Tammy Wynette

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Tammy Wynette (born May 5, 1942 – April 6, 1998) was an American country music singer-songwriter and one of country music's most well-known female singers and top-selling female singers. Wynette was dubbed the "First Lady of Country Music" by her name, and her latest hit single, "Stand by Your Man," is one of the top-selling hit singles by a woman in the history of country music.

Many of her hits dealt with classic themes of loneliness, divorce, and marriages.

Wynette charted 20 top-one songs on the Billboard Country Chart in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

She is credited with pioneering the role of women in country music in the 1970s, as well as Loretta Lynn and Dolly Parton. Following Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash's popularity, Wynette's marriage to country music singer George Jones in 1969 produced a country music "couple."

Despite divorced in 1975, the pair produced a series of albums and singles together that reached the top of the charts in the 1970s and early 1980s.

Early years

In 1942, Virginia Wynette Pugh was born in Itawamba County, Mississippi. Itawamba County had only 800 residents at the time of her inception, but there were no official towns in the area at the time. The farm where she was born on the Alabama state line crossed the Alabama state line. Wynette later credited Alabama and Mississippi as her home states. Mildred Faye Russell and William Hollis Pugh were the only children born to parents Mildred Faye Russell and William Hollis Pugh. Russell was a school teacher, while her father, who was an adolescent musician who performed guitar and sang in a band, was a youth performer. Wynette's father was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor and died before she was nine months old. Wynette's father took her to the family piano and insisted she learnt to play when she was old enough weeks before his death. Following his son's death, Wynette's mother moved to Memphis, Tennessee, where she served in a defense company during World War II. On their Mississippi farm, she was left in the care of her grandparents and picked cotton. "I hated every minute I spent picking cotton," she recalled. Carolyn, her mother's niece, was raised alongside Wynette, and the two families formed a sister-like relationship. She also learned how to play the musical instruments that her father left behind.

Wynette referred to her grandparents as "Mama" and "Daddy" while Mildred Russell simply referred to as "Mother." However, most people knew her by her middle name, "Wynette." Mildred Russell married Foy Lee, Wynette's stepfather, in 1946. Wynette played basketball as an infant, but she was not allowed to wear the shorts provided to the girl's team. Rather, Wynette's grandfather wore blue jeans. In 1958 and 1959, she was a member of the all-state basketball team. She took piano lessons and learned to play by ear as well. The instructor told her mother she was "wasting her money" because of her natural ability on the instrument after several lessons. Wynette befriended classmate Linda Cayson in upper elementary school. The two became close friends and later discovered they could harmonize with one another. Wynette, Linda & Imogene is a female form of the Wynette, Linda & Imogene trio formed with another friend. The trio performed at gospel functions together a lot. On his early-morning Saturday radio show on WERH, a local Methodist minister had Linda and Wynette perform. They listened to music together, including country singer Ernest Tubb and Hank Williams.

Wynette attended Tremont High School in Tremont, Mississippi. High school classmates considered her to be "popular." Her classmates named her "Miss Tremont High School" in 1960. Wynette also smoked cigarettes. She also became fascinated with the opposite sex of the other gender. "She was into datin's and boys long before we were," recalled friend Holly Ford. However, mother Mildred opposed her daughter's dating, and the pair had often debated it in adolescence. Wynette fell in love with Billy Cole, a fellow church attendee. Wynette stayed on marrying Cole and attempted to keep it from her mother by mail-ordering eight dollar rings to her high school. However, Wynette's mother discovered her daughter's pregnancy and ended the courtship. When Wynette was 17, she and Foy Lee were living in Birmingham, Alabama, where they were living at the time. Since her mother found her daughter difficult to handle, she returned to her grandparents' farm quickly.

Euple Byrd, age 17, caused friction with Wynette's mother. The couple lived briefly at Euple's family's house before settling in a tiny apartment in Tupelo, Mississippi. Wynette had become pregnant with her first child by this time and was offered the opportunity to live rent-free at a home owned by her grandfather. The home, which was built in 1844, had no running water, heat, or electricity. Linda Cayson assisted Wynette in nailing cardboard boxes to the walls to prevent the wind from blowing during the winter months.

