Wynette

/ wɪˈnɛt /

noun

1. Tammy, original name Virginia Wynette Pugh. 1942–98, US country singer; her bestselling records include "Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad" (1967) and "Stand By Your Man" (1969)

Example Sentences

She covered Tammy Wynette’s “Stand by Your Man” and John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads,” and she brought out the up-and-coming country hunk George Birge to do his “Cowboy Songs.”

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For years, I’ve been waiting for the right moment to write about one of my favorite country singers, the great, oft-misunderstood Tammy Wynette.

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Pills, alcoholism, mental health: The actors get to the heart of on-again, off-again country stars George Jones and Tammy Wynette in ‘George & Tammy’

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How familiar were you both with the romantic, chaotic lives of George Jones and Tammy Wynette before you took on these roles?

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Chastain brings a warm and empathetic understanding to Wynette’s larger-than-life story, along with a winning chemistry with co-star Michael Shannon, playing George Jones.”

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