Crystal Gayle
Crystal Gayle (born Brenda Gail Webb; January 9, 1951) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Originally under the guidance of sister Loretta Lynn, Gayle soon developed her own middle-of-the-road (MOR) style. This new musical direction made her one of the most successful crossover artists of the 1970s and 80s. She is also noted for her floor-length hair.
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| Full name at birth | Brenda Gail Webb
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| Claim to fame | Somebody Loves You (1970)
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| Date of birth | 9 January 1951
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| Place of birth | Wabash, Indiana USA
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| Occupation | Country singer
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| Height | 5' 2" (157 cm)
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| Net worth | $10,000,000 USD
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| High school | Ravenswood Baptist Christian School in Chicago, IL.
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- Aunt of Patsy Lynn and Peggy Lynn.
- Was awarded The Cherokee Medal of Honor in Tahlequah, by the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma.
- Was inducted into the Native American Hall of Fame in 2001. She is of Tsalagi (Cherokee) ancestry.
- Contributed vocal solos and duets with singer/songwriter/actor Tom Waits for the 1982 Francis Ford Coppola film One from the Heart (1982).
- When her 1980 song "If You Ever Change Your Mind" was Grammy-nominated in the Best Country Vocal Performance category, the singer found herself competing (same category) with Sissy Spacek who was nominated for title song from Coal Miner's Daughter (1980), the acclaimed biopic in which Spacek portrayed Gayle's real-life sister Loretta Lynn
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