News about Tammy Wynette

The invitation which landed on the producer's desk at the BBC radio show, Steve Wright in the Afternoon, was as intriguing as it was cryptic. 'The KLF require your presence at a celebratory event to mark the summer solstice. You will be met at a location to be announced and transported to the lost continent of Mu.' It was the summer of 1991, and the esoteric nature of the summons was typical of the KLF. Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty were the world's biggest-selling pop group, with a reputation for elaborate, headline-grabbing stunts. Claire Pattenden, then a personal assistant at the Radio One show, was told to pack for the three-day trip. The 22 year-old, from a deprived corner of south London , had 'barely travelled north of Watford', so wherever 'Mu' was, she couldn't wait to get there.

It's Good Friday, and my family and I are all together at my grandparents for our annual fish dinner. Our gatherings are often brimming with delicious food, laughter, and great music. I can hear the faint sounds of country music playing from their record player as I step into the living room. I usually see my grandad quietly humming and swaying along as the tunes were played. Justin Moore, my grandad, has adored country music for as long as I can recall. Along Soca and Reggae, the genre has pretty much always been the soundtrack to their Caribbean household. I was pleasantly surprised when I first discovered my love for country music as a youth, but as I grew up, I learned that the Windrush Generation — the Caribbean community that settled in the United Kingdom from 1948-1971 — has deep ties to country music.

Maren Morris posted a video on her TikTok account on Saturday, completing her divorce from Ryan Hurd. The 33-year-old singer sang a line from Tammy Wynette's 1968 album D-V-C-E, which was also included on her album of the same name. In addition, the hitman stitched a clip from a wedding reception where the groom made an off-color salute to his partner, and she wrote that she 'would have been a runaway bride' in that situation.

CRAIG BROWN: I kept going to the Ad Lib club and one night, I was dancing with X.' The Fab Four were the world's biggest thing, and we were full of curiosities on the dance floor. Which is why we ended up in bed together the next morning; the morning Freddy arrived unexpectedly for a reconciliation. If it had been someone else but a Beatle, I suspect he would have screamed out X. As it was, he was so taken aback when he saw it was X in bed with me that he just stood there gawping. X made a run for it, breaking my banister as he went. A week later, he married for the first time.' Christine Keeler's 2001 book included these memories of her one-night encounter with a Beatle while going out with the nephew of one of the Kray Brothers. Which Beatle?

As she arrived at the NBC studios in New York on Tuesday, Jessica Chastain seemed to be up for work. The 46-year-old actress, who has a chance to win an Emmy Award for her role as country crooner Tammy Wynette in the series George and Tammy, arrived on the Today show to discuss the Best Actress Tony award she received for her appearance in A Doll's House with host Hoda Kotb, 58. As she sat on stage in a royal blue suit with high waist pants and a wide leg and matching jacket that skimmed her hips, she confessed, 'It's a dream come true.'

On Monday, George & Tammy executive producer-star Jessica Chastain suited up for Showtime's Emmy FYC (For Your Consideration) function at the Hollywood Athletic Club. The 46-year-old Oscar winner was all business in an expresso-colored double-breasted jacket and matching wide leg pants over a lavender blouse chosen by stylist Elizabeth Stewart.

Jessica Chastain is getting compared to Jennifer Lawrence for a brief moment over her appearance on her way to receive the SAG Award for Best Female Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries. Following her humiliating fall, the 45-year-old actress received some much-needed assistance from Irish actor Paul Mescal and a man in the front row, who also rushed to her assistance. Almost immediately, Twitter users were quick to point out the similarities between her fall and Lawrence's infamous nosebleed at the Academy Awards in 2013. The Oscar winner made a quick recovery and delivered an inspiring address in honor of late Philip Seymour Hoffman. The mother-of-two, who scooped up the same award at last year's wedding, was lauded for her appearance as Tammy Wynette in George and Tammy.

Jessica Chastain continued with the promotional efforts for her most recent television series, George & Tammy, which arrives just over nine weeks after the premiere and more than a month after the finale. On Sunday, the Hollywood leading lady attended a screening of the six episode series, starring Chastain and Michael Shannon as country music legends Tammy Wynette and George Jones at The Whitby Hotel in the heart of upper midtown Manhattan. After being chauffeured to the hotel, the Oscar winner was immediately noticeable when she stepped out of her vehicle in a striking red suit made up of loose-fitting slacks that flared out wide enough to cover her white shoes. There was also a double-breasted blazer that was left unbuttoned, giving a better glimpse of the flawlessly matching shirt she wore underneath. As soon as she returned to the bustling streets ahead of the performance, Chastain would also wear super-cool red glasses with light red-colored lenses, in keeping with the color scheme.

