Tanya Tucker
Tanya Tucker (right) with niece Donelle at the 2005 CMA Music Festival.
Background information
Birth name	Tanya Denise Tucker
Born	October 10, 1958 (1958-10-10) (age 49)
Origin	Seminole, Texas
Genre(s)	Country, Outlaw country
Years active	1972 – present
Label(s)	Tuckertime Records (1997-present) Liberty Records (1992—1995) Capitol Records (1986—1997) Arista Records (1983) MCA Records (1975-1983) Columbia Records (1972-1975)
Website	Tanya Tucker Official Site

Tanya Denise Tucker (pronounced: /ˈtæn. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Seminole is a City in Gaines County in west Texas, United States. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. Outlaw country was a significant trend in Country music during the late 1960s and the 1970s (and even into the 1980s in some cases commonly referred to as The Outlaw In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Liberty Records was a United States -based Record label. It was started by chairman Simon Waronker in 1955 with Alvin Bennett as president Capitol Records is a major United States -based Record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood California and New York City as Arista Records (ˈɛərɪstə is an American Record label. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operates under the MCA Records was an American -based record company owned by MCA Inc Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company jə ˈtʌk. ɚ/) (born October 10, 1958 in Seminole, Texas) is an American country music singer, who had her first hit, "Delta Dawn", in 1972 at the age of 13. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Seminole is a City in Gaines County in west Texas, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. " Delta Dawn " is a song written by former child Rockabilly star Larry Collins and Songwriter Alex Harvey and recorded by a number of artists Over the succeeding decades, Tucker became one of the few child performers to mature into adulthood without losing her audience, and during the course of her career, she notched a streak of Top Ten and Top 40 hits. ^[1] She has produced a long string of successful albums, several nominations for awards from the Country Music Association, and hit songs that includes 1973's "What's Your Mama's Name?" and "Blood Red and Going Down," 1975's "Lizzie and the Rainman," and 1988's "Strong Enough to Bend". ^[2]

Contents 1 Early life 1.1 Childhood before fame 1.2 Career discovery 2 Country music career 2.1 1972 – 1979: Teen country star 2.2 1979 – 1984: Sales decline & personal battles 2.3 1986 – 1997: Return to country 2.4 2000 – present: Music career today 3 Outlaw image 4 Other careers & works 5 Personal life 6 Awards & honors 7 Discography 8 Notes 9 References 10 External links

Early life

Childhood before fame

Tucker was the youngest of three children. Her father, Jesse "Bo" Tucker, was a heavy equipment operator, and the family moved often as he sought better work. Tanya's early childhood was spent primarily in Wilcox, Arizona, where the only radio station in town played country music. Willcox is a city in Cochise County, Arizona, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates the population of the city is 3769 The Tuckers also went to the concerts of country stars such as Ernest Tubb and Mel Tillis, and Tanya's older sister LaCosta was praised in the family for her vocal abilities. At the age of eight, Tanya told her father that she, too, wanted to be a country singer when she grew up. ^[3]

Meanwhile, the Tuckers moved again, this time to Saint George, Utah, and there Tanya's mother, Juanita, took her daughter to audition for the film Jeremiah Johnson. St George is a city located in the southwestern part of the U Jeremiah Johnson is a 1972 western film. It was directed by Sydney Pollack, and starred Robert Redford as the title character Tanya did not win the bigger role she tried out for, but she was hired as a bit player. At about this time she also got one of her first musical breaks, due to the dedication of her father. He drove Tanya and the rest of the family to Phoenix for the Arizona State Fair, on the chance that the featured performer, country singer Judy Lynn, could use Tanya in her show. Phoenix (ˈfiːˌnɪks O'odham Skikik, Yavapai Wasinka, Western Apache Fiinigis, Navajo Hoozdo, Tanya sang for the fair's entertainment people, and she went on to sing at the fair itself. ^[4]

Career discovery

She made her debut with Mel Tillis, who was so impressed by her talents that he invited her onstage to perform. Mel Tillis (born Lonnie Melvin Tillis, August 8, 1932) is an American Country music singer In 1969, Tucker and her family moved to Las Vegas, where she regularly performed. Las Vegas ( Spanish: "The Meadows" is the most populous City in the state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally Eventually, she recorded a demo tape that gained the attention of songwriter Dolores Fuller, who sent it to producer Billy Sherrill. Billy Sherrill (born Phil Campbell, Alabama, November 5 1936) was a record producer and arranger who is most famous for his association with ^[5] At the time, Sherrill was the head of A&R at CBS Records, and he was so impressed with the demo tape that he signed the teenaged vocalist to Columbia Records. This article is about the record label founded in 2006 For the earlier CBS Records label see Columbia Records. Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company ^[6]

