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Barbara Ann Mandrell born December 25, [ 1 ] is an American country music singer and musician. She is also credited as an actress and author. During the late s and early s, she was considered among country's most successful music artists. She had six number one singles and 25 top ten singles reach the Billboard country songs chart.

Mandrell also played a variety of musical instruments during her career that helped earn her a series of major—industry awards. Mandrell was born in Texas and raised mostly in California. Mandrell is from a musical family; she played several instruments by the time she was a teenager. Her skills on the steel guitar were noticed by country music entertainers, who gave Mandrell the chance to perform in public at age During this period she became a regular on the television program Town Hall Party.

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She also performed as a musician when she toured in shows featuring Johnny Cash and Patsy Cline. Her family formed a band in her late teens which traveled overseas and entertained military bases. After marrying in , Mandrell briefly retired, but was inspired to pursue a singing career after watching a performance of the Grand Ole Opry live at the Ryman Auditorium.

In , she signed her first recording contract with Columbia Records. She was inducted as a member of the Grand Ole Opry in Her singles frequently made their way onto the country charts. She became a concert headliner and won several major music awards including the Entertainer of the Year accolade from the Country Music Association two years in a row.

Mandrell sustained serious head and leg injuries in a near-fatal car accident on September 11,