Title: Barbara Mandrell - Wikipedia
Headings: Barbara Mandrell
Barbara Mandrell
Contents
Early life
Childhood
Career discovery
Country music career
1969–1974: Country beginnings
1975–1984: Country-pop
1984: Car crash
Later career and retirement
Television and acting
Personal life
Awards and nominations
Other honors
Discography
Filmography
Television
Notes
References
Further reading
External links

Content: Mandrell's first Billboard number-one hit was 1978's " Sleeping Single in a Double Bed ", immediately followed by " (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right " in early 1979. In 1980, " Years " also reached number one. She added one more chart topper in each of the next three years. " I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool " (her signature song ), then " 'Till You're Gone " and " One of a Kind Pair of Fools ", all hit number one between 1981 and 1983, a period during which Mandrell also received numerous industry awards and accolades. Contents
1 Early life
1.1 Childhood
1.2 Career discovery
2 Country music career
2.1 1969–1974: Country beginnings
2.2 1975–1984: Country-pop
2.3 1984: Car crash
2.4 Later career and retirement
3 Television and acting
4 Personal life
5 Awards and nominations
5.1 Other honors
6 Discography
7 Filmography
7.1 Television
8 Notes
9 References
10 Further reading
11 External links
Early life
Childhood
Barbara Ann Mandrell was born on Christmas Day 1948 to Mary Ellen ( née McGill; born 1931) and Irby Matthew Mandrell (October 11, 1924 – March 5, 2009) in Houston, Texas. Her mother was a homemaker and musician hailing from rural Wayne County, Illinois.