| Genres: |
Country & Bluegrass,
Pop / Rock
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| Descriptive "tags": |
country, female vocalists, classic country, crystal gayle, pop
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| Decades Active: |
1970s,
1980s,
1990s,
2000s
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| Links online: |
BBC Music,
Official Homepage,
Wikipedia
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Biography
Brenda Gail Webb, 9 January 1951, Paintsville, Kentucky, USA. Gayle was the last of eight children born to Ted and Clara Webb. Her sister, the country singer Loretta Lynn, had her own story told in the movie The Coal Miner’s Daughter. By the time Gayle was born, her father had lung disease, and he died when she was eight. When Gayle was four, the family moved to Wabash, Indiana, where her mother worked in a nursing home. Clara Webb, who was musical, encouraged Gayle to sing at family gatherings and church socials. Unlike Lynn, her influences came from the Beatles and Peter, Paul And Mary. In the late 60s, after graduation, she signed with her sister’s recording label, Decca Records. As the label already had Brenda Lee, a change of name was needed and, when they drove past a sign for Krystal hamburgers, Lynn said, ‘That’s your name. Crystals are bright and shiny, like you.’ At first, she was managed by Lynn’s husband, Mooney, and she....
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