Country music career

1972 – 1979: Teen country star

Sherrill initially planned to have Tucker record "The Happiest Girl In the Whole USA," but she passed on the tune to Donna Fargo, choosing "Delta Dawn" — a song she heard Bette Midler sing on The Tonight Show — instead. " The Happiest Girl in the Whole USA " is a country and Pop music song written and recorded by Donna Fargo. Donna Fargo (born Yvonne Vaughan on November 10, 1941 in Mount Airy, North Carolina) is an American country music singer-songwriter " Delta Dawn " is a song written by former child Rockabilly star Larry Collins and Songwriter Alex Harvey and recorded by a number of artists Bette Midler (born December 1, 1945) is anAmerican Singer, Actress and Comedian, also known (as her informal stage name as The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as appropriate --> The Tonight Show is a long-running Released in the spring of 1972, the song became a hit, peaking at number six on the country charts and scraping the bottom of the pop charts. At first, Columbia Records tried to downplay Tucker's age, but soon word leaked out and she became a sensation. ^[7] A year later, Australian singer Helen Reddy would score a #1 U. Helen Reddy (born October 25, 1941) is an Australian/American Singer / Songwriter. S. pop hit with her version of "Delta Dawn. "

Her second single, "Love's the Answer," also became a Top Ten hit later in 1972. Tucker's third single, "What's Your Mama's Name," became her first number one hit in the spring of 1973. Two other number ones — "Blood Red and Goin' Down" and "Would You Lay with Me (In a Field of Stone)" followed, establishing Tucker as a major star. ^[8] At the time, Tucker was one of the youngest stars to ever enter Country music. However, there had been other previous teen Country stars before her, including Brenda Lee and Marie Osmond. Brenda Lee (born December 11, 1944) is an American country - pop Singer, who was popular during the 1950s and 1960s Olive Marie Osmond (born October 13, 1959, in Ogden, Utah) is an American Actress, Singer, Doll LeAnn Rimes would later have success at an early age as well. LeAnn Rimes (born Margaret LeAnn Rimes August 28, 1982 in Pearl Mississippi) is an American Country pop Singer

In 1975, she signed with MCA Records, where she had a string of hit singles that ran into the late '70s. MCA Records was an American -based record company owned by MCA Inc ^[9] Among these hits was "Lizzie and the Rainman," which became a #1 Country hit and also became Tucker's only Top 40 Pop music hit, peaking at #37. It also peaked among the Top 10 on the Adult Contemporary charts at the time. Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreviated AC, refers to styles of popular music that ranges from "lush Sixties pop often vocal -based and rooted in Tucker has a string of Top 10 Country hits under MCA between 1975 and 1978, including "San Antonio Stroll", "Here's Some Love" and "It's a Cowboy-Lovin Night".

In 1978, she decided to radically change her image and cross over to rock with her TNT album. TNT is the ninth album by Tanya Tucker. Working with a new producer in Jerry Goldstein, Tucker drifts away from her earlier country style to do a much Despite the controversy over the record and its sexy cover, it went gold the following year. ^[10] Two songs from the album became hits, "Texas (When I Die)" and "I'm a Singer, You're the Song. " The biggest hit from the album was "Texas (When I Die)" which reached #5 on the Country charts, and also peaking in the bottom of the Pop charts at #70.

1979 – 1984: Sales decline & personal battles

By the end of the '70s, her sales were declining — in 1980 she only had two hits. Also in 1980, she recorded a few singles with Glen Campbell, with whom she was romantically linked. Glen Travis Campbell (born April 22 1936 in Delight, Arkansas) is a Grammy Award, Dove Award winning and two time nominated Golden In addition to recording, she also made her feature film debut in Hard Country. ^[11] Despite having a Top 10 hit in 1982 with her album Changes, she still remained unsuccessful By 1983, her singles were no longer making the Top 40. Changes is the fourteenth album by Tanya Tucker. The album only rose to the #47 spot on the Billboard Country charts with four charting singles released "Feel

