Crystal Gayle
Crystal Gayle ( born January 9, 1951 in Paintsville, Kentucky as Brenda Gail Webb) is an American country music singer of Indian descent ( Cherokee ), which was especially successful in the 1970s and 1980s. She stood for many years in the shadow of her sister Loretta Lynn, before she could reach high sales numbers with country-pop songs.
As Crystal Gayle was born, her almost 17 years older sister Loretta Lynn had her own family; Loretta published in 1963 their first record. Crystal - the change of Rufnamens Brenda Gayle Crystal Gayle in she took on the advice of Loretta's before, because there was already a successful namesake - accompanied her famous sister for the first time at the age of 16 years on tour. This was followed by regular television appearances. 1970 was concluded with the Decca label a recording contract. Their first single was a cover of the former Loretta Lynn songs I've Cried The Blue Right Out Of My Eyes, reaching a middle place in the country top 100. Only through a change to the label, United Artists Records in 1973, and a radical change of style towards the country-pop she could out of the shadow of sister occur.
Career
When United Artists Gayle was managed by the producer and songwriter Allen Reynolds, who had previously worked with Don Gibson. Under careful guidance Reynolds silent and smoother tones were struck that could be accepted even outside the country scene, because at this time pop influences dominated the country music.
Already with one of their first singles, with the written by Reynolds Wrong Road Again, it succeeded in entering the top 10. The success was with another song from their producers, Somebody Loves You, repeatedly. 1976 she succeeded with I'll Get Over You, the first number - one hit. Your final breakthrough came a year later with Do not It Make My Brown Eyes Blue. The song reached number one on the country charts, placed high in the pop charts and won two Grammys. Their album We Must Believe In Magic reached platinum status. From the Country Music Association Crystal Gayle was chosen as the " country singer of the year".
The year 1978 was again very successful. Three of their songs managed the top position on the country charts. Again there was numerous awards, including the Academy of Country Music Award " Singer of the Year ", and again a CMA Award. 1979 she became the first country star on a tour of China. In the same year she moved together with her producer Reynolds to the Columbia label. Here they were able to continue to the old successes. Even in the 1980s there were more number - one hits, including the duet with Eddie Rabbitt You And I sung your last top hit she had in 1987 with Straight To The Heart. After several label changes in 1990, she returned briefly to Columbia and Allen Reynolds, where she was able to record their last chart position with Never Ending Song Of Love.
In 2001, she was inducted into the NAMA Hall of Fame. In 2006, she starred in the film The Trail of Tears: Cherokee Legacy with a excellent with the Native American Music Award film, which deals with the Cherokee Trail of Tears. In October 2009, she was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.