Euple began working in Red Bay, Alabama, in 1963, which enabled the family to relocate to a house with greater amenities. Wynette begged her mother to help her daughter attend Mrs. McGuire's School of Beauty to help them maintain their finances. Euple began working in Memphis, Tennessee, and the young family followed her there. She began working as a barmaid and sang for customers in Memphis. Wynette's talent and the building's in-house pianist were enthused by the bar owner's enthusiasm and encouraged a move to Nashville, Tennessee. The family then returned to Tupelo, where she attended cosmetology school. She began renewing her cosmetology license for the remainder of her life every year, in case she were ever required to return to a regular job. Wynette died during her first marriage and moved to Birmingham, Alabama.

Personal life

Euple Byrd, a five-year-old girl, married her when she was 17 years old. A month before Wynette's high school graduation, the pair wed. She had intended to marry his brother, D.C., but the relationship came to a halt when he remarried his first wife. Wynette, who was not yet of legal age, had to have her mother sign the marriage paperwork. However, her mother retaliated, demanding Wynette to leave the family's house instead. Rather, her grandfather signed the papers that legalized their union, rather than her grandfather. Both Byrd and Wynette fought throughout their friendship. Many of the women's martial disputes resulted from Byrd's inability to hold down a steady career. Wynette begged Euple to leave after becoming pregnant again, but he kept returning. Wynette had a "nervous breakdown" after one argument, according to biographer Jimmy McDonough. By her family, she was then admitted to a psychiatric hospital. Doctors diagnosed her depressed and gave her 12 rounds of electric shock therapy.

She continued to insist on divorce after returning from the hospital. However, her mother disapproved and Wynette and her children secretly moved to Birmingham, Alabama. Although In Birmingham, Byrd and Wynette decided to give their marriage a second shot. However, their problems remained, and they finally divorced in 1965. Wynette told Byrd that she aspired to be a country performer in one of their last encounters. "Dream on baby, dream on." He continued, "Dream on baby, dream on." Byrd appeared at one of her concerts a decade ago. "Dream on baby," she said as he asked for her autograph. Tammy is my love. As he began to re-establish his family's three children, Wynette and Byrd would later see each other at family functions. Byrd was killed in a car crash in 1996.

On his way to Nashville in 1965, Wynette met her second husband, Don Chapel. Chapel was a front desk attendant at the Red Anchor Motel in Nashville, where Wynette was staying. Through their day-to-day interactions at the motel, the pair developed a romantic relationship. Chapel was also a young songwriter and singer. He would later write many well-known country songs, including one named "When the Grass Grows Over Me" by George Jones. The couple did not marry until 1967, and their courtship was brief. George Jones' growing love for him would result in their divorce in 1968. Wynette later admitted in her autobiography that Chapel had taken and sold nude photographs of her to other male colleagues. Chapel denied the charges and subsequently filed a lawsuit against her for 37 million dollars. In 2015, the couple had no children and the chapel had died.

When on tour with George Jones in the late sixties, Wynette was the first to meet him. Jones was also a good friend of Don Chapel, and the two of them spent time together. Jones helped her one evening when one of her children was hospitalized with food poisoning, according to Wynette. Jones was arrested at Chapel and Wynette's house the next day. Because Wynette would not stop playing Jones' songs on their record player, the Chapel was irritated. She then began teaching derogatory words and profanity. Jones overturned the couple's dining room table after being angered by Chapel's conduct. Jones and Wynette went on to announce their amour for one another in Chapel. Jones led Wynette and her three children out of the Chapel house immediately after the incident. They never recovered.

They travelled to Mexico to get a quick divorce after leaving Chapel. Nonetheless, her marriage to Chapel was later cancelled because she remarried quickly after her first marriage to Euple Byrd. Jones and Wynette were officially married in Ringgold, Georgia, on February 16, 1969. The couple then proceeded to transform their 6,000-square-foot (560 m2) plantation house in Lakeland, Florida. On the property, they dubbed "Old Plantation Music Park."

The union between Jones and Wynette was tumultuous. Jones' alcoholism was a significant factor in their relationship. When he drank, it became difficult to control. Wynette became furious with Jones' behavior as a result. Jones stopped drinking for a short period of time, but then relapsed. Jones and his family went from Lakeland to Nashville in 1972 in an attempt to maintain sobriety. However, Jones relapsed again, triggering more tension in their marriage. Wynette also tried to avoid herself from alcohol use. Wynette started hiding his vehicle keys to discourage Jones from driving under the influence. Jones couldn't find where Wynette had hid his keys on a single day. As a result, he took the keys to their riding lawnmower and rode it into town and back to purchase alcohol.

