Barbara Mandrell
American country music singer and actress · United States · On the map · Musicians · Born 1948 · age 77
Barbara Ann Mandrell is an American retired country music singer and musician. She is also credited as an actress and author. During the late 1970s and early 1980s, she was considered among country's most successful music artists.
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As a teenager, Mandrell became skilled at the steel guitar and often played background for several country music artists.
Barbara Mandrell, 1974.
Barbara Mandrell in Billboard magazine, 1977.
Mandrell (upper right) on tour with her band, 1986.
Mandrell continued entertaining into the late 1980s. Here, she appears with Bob Hope (center) and Brooke Shields (left) for a military engagement (1987).
Mandrell was known for playing multiple musical instruments in her live shows. Here, she is seen playing the banjo, 1986.
President Ronald Reagan shakes hands with Mandrell at The White House, 1986.Awards
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She had six number one singles and 25 top ten singles reach the Billboard country songs chart. She also hosted her own prime-time television show in the early 1980s that featured music, dance numbers and comedy sketches. Mandrell also played a variety of musical instruments during her career that helped earn her a series of major-industry awards.
