Jean Shepard
Full Name: Ollie Imogene Shepard
Birth Date: November 21, 1933
Deceased Date: September 25, 2016
Artist Bio:
Pioneering female honky tonk and country music singer with 24 studio albums and 21 Country Top 20 hits, including the crossover singles “Slippin’ Away” (#81, Country #4, 1973) and, in collaboration with Ferlin Husky, “A Dear John Letter” (#4, Country #1, 1953), continued to perform into her 80s and became the first female to be a Grand Old Opry member for over 60 years, died from complications of Parkinson’s and heart disease on 9/25/2016, age 82
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http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/27/arts/music/jean-shepard-dead.html
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