Peggy Sue (singer)
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Peggy Sue Webb is a country music
singer and songwriter, who had brief success as a country singer in the late 60s. She is the sister of two popular country performers, Loretta Lynn
and Crystal Gayle
.
at the age of 12 due to her father's illness. She then began performing with her sisters in Indiana, and then became a featured act in Lynn's early shows. Sue helped write a few of Lynn's compositions, including "Don't Come Home A' Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)
."
In 1969, she signed with Decca Records
and released her debut single, "I'm Dynamite," which went into the Country Top 30. That year, she released an album of the same name, and the second single from that album titled, "I'm Gettin' Tired of Babyin' You" also reached the Top 30.
After Sue had a hit with her most successful single, "All-American Husband," she left Decca Records after releasing two albums. She recorded two albums in the 70s for two small labels.
After 1970, she didn't appear on the Billboard country charts until 1980, where she had a string of minor hits off of her second husband Sonny Wright's label Doorknob. After 1983, her success declined and she began performing as a background singer and designing stage costumes for her sister, Crystal Gayle.
She continues to perform today, occasionally with her two sisters. She had a daughter named Doyletta, who was murdered by her daughter's then-husband.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
singer and songwriter, who had brief success as a country singer in the late 60s. She is the sister of two popular country performers, Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn is an American country music singer-songwriter, author and philanthropist. Born in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky to a coal miner father, Lynn married at 13 years old, was a mother soon after, and moved to Washington with her husband, Oliver Lynn. Their marriage was sometimes tumultuous; he...
and Crystal Gayle
Crystal Gayle
Crystal Gayle is an American country music singer best known for her 1977 country-pop hit, "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue". An award-winning singer, she accumulated 18 number one country hits during the 1970s and 1980s...
.
Biography
She was born Peggy Sue Webb in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky. She moved to IndianaIndiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
at the age of 12 due to her father's illness. She then began performing with her sisters in Indiana, and then became a featured act in Lynn's early shows. Sue helped write a few of Lynn's compositions, including "Don't Come Home A' Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)
Don't Come Home A' Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)
"Don't Come Home A' Drinkin' " is a country music song, made famous by Country music singer Loretta Lynn in early 1967...
."
In 1969, she signed with Decca Records
Decca Records
Decca Records began as a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Its U.S. label was established in late 1934; however, owing to World War II, the link with the British company was broken for several decades....
and released her debut single, "I'm Dynamite," which went into the Country Top 30. That year, she released an album of the same name, and the second single from that album titled, "I'm Gettin' Tired of Babyin' You" also reached the Top 30.
After Sue had a hit with her most successful single, "All-American Husband," she left Decca Records after releasing two albums. She recorded two albums in the 70s for two small labels.
After 1970, she didn't appear on the Billboard country charts until 1980, where she had a string of minor hits off of her second husband Sonny Wright's label Doorknob. After 1983, her success declined and she began performing as a background singer and designing stage costumes for her sister, Crystal Gayle.
She continues to perform today, occasionally with her two sisters. She had a daughter named Doyletta, who was murdered by her daughter's then-husband.
Albums
| Year | Title | US Country | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Dynamite! | 33 | Decca |
| 1970 | All-American Husband | — | |
| 1974 | One Side (w/ Sonny Wright) | — | CR |
| 1977 | I Just Came in Here | — | Doorknob |
| 1981 | Gently Hold Me (w/ Sonny Wright) | — | Big R |
Singles
| Year | Single | US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | "I'm Dynamite" | 28 | Dynamite! |
| "I'm Gettin' Tired of Babyin' You"A | 30 | ||
| 1970 | "After the Preacher's Gone" | 65 | All American Husband |
| "All American Husband" | 37 | ||
| "Apron Strings" | 58 | ||
| 1971 | "I Say, 'Yes, Sir'" | 68 | Singles only |
| "L-O-V-E, Love" | — | ||
| 1974 | "Two Ring Circus" (w/ Sonny Wright) | — | One Side |
| 1977 | "Every Beat of My Heart" | 34 | I Just Came in Here |
| "I Just Came in Here (To Let a Little Hurt Out)" | 51 | ||
| "Good Evening Henry" | 81 | ||
| "If This Is What Love's All About" (w/ Sonny Wright) | 100 | ||
| 1978 | "To Be Loved" | 85 | Single only |
| "Let Me Down Easy" | 87 | I Just Came in Here | |
| "All Night Long" | 80 | Singles only | |
| "How I Love You in the Morning" | 37 | ||
| 1979 | "I Want to See Me in Your Eyes" | 30 | Gently Hold Me |
| "The Love Song and the Dream Belong to Me" | 51 | Single only | |
| "Gently Hold Me" (w/ Sonny Wright) | 86 | Gently Hold Me | |
| 1980 | "For as Long as You Want Me" | 80 | Singles only |
| "Why Don't You Go to Dallas" | 93 |
- A"I'm Gettin' Tired of Babyin' You" also peaked at #27 on the RPMRPM (magazine)RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,...
Country Tracks chart in Canada.