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Reba McEntire
Reba Nell McEntire, or simply Reba, is an American country singer and actress. Dubbed "The Queen of Country", she has sold more than 75 million records worldwide. Since the 1970s, she has placed over 100 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, 25 of which reached the number-one spot. An actress in both film and television, McEntire starred in the television series Reba, which aired for s…
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entertainment · American country singer and actress (born 1955) · country singer · actor · voice actor · recording artist · singer · country musician · also Reba McEntire, Reba Mc Entire, Reba Nell McEntire, "The Queen of Country", Reba, McEntire
Born 28 March 1955 · Q229430
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2026· 19 entries
AOL: Reba McEntire’s Wedding Guest List Features Horses, Donkeys and Other Farm Animals
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AOL: Reba McEntire Says Her Wedding to Rex Linn Might Be ‘Three or Four Days’ Long
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Yahoo: Reba McEntire Hasn't Even Printed Her Wedding Invitations To Rex Linn Yet
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Published video “I've been on my best behavior! Watch the #RingRing video now ☎️”.
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Published video “The #RingRing official music video is out now! ☎️”.
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Published video “Reba McEntire - Ring Ring (Official Music Video)”.
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Published video “Have you seen this ugly orange suit? It don't even match my boots ☎️ #RingRing”.
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Published video “Happy one week to "Ring Ring"! Who thinks they've listened the most times since last Friday?! ☎️”.
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Published video “Just wait til y’all hear about the night the lights went out in Georgia”.
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Published video “I’ve only got one call before they take me down the hall ☎️ #RingRing #shorts”.
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Published video ““Ring Ring” pick up the phone... I’ve got a brand new song + capsule out! ☎️ Hope you enjoy!”.
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Published video “Reba McEntire - Ring Ring (Official Audio)”.
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Released ep “Ring Ring”.
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Published video “Don’t let me down… 💃”.
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Released ep “Ain’t Gonna Keep It Waitin’”.
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Released ep “Hurt Like That”.
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Released ep “One Night In Tulsa”.
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2025· 2 entries
Released album “The Hits”.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Dolly Parton, George Strait, Reba McEntire, Carrie Underwood, Alan Jackson and Blake Shelton have announced "One Last Ride", a 2026 concert tour.” AI Slop.
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2024· 9 entries
PolitiFact rated the claim “Video shows Dr. Mehmet Oz and singer Reba McEntire promoting treatment for chronic lung diseases.” False.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Ben Carson and Reba McEntire developed treatment for Alzheimer's disease” False.
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Snopes rated the claim “Country singer Reba McEntire once said: “Drag queens don’t belong in the presence of our kids.”” Labeled Satire.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “Reba McEntire said neither Taylor Swift nor Beyoncé qualify as country.” Labeled Satire.
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Snopes rated the claim “Country star Reba McEntire stormed off "The Voice" after producers kicked her off the show.” False.
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Asher HaVon, a member of Reba's team, won the 25th season, making McEntire the winning coach on her second season
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Snopes rated the claim “Country singer Reba McEntire is facing "serious charges" and asked for prayers regarding a lawsuit involving Fox News and one of its hosts, Martha MacCallum.” False.
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PolitiFact rated the claim ““Reba McEntire faces serious charges.”” Pants on Fire.
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McEntire sang the national anthem during Super Bowl LVIII, and she was accompanied by deaf actor Daniel Durant in American Sign Language
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2023· 2 entries
Released album “Not That Fancy”.
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McEntire reunited with Sofie Dossi, where they collaborated during a result show on season 18 of America's Got Talent, when McEntire sang "Can't Even Get the Blues", while Dossi did her contortion, hand-balancing, and ae
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2022· 6 entries
Released album “The Ultimate Christmas Collection”.
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Reba revealed that she would continue her Reba: Live in Concert tour going through 2023 and play New York City's Madison Square Garden for the first time
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Snopes rated the claim “Country music star Reba McEntire endorsed CBD and keto gummies.” False.
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Released ep “Reba McEntire: Celebrating Pride”.
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Released album “My Chains Are Gone”.
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Released album “Real Close to the Flame (live, Pasadena ’85)”.
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2021· 5 entries
Released album “Revived Remixed Revisited”.
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Released ep “Hallelujah, Amen”.
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Released ep “Women to the Front: Reba McEntire”.
