair with co-star Christine Kaufmann, who became his second wife.Actress Joan Collins arrives at Clive Davis and the Recording Academy's 2012 Pre-Grammy Gala and Salute to Industry Icons on Feb. 11, 2012, in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Tammy's releases have made the #1 position in the charts 35 times. The songs she sang weren’t bad, but I was more impressed with her voice. “I am just very glad that we were able to work together and tour together again,” says former husband and long-time singing partner George Jones. His ex-wives include actress Marianne Gordon, whom he wed in 1977 and divorced 1993.
While Wynette, born Virginia Wynette Pugh on May 5, 1942 in Itawamba County, Mississippi, is perhaps best known for her very “big-deal” classic country hit, “Stand By Your Man,” recorded in 1968, her unyielding devotion to family and those closest to her was more important to her than ever during her last days. Second wife Frances Ford Seymour Brokaw was the mother of his two natural children; he also adopted a daughter with third wife Susan Blanchard.
It was like something we hadn’t had since Patsy Cline. “It’s hard to even describe the feelings I’m having because I loved her so much,” says one of those remaining and cherished legends, Loretta Lynn, the one-third sistership of her, Wynette and Dolly Parton’s Honky Tonk Angel reputation in country music. She dreamed the impossible and discovered dreams do come true. In 1977, The pair, who continued to share a label and management team, still sang together. The 73-year-old musician has been married five times with four divorces. Country singer Tammy Wynette is seen on the cover of her 1968 hit "Stand By Your Man." In 1978, she married her long-time friend, songwriter and producer George Richey. "George is one of those people who can’t tolerate happiness," Mother's Day in 1976 saw Jones present Wynette with a new Thunderbird. They met at a Nashville recording studio, then improved their acquaintance on the road. In 1971, they started recording duets for Epic Records. That autumn she picked up her first of three consecutive CMA Female Vocalist of the Year awards, in addition to her second Grammy trophy. And now, I have lost that friend. Born Virginia Wynette Pugh, May 5, 1942, in Itawamba County, Mississippi, she was the daughter of a local musician William Hollice Pugh, who recorded briefly in 1939 and 1940. After her marriage to Jones, Wynette’s career continued to gather steam. I’ll always be thinking of you.” “I feel I have lost a sister, a friend and a wonderful singing partner,” adds Parton. Wrote Wynette in her 1979 autobiography, “I hated every minute I spent picking cotton.