Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Country Music Hall of Famer and Grand Ole Opry member Barbara Mandrell retired from the stage before turning 50. However, she and ...

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For whatever reason, nostalgia for Barbara Mandrell's music seems minimal in comparison to the fame she earned as a recording artist and variety television show host. Nowadays, the common narrative on ...

Thanks to a string of hit singles and a popular television variety series, vocalist Barbara Mandrell was arguably the biggest female star in country music in the late ’70s and early ’80s. Born the ...

Kelsea Ballerini celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Grand Ole Opry with a moving cover of Barbara Mandrell‘s 1981 tune “I Was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool.” Ballerini took the Nashville venue ...

Since this Christmas Day marks country singer, actor and multi-instrumentalist Barbara Mandrell's 62nd birthday, we thought we'd take a moment to honor this trailblazer, who was pretty much the ...