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- Shepard graced the Grand Ole Opry stage since 1955 and was a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.
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On November 21, 2015, Shepard became the first woman to be a member of the Grand Ole Opry for 60 consecutive years—a feat that only one other person had achieved at the time (founding member Herman Crook of the Crook Brothers), and only one other, Bill Anderson, has reached since. [99]
Sep 25, 2016 · On her 22nd birthday, in November 1955, Shepard joined the cast of the Grand Ole Opry. In 2005, she was the first woman to ever reach the 50-year mark with the iconic radio show.
Sep 25, 2016 · On Nov. 21, 2015, Shepard became the first female to be a member of the Grand Ole Opry for 60 consecutive years. That feat has only been achieved by one other person.
Sep 27, 2016 · Six decades ago, Shepard became the third woman to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry. The country music pioneer died Sunday outside Nashville.
Jean Shepard was a part of the Grand Ole Opry cast for 60 consecutive years, making hers the longest tenure of any female member. She was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in...
Sep 26, 2016 · Jean Shepard, who played a pioneering role for women in country music and was a member of the Grand Ole Opry and Country Music Hall of Fame, died on Sunday at age 82, the Nashville Tennessean...
Sep 27, 2016 · Jean Shepard joined The Ozark Jubilee in Missouri, then became a breakthrough female solo singer on the Grand Ole Opry. She became a member on her birthday, Nov. 21, 1955. She was named Cash Box magazine’s Top Female Country Singer of 1959.