At age 92, Gordon Edwards Burns, a legendary television personality from Alabama who gave future Dolly Parton and Tammy Wynette a platform early in their careers, has died. In a letter obtained by WBRC on Friday, his family announced his death, revealing the actor died 'completely at his house.' Burns, the long-serving host of The Country Boy Eddie Show with Country Boy Eddie, where he included a slew of artists, including Emmy Lou Harris, Parton, and Wynette.

Jessica Chastain was 'personally offended' when performing the lyrics to Tammy Wynette's "Stand By Your Man" for her lead role in the George & Tammy biographical film. In the latest Paramount drama in which Jessica faced challenging scenes during filming, the American actress, 45, appeared alongside Michael Shannon, 48. She confessed that before appearing on stage to perform the 1980 country hit, she found herself advising the young female extras in the audience not to pay attention to the terms she sang before shooting.

Jessica Chastain arrived in a vibrant green dress and wowed at the George & Tammy premiere in Los Angeles earlier Monday evening. As she stepped onto the glamorous red carpet with her fellow cast members and other celebrities, the Oscar winner, 45, opted for a pop of color. The Showtime limited series, which was originally intended to be a film, follows icons Tammy Wynette, played by Chastain, and George Jones' portrayal of Michael Shannon.

Jessica Chastain and Michael Shannon, co-stars of George & Tammy, displayed their low-key styles as they stepped out in Manhattan on Friday, ahead of their miniseries' debut. Jessica, 45, and Revolutionary Road actor Michael, 48, who play country stars Tammy Wynette and George Jones, were enjoying a break from their hectic schedules during their day in the Big Apple.

A new trailer for George & Tammy has arrived, a miniseries starring Jessica Chastain and Michael Shannon as country stars Tammy Wynette and George Jones. Tammy and George are portrayed on a memoir by their daughter as they race through drugs, fights, and even in her case, shock therapy. The couple had a dramatic and explosive marriage from 1969 to 1975, but was plagued by issues including his galloping alcoholism.

Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire, and Carrie Underwood, among other country royalty, paid their respects to Loretta Lynn, who died on Tuesday at the age of 90. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner's daughter whose frank songs about life and love as a woman in Appalachia, had been confirmed to death on Tuesday and made her a pillar of country music. Dolly, a fellow country music legend who was in supergroup Honky Tonk Angels with Loretta and Tammy Wynette, led the actors who took to social media to pay their respects to the king. "So sorry to hear about my sister and friend Loretta."

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: For anyone who is still thinks of Martin Clunes as the irresponsible, boozy lad Gary in Men Behaving Badly, it's an agonizing jolt to learn he's been playing Dr Ellingham (ITV) for almost two decades... and has now hung up his stethoscope. Not that the doc has resigned. He's just started to work as a GP and hangs about the house all day, mending clocks and getting under his wife's feet. Clunes is 60, and this is expected to be the last series for the show. That's a shame, because his character is as amusing as ever, and the story is still draws in major guest stars.

Using Olivia's words, John Easterling wrote: "Our love for each other transcends our comprehension." Every day we expressed our gratitude for this love, which could be so deep, so real, and so natural. We never had to 'work' on it. We were in awe of this amazing mystery and shared our love as past, present, and forever.' After suffering from cancer for years, the beloved actress died on Monday.

Grease's mother, Newton-John, a four-time Grammy Award-winning songstress and actor of the musical, died at the age of 73 after a 30-year fight with cancer. Rudolf Hess, Hitler's most senior Nazi lieutenants, was born in the United Kingdom to an MI5 agent father, who was responsible for arresting one of Hitler's top Nazi lieutenants. Newton-John and her family immigrated to Australia when she was five years old, before returning to London at the age of 14. It was her mother, Irene, who first discovered her singing abilities; Newton-John had aspirations to become a doctor, but the touring army bases and clubs were winning singing competitions. She made her international debut in 1974 when she was chosen to represent the United Kingdom in the Eurovision song competition (left); although she ultimately fell out to ABBA, her appearance earned her a spot on the world stage. Newton-John's music career soared from that point, but it wasn't until she landed the role in Grease in 1978 that she became a national star due to her portrayal of ingenue Sandy opposite John Travolta's Danny (right).