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Tammy Wynette Memorial Park proposed in Tremont, MS!

hankbateman — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:00:09 +0000

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Stand by your most famous Tremont native! That's exactly what members of this rural Itawamba County town plan to do.

Tammy Wynett's hometown is where plans are in the works to make her the star of their show.

Earl Montgomery, a local music enthusiast, is among those who are in Tremont to celebrate a new park to be named in Tammy Wynette's honor. Montgomery met her when she launched her career in Nashville.Read More

George Jones headlines fundraiser for Tammy Wynette Memorial

hankbateman — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:36:25 +0000

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One Country Music Hall of Famer paid tribute to another Saturday night as George Jones played a fundraiser in memory of his former wife and duet partner, the late Tammy Wynette.

Wynette was born near the small town of Tremont, Miss., where she began her transformation from local hairdresser to Nashville’s “First Lady of Country Music.” Her home county is planning a memorial park in Tremont as part of the Mississippi Country Music Trail, which recently added a historical marker telling Wynette’s story.Read More

Tammy Wynette Birthplace Concert feat. George Jones!

hankbateman — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 19:21:02 +0000

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Tammy's hometown of Tremont, MS will play host to a benefit concert featuring George Jones and other artists to help raise money for the construction of a memorial in honor of Tammy! The Tammy Wynette Birthplace Concert will be held on Dec. 3 at the Itawamba Community College Davis Event Center Itawamba, Mississippi! Read more about the event and memorial construction at itawamba360.com.

The Tammy Wynette and George Jones Estate

hankbateman — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 17:18:27 +0000

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It was her dream home when Tammy Wynette and her husband and musical partner George Jones moved into this Lakeland, Fla., home a few months after their 1969 marriage. Wynette was at the height of her reign as the queen of country music when she told the Tampa Tribune in a 1971 interview, “This is home for us. … It’s the only place we want to be.” View more photos of the estate at Time.com.

Tammy honored on Mississippi Country Music Trail

hankbateman — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 21:09:55 +0000

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Tammy Wynette was recently honored with a marker on the Mississippi Country Music Trail in her hometown of Tremont, MS. The marker is placed in the town park in Tremont, near the high school Tammy attended. Read more on the Mississippi Country Music Trail at visitmississippi.org.

"Tammy's Pick's" Playlist on iTunes Ping

hankbateman — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 19:46:00 +0000

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Fans, be sure to check out the "Tammy's Picks" playlist on Tammy's newly created iTunes Ping page. The playlist features some of Tammy's favorite songs by her favorite artists including Elton John, Melissa Etheridge, Kittie Wells, and Faith Hill! Be sure to follow Tammy's Ping page for more updates at itunes.apple.com.

Tammy Wynette exhibit in Tammy's hometown of Red Bay, Alabama

hankbateman — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:12:51 +0000

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If you're ever in the Red Bay, AL area, Tammy's hometown, be sure to check out the Red Bay museum which features a special floor almost entirely dedicated to Tammy. The exhibit includes stage gowns, Tammy's wedding dress, the cowboy boots that Tammy wore onstage, and many more significant belongings of Tammy. For more information on the exhibit and the Red Bay museum, please visit redbaymuseum.org.

Tammy Wynette Featured In Country Duos Daily Deal At Pop Market

cmglisa — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:00:01 +0000

Today only, get this exclusive bundle of hits collections from the greatest country music duos in history, including Tammy Wynette & George Jones, at the VIP Pop Market discount price of $19.99!

5 CDs
10 Country Music Legends!
87 Country Classics!
Over 4 Hours of Music!
Hits and Fan Favorites!

A one-of-a-kind Country Duos hits bundle from some the most influential country artists of all time - George Jones & Tammy Wynette, Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton, Johnny & June Carter Cash, Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson, and Brooks & Dunn. These big-name country artists are well-known for their superstar careers but many of their most successful songs were the result of duo harmony - which has always been an integral part of country music tradition.Read More

Georgette Jones' new book, "The Three of Us: Growing Up with Tammy and George"

hankbateman — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 14:29:38 +0000

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It may have been the goal of clearing her parents' name that made Georgette Jones decide to write a book about her family life with country stars, she said, but that in the long run it became a way of becoming closer to her family.

"Initially, (writing the book) was to clear their name or let people know that the images from the media about their past were different," she said. "The media showed my mom as this tragic woman of divorce and my dad as the partying outlaw."Read More

Tammy Wynette's 'Stand By Your Man' Added To National Recording Registry

cmglisa — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 15:30:35 +0000

Tammy Wynette's "Stand by Your Man" as well as Edward Meeker's "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" and Henry Mancini's "Peter Gunn" theme are among the 25 latest recordings that will be preserved by the Library of Congress.

On Wednesday, Librarian of Congress James H. Billington named 25 new additions to the ninth annual National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress, ensuring that these cultural, artistic and historical recordings always will be available to the American public.Read More

Tammy Wynette: The 'Tragic Country Queen'

adminn — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000

When Tammy Wynette died in 1998, she was known as the First Lady of Country Music. She was born in 1942, as Virginia Wynette Pugh, in a rural county of Mississippi. By the time she was in her mid-20s, the hairdresser-turned-glittering-country-superstar was on her way to being the first artist in the genre to go platinum. Wynette had more than 20 No. 1 hits, though she's still most widely remembered for signature songs of the late 1960s and early '70s, such as "I Don't Wanna Play House" and "Stand By Your Man."Read More

Country Music Hall of Fame Member Tammy Wynette's Professional Collection Arrives at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

adminn — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000

NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 4, 2010-The entire collection of professional memorabilia documenting the stellar career of Tammy Wynette has arrived at the Country Music Hall of FameÂ® and Museum. The move was facilitated by George Richey, Wynette's widower, and Wanda Williams, after numerous discussions with the Museum.Read More