Barbara Mandrell

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  • Birth Name: Barbara Ann Mandrell
  • Birth Place: Houston, TX
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 12/25/1948, Capricorn
  • Profession: Musician; instrumentalist; actor; writer; producer
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Barbara Mandrell Fast Facts:
  • Learned to read music and play the accordion by the age of 5.
  • At 11, demonstrated the steel guitar at a music trade show in Chicago, where she was discovered by country performer Joe Maphis.
  • Her family formed its own group when she was 14. A member of the band was drummer Ken Dudney, whom she would later marry.
  • Signed with Columbia Records in 1969, scoring her first hit with a cover of Otis Redding's "I've Been Loving You Too Long."
  • Inducted into the Grand Ole Opry in 1972.
  • After her family band broke up, she formed the Do-Rites with her sisters, Louise and Irlene.
  • In 1979, won Country Music Association's Female Vocalist of the Year.
  • Headlined the NBC variety series Barbara Mandrell & the Mandrell Sisters (1980-82).
  • Was the first artist to win CMA Entertainer of the Year for two consecutive years (1980 and '81).
  • Penned her autobiography, Get to the Heart: My Story (1990), which was later made into a TV movie, Get to the Heart: The Barbara Mandrell Story (1997).
  • Barbara Mandrell Relationships:
  • Irby Mandrell - Father
  • Mary Ellen McGill - Mother
  • Louise Mandrell - Sister
  • Irlene Mandrell - Sister
  • Kenneth L. Dudney - Husband
  • Kenneth Matthew Dudney - Son
  • Jaime Nicole Dudney - Daughter
  • Nathaniel Mandrell Dudney - Son
  • Barbara Mandrell Awards:
  • 1982 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
  • 1982 Grammy: Best Inspirational Performance - Winner
  • 1983 Grammy: Best Soul Gospel Performance By A Duo, Group, Choir Or Chorus - Winner
  • 1986 People's Choice Awards: Favorite All-Around Female Entertainer - Winner
  • 1985 People's Choice Awards: Favorite All-Around Female Entertainer - Winner
  • 1985 People's Choice Awards: Favorite Female Musical Performer - Winner
  • 1984 People's Choice Awards: Favorite All-Around Female Entertainer - Winner
  • 1983 People's Choice Awards: Favorite All-Around Female Entertainer - Winner
  • 1982 People's Choice Awards: Favorite All-Around Female Entertainer - Winner
  • 1982 People's Choice Awards: Favorite Female Musical Performer - Winner
  • 1982 People's Choice Awards: Favorite Female TV Performer - Winner
  • 1987 People's Choice Awards: Favorite All-Around Female Entertainer - Winner
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