In February, 1976, the album Til I Can Make It On My Own is released, coinciding with the number one title track’s immense popularity. The sheet music (above) for the song is released that month also. For unknown reasons, the photo used on the initial printings of the sheet music was a six year old photo of Tammy Wynette.
The cross-hatch artwork featured on the album Let’s Build A World Together, released in February, 1973. It was the fourth album of duets by George Jones and Tammy Wynette. The cover art had previously been used on their last album, We Love To Sing About Jesus.
Tammy Wynette’s 7th solo album, The Ways To Love A Man, debuted on the charts on Valentine’s Day, 1970. The album’s title track had been a number one single for Tammy Wynette and sheet music was released - featuring a photo of Tammy that was an alternate shot from her Greatest Hits collection.
Actor Burt Reynolds is born on February 11, 1936. Tammy Wynette was romantically involved (briefly) with Reynolds and he produced the video to coincide with the release of her 1990 single, “Let’s Call It A Day”.
On February 8, 1975, Epic Records released “(You Make Me Want Be) A Mother” by Tammy Wynette. It was her 30th single release and would peak at #4. The song would make its debut on her third Greatest Hits album, also released in February, 1975.
Tammy Wynette makes the February, 1980 cover of the UK’s most popular country music magazine, Country Rhythms.
“Cowboys Don’t Shoot Straight (Like They Used To)” is released in February, 1981. Produced by Chips Moman and recorded just a month earlier, it stalled at number 21 on the country charts. It is included in her 1981 album, You Brought Me Back.
Kellie Pickler performs “Where’s Tammy Wynette” on Ellen.
The American Music Awards presents Tammy Wynette with their “Award of Merit” on January 29, 1996. Kenny Rogers, Linda Davis and Pam Tillis applaud an obviously ailing Tammy as she accepts the award.
In late January, 1975, Charlie Rich released a cover of the David Houston/Tammy Wynette hit, “My Elusive Dreams” from his 1974 album, The Silver Fox. Rich’s version would peak at #3 on the country charts, eight years after Tammy and Houston scored their only number one duet together.
“I hope that this generation who doesn’t know who Tammy Wynette is will listen to this record and go research Loretta Lynn and go research Dolly Parton. Of course, most everyone knows who these people are, but the younger generation, they don’t know about their music. Tammy Wynette is not around anymore to sing those songs.”
“When you hear that song – and it’s the first song that you hear – you know that I’m a fan of Tammy Wynette’s work. You know that I’ve listened to all of her songs, so I know what she’s singing about. You kind of know why, because her life was a country song. And my raising, my life was a country song.”
Kellie Pickler, commenting on the song “Where’s Tammy Wynette (When You Need Her)” from her new album, 100 Proof.
Lyle Lovett releases a cover of the Tammy Wynette classic, “Stand By Your Man”, on January 23, 1989. Pulled from the album, Lyle Lovett & His Large Band, the single would peak at #82. The album itself would reach the top ten.
Q:when was My Elusive Dreams first released?
Tammy Wynette and David Houston recorded and released the song in June, 1967. It hit #1 on Sep. 16, 1967.
In January, 1973, CBS Records President Clive Davis meets with his company’s most successful act, George Jones and Tammy Wynette.
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