Tammy Wynette, born Virginia Wynette Pugh, was an American country music singer-songwriter and one of country music's best-known artists and biggest-selling female singers. She was called the "First Lady of Country Music", and her best-known song, "Stand by Your Man", is one of the best-selling hit singles by a woman in the history of country music. Many of her hits dealt with classic themes of loneliness, divorce, and the difficulties of life and relationships. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, Wynette charted 23 No. 1 songs. Along with Loretta Lynn and Dolly Parton, she is credited with having defined the role of women in country music during the 1970s. Wynette's marriage to country music singer George Jones in 1969, which ended in divorce in 1975, created a country music "couple", following the earlier success of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash. Jones and Wynette recorded a sequence of albums and singles that hit the charts throughout the 1970s and early eighties.

Tammy Wynette, nom de scène de Virginia Wynette-Pugh, est une chanteuse de musique country, actrice et autrice américaine née le 5 mai 1942 dans le comté d'Itawamba (Mississippi) et morte le 6 avril 1998 à Nashville (Tennessee).

Tammy Wynette a été élevée par sa mère et sa grand-mère à Birmingham (Alabama). Esthéticienne de profession, elle chante dans les clubs pour gagner un peu d'argent supplémentaire et élever ses trois enfants. Elle s'installe à Nashville en 1966, où elle rencontre le succès. Stand By Your Man est no 1 aux États-Unis en 1968 et obtient un retentissement international.

Tammy Wynette se marie à George Jones en 1969, dont elle divorce en 1975. Elle a eu une relation amoureuse avec l'acteur Burt Reynolds.

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