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A duet version of the song "Does He Love You" with Dolly Parton was released
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Released ep “Love Revival”.
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2020· 3 entries
During a surprise appearance at the Country Radio Seminar, McEntire announced she had signed a new record deal with MCA Nashville, returning to the label after leaving in November 2008
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McEntire began dating film and TV actor Rex Linn
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McEntire launched a podcast titled Living and Learning hosted by her former Reba co-star Melissa Peterman and herself
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2019· 2 entries
Released album “Stronger Than the Truth”.
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With Carrie Underwood and Dolly Parton, 1992 with Vince Gill, 1991 by herself (the second solo female host), and 1990 with Randy Travis
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2018· 2 entries
Awarded Kennedy Center Honors (2018).
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Was honored with the Horatio Alger Award for Education, Charity Work
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2017· 3 entries
Released album “My Kind of Christmas”.
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Released album “Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope”.
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McEntire began a relationship with photographer Anthony "Skeeter" Lasuzzo
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2016· 4 entries
McEntire announced that she was releasing her first gospel album titled Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope
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McEntire was a guest panelist during season 11 of America's Got Talent
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McEntire released a third Christmas-themed studio album called My Kind of Christmas
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On October 13, 2017 My Kind of Christmas was re-released - this time including songs with Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Darius Rucker, and Lauren Daigle - on her website and through iTunes
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2015· 2 entries
A joint statement on McEntire's website announced that Blackstock and she had been separated for a few months after 26 years of marriage
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Released album “Love Somebody”.
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2014· 2 entries
Released album “Icon”.
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McEntire moved to Big Machine's new imprint for veteran artists titled Nash Icon Music
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2013· 3 entries
McEntire stated she was "Thrilled to death, to have my buddy as my daughter-in-law
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“Thrilled to death, to have my buddy as my daughter-in-law. I mean, who could ask for more?”
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Released album “Live Up Close & Personal”.
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2012· 1 entry
McEntire tweeted that the show had been picked up
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2010· 1 entry
Released album “All the Women I Am”.
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2009· 2 entries
Released album “Keep On Loving You”.
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"Consider Me Gone" (spawned as the record's second single) became her 24th number-one on the Billboard chart in December
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2008· 3 entries
Released album “50 Greatest Hits”.
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Released album “Love Revival”.
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McEntire announced that she would be departing her label of 25 years and signing with the Valory Music Group, an imprint of Big Machine Records
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2007· 2 entries
Released album “Duets”.
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Released album “20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Reba McEntire”.
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2006· 1 entry
Released album “At Her Very Best”.
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2005· 6 entries
Released album “Today All Over Again”.
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Released album “#1’s”.
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Released album “Christmas Collection”.
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MCA released the double-disc compilation titled Reba #1's while she was between albums
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Released album “Love Collection”.
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McEntire starred as Nellie Forbush in the Carnegie Hall concert production of the Broadway musical South Pacific with Alec Baldwin as Luther Billis and Brian Stokes Mitchell as Emile de Becque, directed by Walter Bobbie,
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2004· 1 entry
Embarked on her first tour in several years, also titled Room to Breathe, which included 36 cities in the United States
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2003· 2 entries
Released album “Room to Breathe”.
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Released album “20th Century Masters: The Christmas Collection: The Best of Reba”.
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2002· 1 entry
Released album “I’m Not That Lonely”.
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2001· 3 entries
Released album “Greatest Hits, Volume III: I’m a Survivor”.
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Awarded Theatre World Award (2001).
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Played the role of Annie Oakley in the Broadway musical Annie Get Your Gun
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2000· 2 entries
Awarded Country Music Association Award for International Achievement (2000).
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Released album “I'll Be”.
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1999· 4 entries
Released album “So Good Together”.
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Released album “Secret of Giving: A Christmas Collection”.
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McEntire released two albums
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Released ep “Comfort From a Country Quilt”.
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1998· 7 entries
Released album “If You See Him”.
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Starred as Lizzie Brooks in Forever Love, which was based upon McEntire's hit single of the same name
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Released ep “Exclusive Collector's Edition”.
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Released album “Moments & Memories - The Best Of Reba McEntire”.
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Released ep “Forever Reba”.
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Released ep “If You See Him”.
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Released album “Moments + Memories: The Best of Reba McEntire”.