She had begun drinking in her late teens, and she explained how it started: "You send your ass out on the road doing two gigs a night and after all that adoration go back to empty hotel rooms. Loneliness got me into it. " In 1978 Tucker moved to Los Angeles, California, to try, unsuccessfully, to broaden her appeal to pop audiences, and was quickly captivated by the city's nightlife. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West She also said that she "was the wildest thing out there. I could stay up longer, drink more and kick the biggest ass in town. I was on the ragged edge. " The young woman also made gossip columns buzz with a series of romantic involvements. Her famous amours included country singer Merle Haggard, actor Don Johnson, the late pop singer Andy Gibb, and--most notably--country and western star Glen Campbell, with whom she had a very stormy relationship and a minor hit duet, "Dream Lover. Merle Ronald Haggard (born April 6, 1937) is an American Country music Singer, Guitarist and Songwriter. Don Johnson (born Donnie Wayne Johnson, December 15 1949 Personal life Relationships and family At 22 Johnson began a four-year liaison Andy Gibb ( Manchester, 5 March 1958 – Oxford, 10 March 1988 was an English Singer and Teen idol, and the youngest brother Glen Travis Campbell (born April 22 1936 in Delight, Arkansas) is a Grammy Award, Dove Award winning and two time nominated Golden " ^[12]

Though she moved to Nashville after her breakup with Campbell in 1982 and began to lead a more secluded life, Tucker continued to drink and use cocaine. Cocaine ( benzoylmethyl ecgonine) is a Crystalline Tropane Alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the Coca plant Finally, in 1988, her family confronted her and persuaded her to enter former First Lady Betty Ford's the Betty Ford Center. The Betty Ford Center is a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center for adults in Rancho Mirage California, United States, co-founded by former U At first, Tucker rebelled against her treatments, but after private counseling sessions she began to improve. ^[13] While Tucker was battling drugs and alcohol in the early 80s, her music career was suffering. In 1984 and 1985, she had no released singles to the Country charts.

1986 – 1997: Return to country

In 1986, Tucker signed with Capitol Records. Capitol Records is a major United States -based Record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood California and New York City as In 1986, she returned with "One Love at a Time," which climbed to number three. ^[14] Tucker's career was revitalized with 1986's album, Girls Like Me, an album that spawned four Top 10 country singles. Following a phenomenal rise to the top of the Country music charts that lasted through most of the decade of the 1970's Tanya Tucker hit a dry spell by the early 1980's In 1988, she had three No. 1 country singles: "I Won't Take Less Than Your Love" (with Paul Davis and Paul Overstreet), "If It Don't Come Easy" and "Strong Enough to Bend. " ^[15]

Her music was now more country pop-styled and up-tempo, but this material was what made Tucker popular again. Country pop, with roots in both the Countrypolitan sound and in Soft rock, is a subgenre of Country music that first emerged in the 1970s Between 1988 and 1989, Tucker endured one of her most popular years on the charts, racking up nearly eight Country Top 10 hits in a row. Her albums around this time were also achieving "Gold" certifications by the RIAA, after selling 500,000 copies. A Greatest Hits album followed in 1989, releasing a Top 5 hit to the country charts that year from the album called "My Arms Stay Open All Night," which peaked at #2.

In 1988, Tucker was nominated by the Country Music Association for "Female Vocalist of the Year", and was nominated for other major awards during this time. The Country Music Association (CMA was founded in 1958 in Nashville, Tennessee.

After many years in country music, her contributions were finally rewarded when the Country Music Association voted her the "Female vocalist of the Year" in 1991, though she missed the event, having just given birth to her second child. Eight consecutive singles reached the Top 10 in the early 1990s, including "Down to My Last Teardrop," "(Without You) What Do I Do With Me" and "Two Sparrows in a Hurricane. " ^[16] The previous year, she was named by CMT "Female Video Artist of the Year". Country Music Television, or CMT as it is usually called is an American Country music -oriented Cable television network Although by the early 90s Tucker no longer had #1 hits, there were many singles that came close peaking in the Country Top 5 as well as the Top 10. Tucker was one of the most successful female Country artists at the time. She became one of the few teen stars to find success in her adult years.

