Tammy Wynette

Tribute to The First Lady of Country Music

Tammy Wynette was one of the most iconic and influential female country singers of all time. Born Virginia Wynette Pugh in 1942 in Mississippi, Tammy came from humble beginnings but went on to become a household name in country music.

After a difficult childhood plagued by illness and poverty, Tammy moved to Nashville in 1966 to pursue her dreams of stardom. She soon caught her big break when she was discovered by producer Billy Sherill, who signed her to Epic Records. Her first single, “Apartment #9”, was released in late 1966 and became a Top 40 hit.

However, Tammy truly shot to fame in 1968 with the release of her autobiographical hit “Stand By Your Man”, which remains one of the most legendary songs in country music history. The tune topped the U.S. country singles chart and even crossed over to the pop charts, cementing Tammy’s status as country royalty. Over her prolific career, Tammy would amass over 30 number one country hits and sell over 30 million records worldwide.

Some of Tammy’s other major hits included “D-I-V-O-R-C-E”, “Your Good Girl’s Gonna Go Bad”, “Run Woman Run”, and “Til I Can Make It on My Own” among countless others. Her music spoke to the struggles of ordinary women and Tammy’s powerful, emotional vocal delivery helped make country songs into anthems for her female fans.

Tammy’s success continued into the 1970s as she dominated the country charts with one iconic hit after another. She won numerous industry awards including 3 Grammys and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1998. Sadly, Tammy passed away in 1998 at the age of 55, but her legacy lives on through her timeless music.

Though her career and life were turbulent at times, Tammy Wynette remains an absolute legend in country music. Her gritty, heart-wrenching songs about life and love will continue inspiring fans and artists for generations to come. She paved the way for many of today’s female country stars with her brilliance and authenticity. Tammy’s incredible vocal talents and honest, relatable lyrics made her one of a kind – the one and only First Lady of Country Music.

Discography

Albums

  • The Ways to Love a Man (1970-01-26)
  • The First Lady (1970)
  • Tammy Wynette (1970)
  • We Go Together (1971)
  • Let’s Build a World Together (1973)
  • You and Me (1976)
  • Your Good Girl’s Gonna Go Bad (1967)
  • George & Tammy & Tina ()
  • George & Tammy & Tina (1975)
  • Tammy’s Touch (1970-04)
  • ’Til I Can Make It on My Own (1976-03-08)
  • We Love to Sing About Jesus (1972)
  • De fineste sangene (2001-03-19)
  • One of a Kind / Greatest Hits, Vol. II (1977)
  • Even the Strong Get Lonely (1983)
  • Me and the First Lady (1972)
  • Without Walls (1994-10-18)
  • Only Lonely Sometimes (1980)
  • Womanhood (1978)
  • The Very Best of Tammy Wynette (2008)
  • Queen of Country Music (1980)
  • One of a Kind (1977)
  • Golden Ring (1976)
  • We’re Gonna Hold On (1973)
  • Soft Touch (1982)
  • Let’s Get Together (1977)
  • D-I-V-O-R-C-E (1968)
  • Bedtime Story (1972)
  • Take Me To Your World / I Don’t Want Play House (1968-01)
  • We Sure Can Love Each Other (1971)
  • Another Lonely Song (1974)
  • Stand by Your Man (1969-01-13)
  • Woman to Woman (1974)
  • Honky Tonk Angels (1993-11-02)
  • Next to You (1989)
  • Heart Over Mind (1990)
  • Solid Gold Country (Tammy Wynette Birthday Salute) (1988)
  • One (1995)
  • My Elusive Dreams (1967)
  • Sometimes When We Touch (1985)
  • Higher Ground (1987)
  • Good Love & Heartbreak (1982)
  • I’ll Share My World With You (1969)
  • Together Again (1980-09)
  • I Still Believe in Fairy Tales (1975)
  • Inspiration (1969)
  • Christmas With Tammy (1970)
  • My Man (1972-09-25)
  • In Concert: Singing Her Song (1996)
  • Just Tammy (1979)