Wynette said in her autobiography that Jones had pursued her through their house with a loaded rifle. In his own autobiography, Jones denied this. In 1973, Wynette filed for divorce, but the couple eventually reconciled. By this time, they had moved to a larger home, which was also located in Nashville. However, their problems remained. Jones would often disappear for days at a time. Wynette led her children and two others down to Florida in an effort to locate him, but they were unsuccessful in their hunt. Jones vanished after a recording session with the couple in late 1974. Wynette filed for divorce for the second time, dissatisfied and dissatisfied. However, the couple persevered with it and was declared on January 8, 1975. "George is one of those people that can't tolerate happiness" after the divorce became public, Wynette told the news. If all is correct, there's something in him that makes him destroy it."

Wynette was romantically linked to several people after her separation from George Jones. Rudy Gatlin, Larry Gatlin's brother, and then-member of her touring band, was briefly involved. Larry did not approve of the marriage, according to Joan Dew. In addition, the couple was also criticized after a fire at Wynette's house mysteriously started. Rudy had started the fire, according to rumors. Their relationship came to an end despite the publicity. During this time, Wynette dated actor Burt Reynolds. On a television show hosted by country artist Jerry Reed, the two met while performing on a television show hosted by him. They were briefly kept private, but they were eventually revealed by the press in 1977. The couple spent time in Florida, where Wynette owned a home. Reynolds was unconscious in a bath at her house one evening when she discovered him unconscious. She was able to drag Reynolds out before he drowned. He was later diagnosed with low blood sugar levels. Wynette decided to call off their dating because Reynolds was unable to commit to a relationship. However, they remained close until Wynette's death in 1998.

Wynette then met real estate developer Michael Tomlin through her friend Nan Crofton. It was a brief courtship since they married just weeks after meeting. At her Nashville home on July 18, 1976, the couple married. Tomlin was known for hiring private jets, drinking Dom Pérignon, and driving a Mercedes Benz. Since several Wynette's associates' allegations that Tomlin was not truthful about his life, it has been reiterated again. "It was all a facade." Joan Dew recalled that the furniture in his office was rented. Wynette said Tomlin spent a lot of money and tried to fire a pistol on the beach, which terrified her children. The wedding was annulled six weeks after it had been confirmed.

Wynette married George Richey, her fifth husband, on July 6, 1978. Richey was a writer, music publisher, and record producer. Richey's book included many of the songs by George Jones, Merle Haggard, and Wynette herself. Although the two people had already had a professional relationship, a series of events in Wynette's personal life changed their marriage. Richey returned to Wynette several times while recovering from illnesses at the hospital. Richey confessed his adoration for Wynette after a recording session one evening. The two were then married. Richey became his wife's full-time boss after she became pregnant. Among his first moves as boss was to dismiss several of Wynette's female road crew members. "I can't start a life and have a daughter when I'm residing in a female dormitory," he told a female coworker. He also took charge of her finances.

Wynette's marriage to Richey caused a lot of friction between her families. Georgette Jones, Georgette Jones, Wynette's younger sister, Richey, attempted to keep his wife away from her close friends. Georgette was also estranged from her biological father (George Jones), because Richey did not want her to see him. Richey's older daughter, Jackie Daly, said it helped to "enable" her mother's heroin use. Richey, according to singer Lorrie Morgan, was only concerned about his new wife's money and success. "I think a lot of things went wrong," George Jones said. "Let's make it so way." Wynette told the paper that she loved Richey, but that family and friends expressed regret for her decision to marry him. Georgette Jones wrote, "It was an emotionally traumatic relationship." Nevertheless, the two families remained together until her death in 1998. Sheila Slaughter, a former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader, was fired in 2001. Richey died in 2010 at the age of 74.

Wynette gave birth to four children. Three of her children were born in her first marriage to Euple Byrd. They were born on April 14, 1961, their first child, Gwendolyn Lee, was born. Jaclyn Faye, the couple's second daughter, was born on August 21, 1962. Tina Denise Byrd, her third daughter, was born on March 27, 1965. Tina was born three months premature and weighed only two pounds and three ounces at the time of Wynette's delivery. Tina was diagnosed with spinal meningitis four months earlier and was kept in isolation at a hospital for 17 days. Wynette used several thousand dollars from her uncle to pay the hospital bills. Tina made a complete recovery. Tina will record George & Tammy & Tina as a child and stepfather in 1975.