In 1993, Greatest Hits rose to number 15 and Soon rose to number 18 on the Top Country Albums chart. Greatest Hits Encore was not a compilation of Tanya Tucker 's old hits as might be perceived at first glance but rather Capitol Records' newly re-recorded versions of Tucker's Tucker signed with Capitol in 1994. ^[17]

By now, Tucker was a 20-year veteran in country music, even though she was only in her mid-30s. In 1994, "Hangin' On" was her last Top 5 hit, as well as her last Top 10 hit for a while. That year she performed at the half-time show at Super Bowl XXVIII. In some team Sports such as Football (soccer and rugby, Matches are played in two halves Super Bowl XXVIII was an American football game played on January 30, 1994, at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta Georgia, to decide However, Tucker was able to stay in the Country Top 40 this time. In 1996, Tucker was one of the Top 10 most played artists of the year, and that time Capitol Records' biggest signed female artist. Capitol Records is a major United States -based Record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood California and New York City as In 1997, she returned to the Top 10 on the Country charts for the last time with the hit, "Little Things", which peaked at #9. That year, she was inducted into the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame. The Texas Country Music Hall of Fame, located in Carthage Texas in Panola County, honors those who have made outstanding contributions to Country music

2000 – present: Music career today

In 2002 she founded Tuckertime Records, allowing her to retain control of the recording process and release the singles she wished to release. The same year she issued Tanya, her first album in five years, and received distribution through Capitol. Tanya is the title of an album released in 2002 by Tanya Tucker on her own Tuckertime label The album was produced by her fiancé, Jerry Laseter, and included a guest vocal by Vince Gill. Vincent Grant "Vince" Gill (born April 12, 1957) is an American Neotraditional country Singer-songwriter and Multi-instrumentalist ^[18]

In 2002, Tucker was ranked #20 on CMT's 40 Greatest Women of Country Music in 2002. Country Music Television, or CMT as it is usually called is an American Country music -oriented Cable television network The 40 Greatest Women of Country Music is a three hour television special held in 2002 by CMT. She has also continued to release albums. In 2005, she released an album called Live at Billy Bob's Texas. Tanya Tucker 's Live at Billy Bob's Texas is another in the series featuring various Country music artists performing at Billy Bob's nightclub in That same year, she contributed two songs to a tribute album to Bob Wills, called A Tribute to Bob Wills 100th Anniversary. James Robert (Bob Wills ( March 6, 1905 &ndash May 13, 1975) was an American Western swing musician Songwriter The year continued to make Tucker busy, now with a new book called 100 Ways to Beat the Blues on Fireside, which included tips on pulling yourself out of the dumps, from some of Tucker's good friends, like Willie Nelson, Brenda Lee, Little Richard, and Burt Reynolds. Willie Nelson (born April 30, 1933) is an American country Singer-songwriter and Actor. Brenda Lee (born December 11, 1944) is an American country - pop Singer, who was popular during the 1950s and 1960s Rev Richard Wayne Penniman (born December 5 1932 better known by the Stage name Little Richard, is an American Singer, Songwriter Burton Leon Reynolds Jr (born February 11 1936 is an American Actor.

Tanya is also releasing a new album titled Lonesome Town, most likely to be released in 2008, and a new Live concert recorded at the Renissance Centre, back in December, will be released as well. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Tanya will sang a duet with country music icon Billy Joe Shaver on his latest album, Everybody's Brother, released September 2007. Billy Joe Shaver (He was born August 16, 1939 in Corsicana Texas) is an American Country music singer and songwriter Tanya has stated she is going into the studio to do a duet with country legend George Jones, for a new Jones album, due out in 2008. George Glenn Jones (born September 12, 1931 in Saratoga Texas) is an award-winning American Country music singer known for his long list of

Outlaw image

Tucker is one of the few and best-known female Country singers to be classified as an "Outlaw" in the Outlaw country movement, which was most popular in the late 70s. Outlaw country was a significant trend in Country music during the late 1960s and the 1970s (and even into the 1980s in some cases commonly referred to as The Outlaw As Tucker matured by the end of the 70s, Tucker's outlaw image grew. Like the other Outlaw artists in the business at the time (Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, David Allan Coe, Hank Williams Jr.), Tucker was able to combine qualities of Country and Rock music into voice to make the Outlaw sound that was popular at the time. Willie Nelson (born April 30, 1933) is an American country Singer-songwriter and Actor. Waylon Arnold Jennings ( June 15, 1937 &ndash February 13, 2002) was an influential American Country music Singer David Allan Coe (born September 5, 1936 in Akron Ohio) is an American Country music singer who achieved his greatest popularity in the 1970s Hank Williams Jr, (born Randall Hank Williams, May 26, 1949) is an American country Singer-songwriter and Musician These qualities could be heard on some of her biggest hits at the time, including 1978's "Texas (When I Die). " Tucker also had a spirit of independence, which was another Outlaw quality. She ranked #9 on CMT's Dozen Greatest Outlaws, the only woman to appear on that list.

