Wynette, Tammy; County Singer

Description:

Portrait of country singer Tammy Wynette performing. "She was known as the "First Lady of Country Music" and one of her best-known songs, "Stand by Your Man," was one of the biggest selling hit singles by a woman in the history of the country music genre, many of Tammy Wynette's hits dealt with classic themes of loneliness, divorce and the difficulties of male-female relationships, during the late 1960s and early 1970s, she dominated the country charts, scoring 17 number one hits, along with Loretta Lynn and Dolly Parton she defined the role of female country vocalists in the 1970s," from Wikipedia entry.

Notes:

Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library AudioVisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library

Date Issued:

1978-02-18T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library

Collection:

Virtual Motor City

Subject Topic:

Portraits, Singers, and Country music

Subject Name:

Wynette, Tammy

Format:

photographs

Rights:

Copyright Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University

URL:

http://digital.library.wayne.edu/item/wayne:vmc11937_1