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
Name of the award ceremony, year presented, award category, nominee (s) of the award and the result of the nomination
Other honors
Name of the organization, year presented and the title of honor
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
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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
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Notes
9
References
10
Further reading
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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.