10/29/2023
I am from Idabel, not far from Reba’s hometown!
Country Music Hall of Fame member Reba McEntire grew up on an eight-thousand-acre cattle ranch in Chockie, Oklahoma. Her father, Clark, was a champion calf roper. Her mother, Jackie, was a powerful singer and a strong influence on her children.
By the time Reba reached high school, she and her siblings Pake and Susie were performing as the Singing McEntires. In 1974, Red Steagall heard Reba sing the national anthem at the National Rodeo finals and offered to finance a recording session, which led to a contract with Mercury Records. By the early 1980s, McEntire had placed multiple tracks in the Top Ten on the country chart, including two #1 hits, “Can’t Even Get the Blues” and “You’re the First Time I’ve Thought About Leaving.”
Today, McEntire ranks as the most successful female country performer of her generation. She’s had sixty Top Ten singles and more #1 country albums than any other female artist. She won the CMA Country Music Association's Female Vocalist of the Year award four times, has three Grammy Awards, and in 2018 received the Kennedy Center Honors for her lifetime of contributions to American culture. McEntire was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2011. She is currently serving as a coach on the twenty-fourth season of the NBC singing competition “The Voice.”
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https://countrymusichalloffame.org/artist/reba-mcentire/