Tamala Georgette Jones, Wynette's fourth child, was born in October 1970. This was her only child in her friendship with George Jones. Georgette will eventually pursue her own music career as an adult. She has since released five albums and toured around the world as a country artist. Jaclyn and Georgette have worked to preserve their mother's legacy after their mother's death. Following her death, both daughters wrote memoirs about their mother. The first book, written by Jaclyn Daly in 2000, Tammy Wynette: A Daughter Recalls Her Mother's Tragic Life and Death. In 2011, Georgette and her father would also publish a memoir about her childhood in 2011.

A string of events in Wynette's personal life that were considered controversial unfolded. Among the most well-known was an incident in which Wynette appeared to have been kidnapped. Wynette began shopping at Green Hills Shopping Center (now The Mall at Green Hills) in Nashville on October 4, 1978. Wynette noticed a man with a pistol in the backseat when she returned to her unlocked vehicle. She was then released 80 miles away in Giles County, Tennessee, and said she was suffering from neck pains. Wynette's family was rescued by a local woman who gave her a cold wet rag and called her. Richey appeared on the scene to rescue her.

Following the alleged kidnapping, more incidents were reported that were unrelated to the same event. Several days later, Wynette's youngest daughter (Georgette) was almost banned from school. Wynette appeared in Columbia, South Carolina, to give a performance. Wynette's crumpled-up note backstage read, "I'm still around, I'll get you." Following these events that were inconclusive and no arrests were made, an FBI probe was launched. Many rumors of the suspected kidnapping have since circulated. Ex-husband George Jones was accused of plotting revenge against his ex-wife, according to one rumor. Another rumors swirled around Wynette's use of the kidnapping to mask her infidelity to Richey. Both Jackie Daly and Georgette Jones said the kidnapping was staged in an attempt to hide from Richey's defeat.

A string of robbery and break-ins took place at Wynette's Nashville home during the late seventies. Wynette was awakened to a fire one night as she was asleep. She tried to contact the police but her phone lines were cut off. As a result of the fire, a total of three rooms were destroyed. Despite giving several people lie detector tests, police never knew who started the fire. No arrests were ever made, so there's another reminder.

Wynette's signature song ("Stand by Your Man") became the subject of political controversy in 1992, 24 years after it topped the country chart. "I'm not sitting here as some little woman standing by my man like Tammy Wynette" when she was asked during a 60 Minutes interview about her marriage to former President Bill Clinton (who had been accused of infidelity). "Some little woman, standing by my man, and baking cookies, like Tammy Wynette," at the end of this story. The reference to cookie baking appears to have come from an unrelated remark by Hillary Clinton: "I suppose I could have stayed home and baked cookies and teas, but what I did was to do was to fulfill my passion, which I did not have before my husband was in public life." The remark attracted a lot of media and press attention. Wynette wrote to Clinton, saying, "I resent your caustic remark." I believe you have offended every true country-music enthusiast and every person who has made it on their own with no one to summon to the White House." Hillary later told the news that she had no intention of speaking out against Wynette and that she adored Wynette's music. She then called Wynette and apologized to her personally.

Following the birth of her fourth daughter, Wynette underwent hysterectomy in 1970. Wynette suffered with a string of health problems for the remainder of her life after this procedure. Wynette developed an infection after the hysterectomy, which culminated in a steady build-up of scar tissue (also known as adhesions). The infection and hysterectomy resulted in lifelong gall bladder dysfunctions. Wynette began taking pain killer medications to relieve her pain, but it was so bad.

She began taking Valium and took it on the road before concerts in the early seventies. However, her adhesions remained, and Wynette underwent a sequence of operations to discourage them from forming. She was then being given more painkillers, which resulted in a heroin use in the seventies. Wynette was also prescribed Demerol to relieve her stomach cramps when compared to Valium. When she wasn't in pain, she started using the drug even more. Demerol began to be administered with shot after the pills didn't work anymore. Wynette's road crew also began firings. When she was on tour, one of Wynette's doctors showed her road crew how to give Demerol shots. Wynette's doctors learned she had become addicted to the drugs she had prescribed shortly. Wynette, a doctor from all around the country, pleaded with her to give her the same prescriptions as doctors were unable to give her prescriptions. Wynette will have her bus stop at hospitals where she could get more medications. Wynette also underwent surgery to remove nodules from her vocal cords and a kidney transplant for a kidney disease during the same time.

