Jean Shepard
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Jean Shepard was an American country music singer and Grand Ole Opry star known for her honky-tonk hits and pioneering role for women in country music from the 1950s onward.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jean Shepard canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Grand Ole Opry member
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country singer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2010s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1950s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Ferlin Husky
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Hawkshaw Hawkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Country Music Hall of Fame induction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Ollie Imogene Shepard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | Parkinson’s disease ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1933-11-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2016-09-25 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| familyName | Shepard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
country music performance
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honky-tonk music ⓘ |
| genre |
country music
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honky-tonk ⓘ |
| givenName |
Imogene
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Ollie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | women in country music ⓘ |
| instrument | vocals ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Grand Ole Opry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Jean Shepard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
among the first to record a concept album in country music
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longest-running female member of the Grand Ole Opry at the time of her death ⓘ one of the first women to sell over a million records in country music ⓘ pioneer for women in country music ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Dear John Letter
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A Satisfied Mind NERFINISHED ⓘ Beautiful Lies NERFINISHED ⓘ I Thought of You NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Fiddle (To an Old Guitar) NERFINISHED ⓘ Slippin’ Away NERFINISHED ⓘ Songs of a Love Affair (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation |
musician
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singer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Nashville, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Capitol Records
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Liberty Records NERFINISHED ⓘ United Artists Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Nashville, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Hawkshaw Hawkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Hendersonville Memory Gardens, Hendersonville, Tennessee, United States
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Jean Shepard
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subject surface form:
Hendersonville Memory Gardens
subject surface form:
A Satisfied Mind