WYNETTE, TAMMY
(1942–1998)
WYNETTE, TAMMY (b. Virginia W. Pugh, near Tupelo, Miss., May 5, 1942–April 6, 1998) The ultimate 1960s country crooner, Wynette will always be best known for her hit Stand by Your Man, which set the course of women's liberation back by several hundred years but (nonetheless) remains a classic country song. Raised by her grandparents in rural Mississippi, Wynette showed early musical talent, learning to play several instruments as well as to sing. She joined her mother in Birmingham, Alabama…