In November 1986, her heroin use became public for the first time when she announced that she would seek medical assistance from the Betty Ford Center for Rehabilitation. Her public appearances were then postponed until 1987. Following an afternoon meal, Wynette started having stomach pains three weeks into the six-week therapy program. She was then hospitalized for intestinal blockage. The blockage revealed that prior surgeries had resulted in a narrowing of the area where food left her stomach. She then underwent an eight-hour operation in which 25 percent of her stomach was removed. She was then put back to the same drugs to ease the pain, which brought her right back to painkillers.

Wynette continued using painkillers into the nineties. During this period, she began taking Dilaudid, a different drug for pain. Wynette used to carry the drug in her purse. She first became sick of bile duct infection in 1993 and spent three days in the hospital. Because of the infection's severity, she was in danger. Her blood pressure has decreased, and she has been in a coma for several days. She made a complete recovery later this year. Wynette was often given oxygen and IV drugs to help with any health issues she had in the early years of her life. All the while, she continued to use opioids and was regularly administered with painkillers until the end of her life.

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Career

Wynette was born in Birmingham in 1964 and spent her childhood, uncle, and cousins. She found that her cosmetology license would not transfer to Alabama, so she enrolled in a beauty school. Wynette's musical talents were also praised by her paternal family. Her uncle worked at the WBRC television station in Birmingham and aided his niece in securing an audition for the Country Boy Eddie country music television show. Eddie Burns, the show's headliner, was enthralled and committed to keep her on the show. On her first appearance on "Sweet Dreams" by Patsy Cline, she sang a cover of "Sweet Dreams" while the camera pointed above her waist to avoid revealing Wynette's pregnant body. Wynette attended the Midfield Beauty Salon from 6 to eight o'clock each morning before going to school and then working at the Midfield Beauty Salon. She earned 45 dollars a week. She befriended the show's pianist, David Vest, who helped record demos. The pair also performed together, often in Birmingham bars, often playing piano bars.

Wynette started attending WYAM radio station in the area, where she met disc jockey Fred Lehner. She accompanied Lehner on a trip to Nashville, Tennessee, which inspired her to pursue a country music career. Euple Byrd's home in Birmingham remained unchanged, while Euple Byrd returned to Birmingham. The couple, although not officially divorced, decided to give their marriage a second chance and lived in a Birmingham housing project near the steel industry. However, according to Wynette, after Byrd secured a new job, he did not return to the house. She and her three children and all their possessions were in their car when she arrived in Nashville in January 1966.

Wynette came to the Anchor Motel after attempting to land a recording deal. She met her new husband, musician Don Chapel, at the motel. Chapel and Wynette put together a road show after settling in an East Nashville apartment. The pair appeared in many states, including Georgia and Pennsylvania, for many months. Chapel also attempted to assist Wynette in obtaining a country recording deal with the Musicor, Hickory, Kapp, and Decca brands. However, Wynette was turned down by every firm. Kelso Herston, a Nashville musician, helped arrange a meeting with Epic Records' Billy Sherrill. Wynette performed several hits in Sherrill's office. Sherrill was captivated by her voice and signed her to a recording contract with Epic in 1966.

Wynette cut Bobby Austin's "Apartment No. 1" on her first recording session. 9" is the smallest of the nine. Sherrill renamed Wynette Byrd to Tammy Wynette after this. "You sound like a Tammy to me," Sherrill said of Tammy and the Bachelor. "Apartment No. 1" was published in October 1966. The 9" was released as Wynette's debut single and ranked 44 on the American Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, racking up to #46. Wynette had no money even though she had a charting single. Sherrill arranged for Hubert Long, a travel agent, to book tour dates for her. However, some promoters did not want to book Wynette because she was a female performer. "I started to understand that I was working in a man's world, and the bulk of them were turned down on women in the industry," she later said.

Epic's "Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad" went out in 1967. Wynette's first chart success was to place it at number three on the Billboard country singles chart, and it was its first chart hit. Her debut album of the same name was also released in 1967 and debuted at number one on the Billboard Country LPs chart, peaking at number seven. They were followed by a duet with David Houston titled "My Elusive Dreams," her first top-one country single. Its sequel, "I Don't Want a Play House," was the solo album that debuted on Billboard's Billboard country chart in 1967. It was then named the Best Female Vocal Performance Award by Wynette. "Take Me to Your World" and "D-I-V-C-E" were among her forthcoming singles that dominated the nation charts into 1968. The latter was her second to make the Billboard Hot 100 and also her first to top Canada's RPM country chart. The recordings appeared on Wynette's third studio album, Take Me to Your World/I Don't Want a Play House, which debuted at number three on the Country LPs chart in 1968.

