Reba McEntire
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An actress in films and television, McEntire starred in the television series ''Reba'', which aired for six seasons. She also owns several businesses, including a restaurant and a clothing line.
One of four children, McEntire was born and raised in Oklahoma. With her mother's help, she and her siblings formed the Singing McEntires, which played at local events and recorded for a small label. McEntire later enrolled at Southeastern Oklahoma State University and studied to become a public school teacher. She also continued to occasionally perform and was heard singing at a rodeo event by country performer Red Steagall. Drawn to her singing voice, Steagall helped McEntire secure a country music recording contract with PolyGram/Mercury Records in 1975. She relocated to Nashville, Tennessee, with her mother that year.
Over the next several years, PolyGram/Mercury released a series of McEntire's albums and singles, which amounted to little success. In the early 1980s, McEntire's music gained more momentum through several top ten country songs, including "(You Lift Me) Up to Heaven", "I'm Not That Lonely Yet", and her first number one "Can't Even Get the Blues". Yet McEntire became increasingly unhappy with her career trajectory and signed with MCA Records in 1984. Her second MCA album titled ''My Kind of Country'' (1984) became her breakout release, spawning two number one ''Billboard'' country singles and pointed toward a more traditional musical style. Through the 1980s, McEntire released seven more studio albums and had ten more number one country hits. Her number one singles included "One Promise Too Late", "The Last One to Know", and the Grammy Award-winning "Whoever's in New England".
In 1991, McEntire lost eight of her band members in a plane crash in San Diego, California. The experience led to McEntire's critically acclaimed album ''For My Broken Heart'', which is her highest-selling album to date. She followed it with several commercially successful albums during the 1990s, including ''Read My Mind'' (1994), ''What If It's You'' (1996), and ''If You See Him'' (1998). These albums featured the number one country singles "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter", "How Was I to Know", and a duet with Brooks and Dunn called "If You See Him/If You See Her". McEntire's acting career began in January 1990 when she made her film debut in ''Tremors''. In 2001, she played the role of Annie Oakley in the Broadway musical ''Annie Get Your Gun''. The same year, The WB launched the TV series '' Reba'', in which she starred. More recently, she has guest-starred on ''Young Sheldon'' as June Ballard. Since 2023, McEntire has been featured as a coach on ''The Voice''. Provided by Wikipedia
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Published 1983
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Published 1982
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Published 1992
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Published 1999
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Published 2002
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Published 1992
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Published 2001
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