The Judds are an American mother/daughter country music duo of Naomi Judd and her daughter, Wynonna. Together, The Judds became one of Country Music's most popular groups, having a string of hits in the 80s. Image File history File links TheJuddsfromWhyNotMe. ... Motto: A proud past. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony BMG Music Entertainment. ... Wynonna Judd and Naomi Judd from the back cover of Why Not Me (1984). ... Wynonna Judd Wynonna Ellen Judd (born May 30, 1964) is an American country music singer. ... This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Wynonna Judd and Naomi Judd from the back cover of Why Not Me (1984). ... Wynonna Judd Wynonna Ellen Judd (born May 30, 1964) is an American country music singer. ... Centuries: 1st century BC - 1st century - 2nd century Decades: 30s - 40s - 50s - 60s - 70s - 80s - 90s - 100s - 110s - 120s - 130s 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 Note: Sometimes 80s is used as shorthand for the 1980s, the 1880s, or other such decades in different centuries. ...

Early Life & Rising Success

Naomi Judd was born Diana Ellen Judd on Jan. 11, 1946, in Ashland, Ky. Finding herself pregnant, she quickly got married but not to the father of her first child, daughter Christina Ciminella. Christina, born May 30, 1964, became known as Wynonna Judd when the mother-daughter duo stormed the country charts in the 1980s.

After Naomi divorced, she moved from their latest home in Hollywood, back to Morrill, Ky., with Wynonna and another daughter Ashley. There, she worked as a nurse in a local infirmary. Outside working and school hours, she and the children would sing anything from bluegrass to showbiz standards for their own amusement. However, when Wynonna nurtured aspirations to be a professional entertainer, her mother lent her encouragement, to the extent of moving the family to Nashville in 1979. Naomi's contralto subtly underlined Wynonna's tuneful drawl. Ashley Judd (born Ashley Tyler Ciminella on April 19, 1968) is an American actress. ...

The Height of Their Career

In addition to many performances on Ralph Emery's morning television show, Naomi elicited an audition for RCA Records while tending a hospitalized relation of label producer Brent Maher. With a past that read like a Judith Krantz novel, the Judds -- so the executives considered -- would have more than an even chance in the country market. An exploratory mini-album, which contained proved the executives correct. The single "Had a Dream (From the Heart)" peaked at No. 17 in 1984. Later that year, the Judds scored their first of 14 No. 1 hits with "Mama He's Crazy." RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony BMG Music Entertainment. ...

Self-composed songs included Naomi's 1989 composition "Change of Heart," dedicated to her future second husband (and former Elvis Presley backing vocalist) Larry Strickland. Meanwhile, Maher co-wrote hits such as 1985's Grammy-winning "Why Not Me," "Turn It Loose," "Girls Night Out," "Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout The Good Ol' Days)" and "Rockin' With the Rhythm of the Rain."

Most Judds records exhibited an acoustic bias and a penchant for star guests that included the Jordanaires on "Don't Be Cruel," Emmylou Harris on "The Sweetest Gift," Mark Knopfler on his "Water of Love" and Bonnie Raitt playing slide guitar on the album Love Can Build a Bridge. In 1988, the pair became the first female country act to found their own booking agency (Pro-Tours), but a chronic hepatitis infection forced Naomi to retire from the concert stage two years later.

After the Split & Life Today

The Judds toured America in a series of farewell concerts before Wynonna began her solo career. Wynonna got off to a strong start, as her first four singles both went to #1. Her 1994 single "Girls With Guitars" featured Naomi (as well as Lyle Lovett) on backup vocals. Lyle Lovett, from the cover of 1996s The Road to Ensenada Lyle Lovett (born in Klein, Texas on November 1, 1957) is an American singer-songwriter. ...

In 1998, The Judds appeared in a commercial for the retail chain Kmart, singing a Song as the Judds "Changing For the Better". Kmart is a chain of department stores in the United States, Puerto Rico and Guam. ...

In 1999, Wynonna reunited with her mother for a New Year's Eve concert in Phoenix. The following year, the duo recorded four new tracks for a bonus disc issued with Wynonna's album New Day Dawning, and undertook a multi-city tour. The results were issued as the album Reunion Live. A 2004 single, "Flies On The Butter (You Can't Go Home Again)" was recorded with Naomi; however, the single was credited as "Wynonna with Naomi Judd" instead of "The Judds".

Singles

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Awards

• Country Music Association - 1991 Vocal Duo of the Year
• Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
  • 1985: for "Mama He's Crazy"
  • 1986: for "Why Not Me"
  • 1987: for "Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Old Days) "
  • 1989: for "Give a Little Love"
  • 1992: for "Love Can Build a Bridge"

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Album discography

• The Judds: Wynonna & Naomi (RCA 1984) GOLD
• Why Not Me (RCA 1985) 2x PLATINUM
• Rockin' with the Rhythm (RCA 1985) PLATINUM
• Give a Little Love (RCA 1986)
• Heartland (RCA 1987) PLATINUM
• Christmas Time with the Judds (RCA 1987) PLATINUM
• River of Time (RCA 1989) GOLD
• Love Can Build a Bridge (RCA 1990) PLATINUM
• Reunion (Curb 2000)

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External links

• Official website
• Wynonna Web
• www.wynonna.de.vu The first German fanpage
• Discography