Ollie Imogene " Jean " Shepard (November 21, 1933 – September 25, 2016), was an American country singer who was considered one of the genre's first significant female artists. Her …

Jean Shepard was a part of the Grand Ole Opry cast for 60 consecutive years, making hers the longest tenure of any female member. She was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame …

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Sep 25, 2016 · No mere “girl singer” with a band or part of a husband-wife team, Jean Shepard was one of the first women in country music to front her own tours, thus helping to pave the …

Biography Jean Shepard was born on November 21, 1933 in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, USA. She was married to Benny Howard Birchfield, Archie Leon Summers and Harold Hawkshaw …

Jan 15, 2025 · One of ten children, Jean Shepard learned to sing by listening to Jimmie Rodgers records, and joined the Melody Ranch Girls while still at school. She signed to Columbia as a …

Sep 25, 2016 · NASHVILLE — Jean Shepard, "the grand lady of the Grand Ole Opry" who had a long recording career as an influential female in country music, died Sunday, according to an …

Sep 25, 2016 · NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jean Shepard, “the grand lady of the Grand Ole Opry” who had a long recording career as an influential female in country music, died Sunday, …

Ollie Imogene " Jean " Shepard (November 21, 1933 – September 25, 2016), was an American country singer who was considered one of the genre's first significant female artists.

Sep 25, 2016 · Ollie Imogene Shepard (November 21, 1933 - September 25, 2016), better known as Jean Shepard, was an American honky tonk singer-songwriter who pioneered for women in …