Wynette began touring as a result of her recent celebrity. Don Chapel, her second husband, and the Countrypolitans formed a band. The band featured a drummer, steel guitarist, guitarist, bass player, and background singer. Wynette herself performed acoustic guitar on occasion. In late 1967, she toured Germany and the United Kingdom for the first time internationally. She also worked with Chapel, David Houston, and George Jones on several parcel deliveries. Following an altercation with Houston's leadership, Wynette and Jones began performing "My Elusive Dreams" on the road. Wynette and Jones married Jones in 1969 after realizing their intimate feelings for one another.

Wynette debuted "Stand by Your Man" in the studio during this period. The songs' emphasis on women standing by their husbands made her a spokeswoman for the working class housewife, according to Wynette and Billy Sherrill, who wrote in 15 minutes. The feminist movement also chastised it for being too conservative. "Stand by Your Man" topped Billboard and RPM country charts and later topped the charts in the United Kingdom, peaking at number 19 on the Hot 100 and RPM country charts. On the Billboard country albums chart, a related LP of the same name debuted at number two.

Wynette received a number of awards as a result of "Stand by Your Man." She appeared on the Grand Ole Opry in 1969 and received her second Grammy Award. She has received the top Female Vocalist award from the Academy of Country Music in 1969, 1969, and 1970) as well as three other back-to-back awards for Female Vocalist of the Year from the Country Music Association (1968, 1969, and 1970). Tammy's Greatest Hits, 1969, was one of the first female country albums to be certified gold (and later platinum) by the Recording Industry Association of America. Critics had also paid attention to her music. AllMusic's Greg Adams characterized the Stand by Your Man LP as "consistent" and gave it five stars. Kurt Wolff, a writer, found that her book "from the mid-60s" had "a strong female perspective on country radio that the listening public badly needed." Robert Christgau, a rock critic, found Wynette's "sultry" delivery to have "archetypal authority."

Wynette was one of the country's most popular and well-known musicians. "She Loves Me Every Way" (1970), "My Man" (1969), "She Loves Me A Man" (1971), "My Man (Makes It Right") (1972), "The Ways to Love a Man" (1971), "My Man (Makes It Right)" (1973), "My Man (Makes It Right) (1972), "Prosecutive Song" (1971), "She Loves Me All the Way" (1974), "Singing My Man" (1971) "My Man (Ma Song" (1971), "Ma Man (My Man (Ma) (Makes" (1972), "My Man" (1971), "Makes" (1971) "" (1971), "Man" (1972), "My Boy" (1973) (Makes" (1973), "Ma Man" (1973), "Ma Man" (1973), "Ma Woman Run" (1972), "He Love &Te "Makes (Makes a Man (Ma Man (Chil) ("Me) "Ma Man" (1973), "The Ways" (1973), "Makes "Makes "My Man" (Ma Boy" (1972), "He Does It Right) ("Kie), "He Love a) "He Does It Right") The majority of these songs were either about housewives trying to keep their husbands happy or the effects that teenage marriages have on children. During the same time, Epic Records also released a collection of studio albums by Wynette. Epic released six original albums between 1969 and 1970. Tammy's Christmas with her included the 1969 gospel LP, Inspiration, and the 1970 holiday LP. Her number one and top ten singles of the time were included in new album releases. Tammy's Touch (1970) topped the Billboard country albums chart among these LP's. The Ways to Love a Man (1970) The First Lady (1971) and My Man (1972) reached the top five in Billboard's top five.

Since dating, Jones and Wynette have been wanting to perform together. Though they began touring together in 1969, they didn't record together until 1971, when Jones was released from his previous work. Jones' debut, "Take Me," was a reissue of Jones' solo debut. It climbed to number nine on the Billboard country chart and number 12 on the RPM country chart in 1971. We Go Together (1971), the company's first studio album, debuted on the Billboard country albums chart, ranked in the top five. "The Ceremony," the couple's 1972 album, "The Ceremony," was also a top-ten single in the United States and Canada. Jones and Wynette duets appeared on Epic's website, which was part of a seven-album set. The pair were regarded as one of country music's most popular and well-known duet relationships. They were often referred to as the "President and First Lady" when touring as a complete pair. The tour bus was branded "Mr. and Mrs. Country Music" on the back of their tour bus.

