Billie Jo Spears
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- 1
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- Billy Jo Spears sings the country greats
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1937-01-14
- Active to
- 2011-12-14
country
Discography
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Billie Jo Spears (born January 14, 1937 in Beaumont, Texas as Billie Jean Spears, died December 14, 2011 in VIdor, Texas) was a country music singer who was particularly popular in the 1970s. Spears moved from Texas to Nashville in 1964. She earned a Capitol Records contract in 1968. Her first hit was 1969's "Mr. Walker, It's All Over." Spears won country fans over with her tough, bluesy style; however, it was not until 1975's "Blanket on the Ground" that she broke through to major stardom. <a
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Beaumont
- Place of death
- Vidor
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Genre
- country music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Capitol Records
- Image
- Billie Jo Spears--1976.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1938-01-14
- date of death
- 2011-12-14
- cause of death
- cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1950-00-00
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