As the 80s progressed, Tucker continued to add the Outlaw qualities to her hits. At the beginning of the 90s, Tucker was still identified as an Outlaw. Today, Tucker continues to be reognized as one, regularly attending Outlaw events among regular shows. Gretchen Wilson made reference to Tucker in her 2004 hit song "Redneck Woman," and Tucker appears briefly in the video of the song, showing Tucker with other Outlaws. Gretchen Frances Wilson (born June 26 1973 in Pocahontas Illinois) is an American Country music artist " Redneck Woman " is the debut single of American Country music artist Gretchen Wilson.

Other careers & works

Since Tucker's hit-making days, she has published an autobiography that hit the bookstores in 1997 called Nickel Dreams: My Life.

Tucker also starred in her own reality show, Tuckerville, on The Learning Channel in 2005. Reality television is a genre of Television programming which presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations documents actual events and usually features ordinary Tuckerville is the television series that first aired on The Learning Channel in 2005 about the life of Tanya Tucker and her three children TLC (generally called as The Learning Channel) is a cable TV network in the US and Canada, that carries a variety of informational and The show is an in-depth visit of Tucker behind the scenes in her home with her family. Tucker also continues to perform for the military doing benefits with up and coming country acts such as Eric Agnew and Cole Deggs and the Lonesome. Tanya has stated in several recent interviews that she is filming new episodes of her reality show "Tuckerville. " Since Tanya has now moved out of her Nashville home, the show will now take place in Malibu, where Tanya is currently living.

Personal life

Since the late 70s, Tucker was involved in numerous relationships with fellow entertainers. Her best known relationship was with Country-pop singer-songwriter, Glen Campbell from 1980-1981. Glen Travis Campbell (born April 22 1936 in Delight, Arkansas) is a Grammy Award, Dove Award winning and two time nominated Golden Together they recorded a number of duet recordings which did not reach the Top 40. The two were even briefly engaged in the early 80s. A stormy relationship filled with drugs and physical abuse eventually caused the two to end their love affair by 1981. Tucker later stated that Campbell abused her physically during the course of their relationship. He knocked out her teeth. Since then, Tucker continued to date into the 80s and 90s. One of her serious relationships included boyfriend, Ben Reedl with whom she had Presley Tanita and Beau Grayson. However, they eventually broke up. In the new millennium, Tucker became engaged to Jerry Laseter, who also helped produce her 2002 album and is the father of Layla LaCosta.

Tucker also has three children; Daughter: Presley Tanita (b. 5-Jul-1989, with Ben), a son: Beau Grayson (b. 2-Oct-1991), and a daughter Layla LaCosta Laseter (b. 25-Jun-1999, with Jerry). Tucker also has three siblings; two brothers, Don and Robert (Robert died of pneumonia) and an older sister, LaCosta. Pneumonia is an inflammatory illness of the Lung. Frequently it is described as lung Parenchyma / alveolar inflammation and abnormal

Awards & honors

Year	Award Program	Award
1972	Academy of Country Music Awards	Top New Female Vocalist
1973	Music City News Country	Most Promising Female Artist of the Year
1981	Grammy Awards	Best Recording for Children; In Harmony A Sesame Street Record (w/ various artists)
1991	Country Music Association Awards	Female Vocalist of the Year
1993	CMT Music Awards	Female Artist of the Year
	Academy of Country Music Awards	Video of the Year; "Two Sparrows In a Hurricane"
1994	CMT	June Artist of the Month
	Country Music Association Awards	Album of the Year; Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles (w/ various artists)
1995	Country Weekly's Golden Pick	Tomorrows Legend
1997	CMT	March Artist of the Month
2002	CMT's 40 Greatest Women of Country Music	Ranking — #20

Discography

Main article: Tanya Tucker discography

Notes

References

• Cooper, Daniel (1998). "Tanya Tucker". In The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Paul Kingsbury, Editor. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 549-50.

External links

• Official Tanya Tucker website
• Tanya Tucker at the Internet Movie Database
• The Totally Unofficial Tanya Tucker Fan Site

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