However, their marriage faced several challenges, including Jones' alcoholism, which made their day-to-day lives difficult. After inebriating too much, Jones often skipped shows, which contributed to Wynette's growing dissatisfaction with their marriage. In 1973, the couple's marital insecurity led her to divorce, but the two reconciled. They released "We're Gonna Hold On" shortly after, a autobiographical song. It was their first song to debut on the Billboard country chart. On the Country LPs list, an album of the same name appeared at number three. In 1974, it was followed by the top ten hit "We Loved It Away." Wynette filed for divorce after a tumultuous couple's marriage, but she filed for divorce again. This time, however, the pair survived, and they officially broke in 1975. Despite their separation, the pair were coaxed back to the studio once more to record the album Golden Ring. Its popularity soared to the duo's second Billboard number one country single, while Canada's number five ranked it first in 1976.

Fans would shout, "Where's George?"

With "Tote Can Make It On My Own," she rose to the top of American and Canadian country songs charts in 1976. It was her first Billboard chart top ten years as a solo artist in nearly three years. Wynette co-wrote the song, which reflected her personal life after the break. It was her favorite song she had ever performed in her career, according to Wynette. The Billboard country LPs chart ranked her album of the same name at number three on the Billboard country LPs chart. The Country Music Association had nominated "Under My Own" for Song of the Year, while Wynette was nominated for Female Vocalist of the Year. Her next film, "You and Me," also topped the Billboard country charts, while a corresponding studio LP reached the top five countries albums. In 1976, a duet with Jones appeared on the year before, "Near You" also topped the North American country charts.

Several events in Wynette's personal life also occurred during this period. Several short-term relationships, home robbery, and suspected kidnappings were among the incidents. She also had health problems that resulted in an reliance on pain killers. Despite this, her company's growth continued. Although none of her solo singles made it to the top of the charts, she kept rising to the top ten. Both "Let's Get Together" and "One of a Kind" reached number six on the Billboard country charts in 1977. Wynette had three more solo debuts on Billboard and RPM top ten: "They Call It Making Love" and "No One Else in the World" were among the Billboard and RPM top ten hits in 1979.

Wynette's music of this period was praised by critics and journalists. Bufwack and Oermann wrote that her late 1970s singles "took a candid glance at modern sexuality." Thom Jurek of AllMusic discovered One of a Kind LP in 1977 to invoke the live performances of a "true diva" and "country music's reigning queen" from his recordings. Meanwhile, critic Eugene Chadbourne (also of AllMusic) found the musical quality of 1978's Womanhood to be mediocre, giving it two-and-a-half actors.

Wynette also enjoyed commercial success in the 1980s, but with less often. She reunited with George Jones in 1980 for the duet album, "Two Story House." It ranked second on the Billboard chart and first on the RPM country chart, rising to number two on the Billboard country chart and number one on the RPM country chart. However, it was also her last American top-five single. The pair have also appeared on various television programs, including a performance at Wembley Stadium and an HBO special. Wynette told Billy Sherrill that she was preparing to work with a new record producer in 1980. In 2010, Sherrill said, "She needs new blood and fresh thoughts." Only Lonely Sometimes, Sherrill's last album, was released in 1980. Both singles from the LP ("He Was There (When I Needed You)" and "Starting Over") reached number 17 on the Billboard country chart.

Wynette married George Richey for the fifth (and final) time many years ago. The two had written songs together before marrying, but after marrying, he became her full-time manager. He also produced several of her albums in addition to company matters. Richey produced Soft Touch, the Chips Moman-produced You Brought Me Back (1981). "Another Chance" was the album's first top ten single in many years. "Crying in the Rain" (1981), "You Still Get to Me in My Dreams" (1982), and "A Good Night's Love" (1983). Following 1982, Wynette's record began to dwindle in popularity. Both the albums Good Love & Heartbreak (1982) and Also the Strong Get Lonely (1983) only made it to the Billboard top 60. Following 1982, Wynette's singles also climbed to new positions in the charts. This included "Still in the Ring" and a preview of John Prine's "Unwed Fathers" on the front page.