Singles

  • Next to You (1988)
  • D-I-V-O-R-C-E (1968)
  • Sweet Music Man (1977)
  • You Can Lead a Heart to Love (But You Can't Make It Fall) (1985)
  • Your Love (1987)
  • Stand By Your Man (1971)
  • Womanhood (1978)
  • Se fiel a tu hombre (1975)
  • Stand By Your Man (1968-09-20)
  • What Goes With Blue (1990)
  • He Loves Me All the Way (1970)
  • Send Me No Roses (1967)
  • It’s All Over (1967)
  • You and Me (1976)
  • I Don’t Wanna Play House / Soakin’ Wet (1967)
  • D.I.V.O.R.C.E. (1975)
  • You Still Get to Me in My Dreams (1982)
  • I Don’t Wanna Play House (1976-01)
  • Singing My Song (1975-10)
  • We Sure Can Love Each Other (1971)
  • (You Make Me Want to Be) A Mother (1975)
  • While the Feeling’s Good (1989)
  • Good (1967)
  • I’ll See Him Through / Enough of a Woman (1969)
  • The Wonders You Perform (1970)
  • Blue Bayou / Stand by Your Man (1990)
  • Every Breath You Take (1994)
  • Another Lonely Song (1973)
  • No One Else in the World (1979)
  • Unwed Fathers (1983)
  • One of a Kind (1977)
  • Love’s the Answer (1972)
  • Stand by Your Man (1991)
  • Stand by Your Man / He Loves Me All the Way (1969)
  • We’re Strangers Again (1990)
  • Good Lovin’ (Makes It Right) / I Love You, Mr. Jones (1971)
  • The Ways to Love a Man (1969)
  • Singing My Song (1969)
  • Stand By Your Man (1970)
  • ’Til I Get It Right (1972)
  • He Was There (When I Needed You) (1980)
  • Cowboys Don’t Shoot Straight (Like They Used To) (1981-05)
  • Beneath a Painted Sky (1988)
  • Stand by Your Man (1968)
  • My Elusive Dreams (1967)
  • Run, Woman, Run (1970)
  • Thank the Cowboy for the Ride (1989)
  • I Can Still Believe in You (1976-07-01)
  • Alive and Well (1986)
  • Sometimes When We Touch (1984)
  • White Christmas / One Happy Christmas (1973)
  • ’Til I Can Make It on My Own (1976)
  • Starting Over (1980)
  • D‐I‐V‐O‐R‐C‐E (1990)
  • Good Lovin’ (Makes It Right) (1971)
  • Crying In the Rain (1981)
  • No One Else in the World (1979)
  • They Call It Making Love (1979)
  • I Just Heard a Heart Break (and I'm So Afraid It's Mine) (1982)
  • A Woman’s Need (1994)
  • Closer Than Ever (1975)
  • I’m Turning You Loose (1990)
  • Still in the Ring (1983)
  • Silver Threads and Golden Needles / Let Her Fly (1993)
  • Take Me To Your World / I Don’t Wanna Play House (1968)
  • (Let’s Get Together) One Last Time (1977)
  • Woman to Woman (1974)
  • Stand by Your Man (1972)
  • Stand by Your Man ()
  • Bedtime Story (1971)
  • Sometimes When We Touch (1985)
  • I Still Believe in Fairy Tales (1975)
  • Another Chance (1982)
  • Liar’s Roses (1989)
  • One Happy Christmas (1970)
  • I’d Like to See Jesus (On the Midnight Special) (1978)
  • Stand by Your Man (2001)
  • I Don’t Wanna Play House / No Charge (1976-03-12)
  • Lonely Heart (1984)
  • My Man (1971)
  • Kids Say the Darndest Things (1973-08-31)
  • A Good Night’s Love (1982)
  • Apartment #9 (1966)
  • Let’s Call It a Day Today (1990)
  • D.I.V.O.R.C.E. (1975-06-27)