Naomi Judd, the Kentucky-born singer of the Grammy-winning duo The Judds and mother of Wynonna and Ashley Judd, has died. She was 76. The daughters announced her death on Saturday in a statement.
Actress Ashley Judd and singer Wynonna Judd바카라s mother, singer Naomi Judd, died near Nashville, Tennessee. The daughters released a press statement and asked for privacy in their time of grief.
Naomi Judd, the Kentucky-born singer of the Grammy-winning duo The Judds and mother of Wynonna and Ashley Judd, has died. She was 76. The daughters announced her death on Saturday in a statement.
바카라Today we sisters experienced a tragedy. We lost our beautiful mother to the disease of mental illness," the statement said. "We are shattered. We are navigating profound grief and know that as we loved her, she was loved by her public. We are in unknown territory."
Naomi Judd died near Nashville, Tennessee, said a statement on behalf of her husband and fellow singer, Larry Strickland. It said no further details about her death would be released and asked for privacy as the family grieves.
The Judds were to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday and they had just announced an arena tour to begin in the fall, their first tour together in over a decade. They also made a return to awards shows when they performed at the CMT Music Awards earlier this month.
바카라Honoured to have witnessed 'Love Can Build a Bridge' just a few short weeks ago,바카라 singer Maren Morris posted on Twitter on Saturday.
"This is heartbreaking news! Naomi Judd was one of the sweetest people I've ever known," singer Travis Tritt posted on Twitter, noting that he had worked with Judd several times on screen and during performances.
The mother-daughter performers scored 14 No. 1 songs in a career that spanned nearly three decades. After rising to the top of country music, they called it quits in 1991 after doctors diagnosed Naomi Judd with hepatitis. Wynonna continued her solo career.
The Judds' hits included 바카라Love Can Build A Bridge바카라 in 1990, 바카라Mama He's Crazy바카라 in 1984, 바카라Why Not Me바카라 in 1984, 바카라Turn It Loose바카라 in 1988, 바카라Girls Night Out바카라 in 1985, 바카라Rockin바카라 With the Rhythm Of The Rain바카라 in 1986 and 바카라Grandpa바카라 in 1986.
Born Diana Ellen Judd in Ashland, Kentucky, Naomi was working as a nurse in Nashville, when she and Wynonna started singing together professionally. Their unique harmonies, together with elements of acoustic music, bluegrass and blues, made them stand out in the genre at the time.
바카라We had a such a stamp of originality on what we were trying to do,바카라 Naomi Judd told The AP after it was announced that they would be joining the Country Music Hall of Fame.
The Judds released six studio albums and an EP between 1984 and 1991 and won nine Country Music Association Awards and seven from the Academy of Country Music. They earned a total of five Grammy Awards together on hits like 바카라Why Not Me바카라 and 바카라Give A Little Love바카라.
The Judds sang about family, the belief in marriage and the virtue of fidelity. Because Naomi was so young looking, the two were mistaken for sisters early in their career. They first got attention singing on Ralph Emery's morning show in early 1980, where the host named them the 바카라Soap Sisters바카라 because Naomi said she used to make her own soap.
After the success of 바카라Mama He's Crazy바카라, they won the Horizon Award at the 1984 CMA Awards. Naomi started her speech by saying 바카라Slap the dog and spit in the fire!바카라
Daughter Ashley Judd is an actor known for her roles in such movies as 바카라Kiss The Girls바카라, 바카라Double Jeopardy바카라 and 바카라Heat바카라.
Strickland, who was a backup singer for Elvis Presley, was married to Naomi Judd for 32 years.
[With Inputs From PTI 바카라 AP]