Reba McEntire
Reba McEntire (March 28, 1955–) is an American country singer, songwriter, actress, and producer. Born in McAlester and raised on a family ranch in Chockie, Oklahoma, she grew up performing in the Singing McEntires family group. She signed with Mercury Records in 1975, but achieved her commercial breakthrough with her seventh studio album, My Kind of Country (1984), which yielded number-one Billboard country singles like "How Blue." Her career includes 24 number-one Billboard hits and she has sold more than 75 million records globally. She stared in the hit television sitcom Reba (2001–2007) and participated as a coach on NBC's The Voice. Her contributions to the genre have been recognized with three Grammy Awards, the Academy of Country Music's Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award, the CMA Entertainer of the Year award, and a 2018 induction into the Kennedy Center Honors.
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- No. 7 Spring 1996