Gayle was born Brenda Gail Webb in Paintsville, Kentucky, in 1951 her older sister was future superstar Loretta Lynn, though Lynn had already left home by the time Brenda was born. April 14 WHERE: Brown County Music Center, 200 Maple Leaf Blvd.One of the most popular and widely recognized female country singers of her era, Crystal Gayle supported her trademark, nearly floor-length hair with a supple voice, a flair for ballads, and a crossover-friendly country-pop style that netted her the occasional mainstream hit. WHAT: County music's Crystal Gayle WHEN: 8 p.m. Rogers, which won a Grammy in 2006.Īt home in Nashville, Tennessee, when not touring, Gayle enjoys spending time with her two children, two grandsons and her husband, Bill Gatzimos. She also contributed her performance of “Did You Know” to “Songs from the Neighborhood,” the tribute album to Mr. Gayle's “In My Arms,” a collection of lullabies, sprang from her love for her littlest listeners and from her visit to “Sesame Street” to sing with Big Bird. From symphony halls to Carnegie Hall, from the best stages in Las Vegas to the London Palladium, 'Crystal' crossed musical oceans. After 'Brown Eyes Blue' hit, the world became Crystal-Gayle-aware. “I’ll Get over You,” was her first number one single. Her debut single, “I’ve Cried the Blue Right out of My Eyes,” was written by sister Loretta Lynn and reached the Top 25 on the national country music charts. Still in school, she signed her first recording contact. She was exposed to many styles of music growing up as the youngest of eight children. Gayle's latest album, “You Don’t Know Me,' came out in 2019 and offers country classics that were special to her in her youth. A cherished memory is earning the Waterford Crystal “Celebration of Light” award, for charity work. Some of her favorite moments have come from her Grammy, her performance on Nashville, Tennessee's Ryman Auditorium stage and co-hosting telethons for the Arthritis Foundation. In fact, she was the first female country artist to reach platinum album sales with 'We Must Believe in Magic.' Three of Gayle's albums are platinum, and five are gold in the U.S. BMI Film & TV Awards are presented each year by Broadcast Music, Inc., for composers, songwriters and music publishers. “Talking in Your Sleep” had been chosen as BMI’s most played country song in 1978. In October 1999, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers named “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue,' composed by Richard Leigh, one of the top 10 most performed country songs of the century. She also guest-starred on the “Another World' show. With Gary Morris, Gayle recorded “Another World” as the theme song for the TV soap opera. Gayle hosted two CBS TV specials and an HBO special.

She has recorded 22 number one country singles and 34 top 10 singles.

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