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Jean Shepard

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American singer (1933–2016)

Person · Open Library

Works
2

Top works

  • Worthy to Be Loved
  • The very best of Jean Shepard

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1933-11-21
Active to
2016-09-25

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
31,118
Total plays
210,458

Tags

female vocalistscountryrockabilly50sHonky Tonk

Ollie Imogene Shepard (November 21, 1933 - September 25, 2016), better known as Jean Shepard, was an American honky tonk singer-songwriter who pioneered for women in country music. Shepard released a total of 73 singles to the Hot Country Songs chart, one of which reached the No. 1 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' 1952 breakthrough, Shepard quickly followed <a href="https://www.last.fm/mus

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Official website

JeanShepardCountry.com -

jeanshepardcountry.com

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Pauls Valley
Place of death
Hendersonville
Field of work
music composing
Instrument
voice
Record label
Capitol Records
Image
Jean Shepard (1971).png
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Commons category
Jean Shepard
date of birth
1933-11-21
date of death
2016-09-25
birth name
Ollie Imogene Shepard
cause of death
Parkinson's disease
start of work period
1952-00-00
manner of death
natural causes
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