Wynette made changes to her declining career around 1985. Stan Moress, a California-based person, was hired as her boss by her. Wynette had to restyle her hair, alter her wardrobe, and incorporate choreography into her performances. Wynette's next album, which was supposed to include a duet, was also produced by Steve Buckingham. Despite wanting to work with Merle Haggard, she was instead paired with Mark Gray. Gray had left Exile before the band's move from pop to country, and he was embarking on a solo country music career at the time. The result was a recreation of the pop song "Sometimes We Touch." In 1985, Wynette and Gray's version reached number six on the Billboard country chart. It was her first top ten appearance in four years. The Buckingham's 1985 album of the same name, which debuted at number 32 on the Billboard country LPs chart, led to Wynette's 1985 album of the same name, which debuted at number 32 on the Billboard country LPs survey. Wynette was also subjected to several setbacks during her career's comeback. Wynette began using prescription drugs at the Betty Ford Center in late 1986. Wynette and her husband declared bankruptcy after two years of failed investments.

In 1987, Wynette's long-running label Untitled Higher Ground released her new album titled Higher Ground. He referred to it as "more rural, more back-home" on Buckingham's second Buckingham-produced album. It featured collaborations with Emmylou Harris, Ricky Skaggs, The O'Kanes, Gene Watson, and Larry Gatlin. Bufwack and Oermann referred to it as a "landmark album," while AllMusic gave it a four-star rating. Despite positive reviews, Higher Ground only reached number 43 on the Billboard country chart. Its singles were much more profitable. "Your Love" reached the top 20 in 1987, while "Talkin' to Myself Again" reached number 16 on the charts. Following Higher Ground, Buckingham told Sony Music executives that it was getting difficult to think of new album designs for Wynette. This resulted in the termination of their professional relationship for the first time. Rather, she and producer Norro Wilson were paired for 1989's Next to You and Bob Montgomery for 1990's Heart Over Mind. Both albums' top 40 and RPM country respectively ranked outside of the Billboard and RPM top 40.

As Wynette's career progressed into the 1990s, several new team members were recruited to handle her company affairs. Epic vice president Mark Martinovich was on the job, but he had to remind the Nashville establishment that Wynette was still selling well. Martinovich appeared in more intimate settings, including in Greenwich Village's Bottom Line Theatre. Wynette's debut with British group The KLF was among other new ventures. "Justified and Ancient" was a 1991 collaboration between the two groups (Stand by the JAMs). Bill Drummond, a KLF member, was a fan of Wynette's music and had called on her permission to film the video. Wynette accepted it and Drummond assisted in the production of it. Although she had trouble getting back to the track in time, the album was put together by studio engineers when Drummond returned to England. "Mu Mu Land," a dance-pop song based on an imaginary location, was considered a departure from Wynette's previous releases in terms of song choice and production. It became a chart hit. The single had been on MTV regularly by 1992 and was ranked number one in 18 countries.

Wynette appeared on the studio album Honky Tonk Angels in 1993 with Loretta Lynn and Dolly Parton. Parton herself said she wanted to start the project "before one of us goes." The album reunited Wynette with Steve Buckingham, despite the fact that classic country recordings were performed in three-part harmonys. The trio's several picks on the project were written by the trio, including one by Wynette herself. Honky Tonk Angels debuted on the Billboard country albums chart and ranked 42nd on the Billboard 200. It was Wynette's first top-ten Billboard album in 18 years and her first album in 22 years to certify gold in the United States. While the Songwriters Hall of Fame described it as a "landmark album," AllMusic's Kelly McCartney called it "a fun listen."

Without Walls, Wynette's 1994 debuting of a studio album of duets. It featured collaborations with well-known artists of the time, including Melissa Etheridge, Elton John, and Sting. Its first single, "Girl Thang," was Wynonna Judd's first single and one of Wynette's final charting singles. Despite the fact that it did not chart in North America, Without Walls did land at number eight on the ARIA charts in Australia, ranking eighth. The initiative received mixed feedback. The BBC referred to it as a "respect-laden series of duets," while biographer Jimmy McDonough said it was "cringe-worthy." Wynette's health problems lasted into the 1990s as her reliance on prescription drugs increased. She often missed performances due to being too ill to perform. Wynette died after being hospitalized with a serious bile duct infection in the mid-1990s, almost causing her death. During her recovery, Wynette was visited by George Jones, who urged her to record another album with him. The result was One in 1995. The album debuted on MCA Records, and it ranked 12 on the Billboard country chart. Jones and Wynette were the headliners of a high-profile duet tour.

Wynette was dropped by Epic Records, her long-time name. Despite this, she remained a popular concert attraction until her death. She re-made the Beach Boys' "In My Room" with Brian Wilson during this time. It was her last album. In March 1998, she appeared at her last concerts and television appearances. Wynette died on April 6, 1998, at the age of 55.

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