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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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Mr. McDonough is a prolific biographer of musicians whose subjects include Neil Young, Tammy Wynette, Al Green and others.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

That’s true of many minority groups, but when it is multiplied by the sometimes-unspoken requirements of marriage—very Tammy Wynette, very “Stand By Your Man”—it creates a vortex impossible to escape.

From Slate • Oct. 25, 2024

Some incredibly worthy artists won their first-ever Grammys that year: Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin and Tammy Wynette.

From New York Times • Jan. 30, 2024

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 • Aug. 14, 2023

Locating a quarter, he ambled over to the jukebox, thumbed his coin into the slot, and punched out three songs by Charlie Pride, Tammy Wynette, and Loretta Lynn.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols