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Wynette

British  
/ 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)

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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.”

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From New York Times

At the Golden Globes, Josh Brolin approached Chastain, telling her she should play Tammy Wynette in a movie project he was developing about her professional and personal partnership with country singer George Jones.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Los Angeles Times

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.”

From Los Angeles Times