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1996· 3 entries
Released album “What If It’s You”.
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Released album “Gold”.
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McEntire was cast by director James Cameron as Molly Brown in his film Titanic
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1995· 2 entries
Released album “Starting Over”.
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Released album “American Legends: Best of the Early Years: Reba McEntire”.
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1994· 4 entries
Released album “Oklahoma Girl”.
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Released album “Read My Mind”.
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McEntire worked with director Rob Reiner in the film North, playing Ma Tex
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McEntire starred in Is There Life Out There
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1993· 3 entries
Released album “Greatest Hits, Volume 2”.
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Released album “Forever in Your Eyes”.
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Released album “Country Superstar”.
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1992· 4 entries
Released album “It’s Your Call”.
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Released album “You Lift Me Up to Heaven”.
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Opened Reba's Ranch House in Denison, Texas, an extended-stay residence for relatives of patients undergoing treatment at Texoma Medical Center or other nearby facilities
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Released album “A Country Christmas From Reba McEntire, George Strait & Merle Haggard”.
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1991· 2 entries
Released album “For My Broken Heart”.
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McEntire lost eight of her band members in a plane crash in San Diego, California
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1990· 2 entries
Released album “Rumor Has It”.
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McEntire developed a strong interest in acting and made it her second career
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1989· 4 entries
Released album “Live”.
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Released album “Sweet Sixteen”.
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Obtained her first film role playing Heather Gummer in the horror comedy Tremors, along with Kevin Bacon
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McEntire married her manager and former steel guitar player Narvel Blackstock
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1988· 3 entries
Awarded American Music Award for Favorite Country Female Artist (1988).
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Released album “Reba”.
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Released album “The Country Store Collection”.
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1987· 8 entries
Released album “Merry Christmas to You”.
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Released album “The Last One to Know”.
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Released album “Greatest Hits”.
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Awarded Country Music Association Award for Female Vocalist of the Year (1987).
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Awarded Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance for Whoever's in New England (1987).
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Played Carnegie Hall in New York City for the first time
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McEntire divorced Battles and moved to Nashville, Tennessee to further her career
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And reached number three on the Billboard country albums chart
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1986· 5 entries
Released album “What Am I Gonna Do About You”.
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Awarded Country Music Association Award for Female Vocalist of the Year (1986).
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Released album “Reba Nell McEntire”.
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Released album “Whoever’s in New England”.
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McEntire's twelfth studio album appeared titled What Am I Gonna Do About You
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1985· 5 entries
Released album “Live From Gilley’s”.
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Awarded Country Music Association Award for Female Vocalist of the Year (1985).
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Awarded Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (1985).
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Released album “Have I Got a Deal for You”.
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Released album “The Best of Reba McEntire”.
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1984· 4 entries
Released album “My Kind of Country”.
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Awarded Country Music Association Award for Female Vocalist of the Year (1984).
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Released album “Just a Little Love”.
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And released her seventh studio album Just a Little Love
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1983· 2 entries
Released album “Behind the Scene”.
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McEntire's bus had broken down when she was informed that her latest single "Can't Even Get the Blues" reached the number-one spot on the Billboard country chart
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1982· 1 entry
Released album “Unlimited”.
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1981· 2 entries
Released album “Heart to Heart”.
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And became her first disc to chart the Billboard Country Albums list
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1980· 2 entries
Released album “Feel the Fire”.
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"(You Lift Me) Up to Heaven" became her first top-10 hit on the country songs chart
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1979· 1 entry
Released album “Out of a Dream”.
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1977· 1 entry
Released album “Reba McEntire”.
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1976· 2 entries
Was titled "I Don't Want to Be a One Night Stand"
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McEntire married steer wrestling champion and rancher Charlie Battles, who was 10 years her senior and had two sons from his previous marriage
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1974· 1 entry
McEntire's father encouraged her to take a job opportunity singing "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the National Finals Rodeo in Oklahoma City
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1973· 1 entry
McEntire graduated from Kiowa High School
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1971· 1 entry
The trio released a single about their famous grandfather called "The Ballad of John McEntire"
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1955· 2 entries
Born 1955-03-28.
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But was raised on a ranch in Chockie, Oklahoma
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1934· 1 entry
While her father held the same title three times (1957, 1958, and 1961)
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