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Country singer Dottie West died Wednesday morning of injuries suffered in a car wreck last week on the way to performing at the Grand Ole Opry, a hospital spokeswoman said.
Dottie West (born Dorothy Marie Marsh; October 11, 1932 – September 4, 1991 [1]) was an American country singer and songwriter. She also had several credits as an actress. A distinguished figure in the country genre, West was among several people who helped to elevate the platform of female country artists.
In 1973, her signature song "Country Sunshine" became a hit Coca-Cola jingle. Following her divorce and later departure from RCA, Dottie West traded her gingham dresses for glitz and glamour with a Bob Mackie designed wardrobe, changing the face of the modern woman in Country Music.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Country singer Dottie West died Wednesday during surgery to stop internal bleeding suffered in a car wreck last week, hospital officials said. She was 58.
NASHVILLE, SEPT. 4 -- Dottie West, 58, who won country music's first Grammy for a female vocalist in 1964 for "Here Comes My Baby," died at Vanderbilt University Medical Center today of...
West suffered severe internal injuries, including a lacerated liver and ruptured spleen. Five days after the accident, she died at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She was 58 years old.
West, 58, died Wednesday of liver and heart failure as a result of a one-car crash Aug. 30. She underwent three operations, but doctors were unable to repair her ruptured liver.
Dottie West, who won country music's first Grammy Award for a female vocalist, died today at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She was 58 years old. She died of injuries suffered in a car...
Country music singer Dottie West, best known for her song Country Sunshine, died Wednesday during surgery on her ruptured liver, the hospital said.
Singer-songwriter Dottie West, who rose from poverty in rural Tennessee to country music stardom in a career spanning more than 25 years, died Wednesday of injuries suffered in a car accident.