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Barbara Ann Mandrell (born December 25, 1948) [1] is an American country music singer and musician. She is also credited as an actress and author. During the late 1970s and early 1980s, she was considered among country's most successful music artists.
Growing up in Texas—and later California—in the 1950s, Barbara Mandrell's musical talent and love for performing is apparent from an early age. While helping her father Irby at a music store, a young Mandrell's impromptu performance on a steel guitar catches the eye of country music guitarist Joe Maphis, who invites her to perform in his shows in Las Vegas and Los Angeles.
In 2013, the Fontanel Mansion offered the Barbara Mandrell Bus Tour as a paid attraction. [5] The vehicle is a 1993 Hemphill Brothers Eagle coach that Mandrell used during her tours, and it was subsequently acquired by the Christian rock girl band BarlowGirl. [6] In January 2020, BarlowGirl management relisted the bus for sale. [7]
Country Music Hall of Famer and Grammy winner Barbara Mandrell retired from music more than two decades ago, but the Grand Ole Opry still feels like home to her. Mandrell, 73, made a rare public ...
The Midnight Oil is the second solo studio album by American country music singer Barbara Mandrell, released in 1973. Mandrell had not released a solo studio album since 1971. It was her most successful album while under her Columbia label.
Barbara Mandrell returned to the Grand Ole Opry House stage, alongside Carrie Underwood, for the first time since her retirement 35 years ago.
The book also discusses Mandrell's 1984 car accident which also involved her two children. The book also discusses her life following the accident and the decisions she made following that. The book was co-written with writer George Vecsey , who was previously known for his contributions to Loretta Lynn 's 1976 autobiography titled Coal Miner's ...
Barbara Mandrell & the Mandrell Sisters is an American variety show starring American country artist Barbara Mandrell, along with her sisters Irlene Mandrell and Louise Mandrell. The show ran for two seasons on the NBC network between November 1980 and June 1982. The program mixed both music and comedy sketches.