was awarded a gold disc. In 1967, Starr and her Canadian Sweethearts duo signed a recording contract with Epic Records in Nashville, Tennessee. Divorced from her first husband, their musical collaboration ended in 1977. Although she never again had a hit of the magnitude of "The French Song", Starr enjoyed a long and prosperous career recording primarily in English but also in French and Spanish. For the most part she sang country music, becoming the first female inducted into the Canadian Country Music Association’s "Hall of Honor" in 1987. A capable yodeler, she was hired to do the yodeling for the "Cousin Pearl" character on several segments of the hit TV series, The Beverly Hillbillies. Back to You: the Life and Music of Lucille Starr, a jukebox musical with a script by Tracey Power, was performed at the Prairie Theatre Exchange in Winnipeg in November 2010. In her honour, a street in the city of Coquitlam was named "Lucille Starr Way". Death Starr died in Las Vegas, Nevada, in the early morning hours of September 4, 2020. The announcement of her death was made on Facebook by fellow Canadian artist, Joyce Smith. The family said she is survived by her second husband Brian Cunningham, her son Robert Frederickson, stepdaughter Shannon Cunningham and stepson David Cunningham. Discography Albums Singles References Canadian Records: A Discography & Price Guide of Canadian 45's & LP's from 1955 to 1975, Andre Gibeault, 1987 (OOP) External links Encyclopedia of Music in Canada – Starr, Lucille Entries at 45cat.com 1938 births 2020 deaths Canadian women country singers Canadian country singer-songwriters Franco-Manitoban people Musicians from Winnipeg People from Coquitlam People from Saint Boniface, Winnipeg French-language singers of Canada A&M Records artists Epic Records artists Canadian expatriate musicians in the United States Canadian rockabilly musicians