Naomi Judd

Daughters announced her death on Saturday, one day before the Judds were to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Because Naomi was so young-looking, the two were often mistaken for sisters. Born Diana Ellen Judd in Ashland, Kentucky, Naomi was working as a nurse when she and Wynonna started singing together professionally. They made a return to awards shows when they performed at the CMT Music Awards earlier this month. The mother-daughter pair scored 14 No 1 songs in a career that spanned nearly three decades. We are in unknown territory.” “We are shattered.

Naomi Judd recorded and performed with daughter Wynonna. She was also the mother of actress Ashley Judd.

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Grammy winner Naomi Judd, the mother of fellow singer Wynonna Judd and actress Ashley Judd, has died. The country star, who performed with her daughter ...

I had the great honor of knowing her, and she was no doubt one of the most iconic entertainers ever to make country music. Sending love and prayers to Wynonna, Ashley, and the whole Judd family during this time. I had the honor of working with her in movies and numerous musical events. Grammy winner Naomi Judd, the mother of fellow singer Wynonna Judd and actress Ashley Judd, has died. Naomi Judd was one of the sweetest people I've ever known. My prayers go out to Naomi and her family.❤️🙏🏻❤️— Crystal Gayle (@TheCrystalGayle) pic.twitter.com/Us57t9bfsj April 30, 2022

"Today we sisters experienced a tragedy. We lost our beautiful mother to the disease of mental illness. We are shattered," Ashley Judd said in a statement on ...

Their first single, "Had a Dream (For the Heart)," released in 1983, reached No. 17 on the Billboard country chart. After the birth of her two daughters, the family moved to Tennessee, where Naomi Judd worked as a nurse. a potentially chronic and deadly viral illness, forced Naomi Judd to retire from performing in 1990. "We are navigating profound grief and know that as we loved her, she was loved by her public," the statement added. during an appearance on "Good Morning America," saying she had been diagnosed with severe depression and anxiety. "Today we sisters experienced a tragedy.

Country music singer Naomi Judd, of the Grammy-winning duo The Judds, died at the age of 76.

"Naomi Judd was one of the sweetest people I’ve ever known. “I used say to myself, looking in the mirror, ‘I’m Naomi freaking Judd. I got this.’ I even wrote it out and taped it there. The two were often mistaken for sisters early in their career. Originally from Kentucky, Naomi was working as a nurse when she and Wynonna started singing together professionally. The mother-daughter performers scored 14 No. 1 songs in a career that spanned nearly three decades. “We are shattered.

Updated April 30, 2022 at 5:56 PM ET. Naomi Judd, part of the Grammy-award winning country music duo The Judds, is dead at 76. Judd's daughters, country singer Wynonna and actress Ashley Judd, confirmed the artist's death in a statement on Saturday.

"The doctors all said that I was gonna die in three years, and that was in 1990," Judd told NPR in 2010. As a member of The Judds with her daughter Wynonna, Naomi Judd recorded and performed as one of the most successful mother-daughter acts in country music before the group stopped performing in the early 1990s. "I told them I wasn't gonna kick the bucket. Naomi Judd was born Diana Ellen Judd on January 11, 1946, in Ashland, Ky. and gave birth to Wynonna the week of her high school graduation. "All of a sudden, before I know what's going on, she has attached herself vocally to me, and it's as if it we're one voice." The group would go on to release six studio albums between 1984 and 1991, earning 20 Top Ten hits, five Grammy Awards and nine Country Music Association awards.

Naomi Judd, who topped the country music charts in the 1980s and early 1990s with her daughter Wynonna in the Grammy-winning singing duo the Judds, ...

She moved back to Kentucky in the mid-1970s as a single mother, encouraging her daughters in their artistic interests. “I literally couldn’t leave the house for weeks,” she told People magazine in 2016. At the height of their popularity, in 1991, the Judds stopped performing after Naomi Judd was diagnosed with hepatitis C, which she was believed to have contracted when she was a nurse. She chronicled her struggle in several books, including a candid 2016 memoir, “River of Time: My Descent into Depression and How I Emerged With Hope.” After Naomi Judd’s first retirement in 1991, she had several television and film acting roles. She had her first child, Christina (who later changed her name to Wynonna) the week she graduated from high school at 18. We’d sit around the supper table and just sing to pass the time.” Ms. Judd, who later took the name Naomi from a favorite biblical character, grew up in a family marked by trauma, including murder and suicide. “When we got into country music, I was 35,” Ms. Judd told the Dallas Morning News in 1994. She and Wynonna periodically reunited as the Judds, including at a halftime performance of Super Bowl XXVIII in 1994. By the time I got into country music, I feel like what I did was just communicate.” The guy who got me pregnant left town when he found out I was pregnant.”

Naomi Judd, matriarch of Grammy-winning The Judds, has died at age 76, daughters Wynonna and Ashley Judd say.

After rising to the top of country music, they called it quits in 1991 after doctors diagnosed Naomi Judd with hepatitis. Because Naomi was so young looking, the two were mistaken for sisters early in their career. Born Diana Ellen Judd in Ashland, Kentucky, Naomi was working as a nurse in Nashville, when she and Wynonna started singing together professionally. They also made a return to awards shows when they performed at the CMT Music Awards earlier this month. The mother-daughter performers scored 14 No. 1 songs in a career that spanned nearly three decades. “We are shattered.

American country music singer Naomi Judd has died aged 76, her daughters Ashley and Wynonna Judd confirmed in a statement.

Condolences to her family and fans. Condolences to her family and fans. Sending love and prayers to Wynonna, Ashley, and the whole Judd family during this time. she gave me a perfect score and that changed my life.. Especially Wynonna and Ashley.” Especially Wynonna and Ashley. 🙏🏾🙏🏽🙏🏻— Loni Love (@LoniLove) April 30, 2022 My heart breaks for her family.— kristen johnston (@thekjohnston) https://t.co/asDaIM3u3l April 30, 2022 Thank you Ms. Judd. She was a lovely woman and now the world is a little less bright without her. My heart breaks for her family.” I had the honor of meeting Naomi Judd years ago and she was so incredibly kind. Comedian and TV host Loni Love shared a touching story about her experience meeting Judd. She tweeted: “Back in 2003 Naomi Judd was a judge on Star search.. “We are shattered.

Naomi Judd, matriarch of Grammy-winning The Judds, has died at age 76, daughters Wynonna and Ashley Judd say.

In her memoir, “River of Time,” she described her diagnosis of hepatitis C, which she said she unknowingly contracted during her time as a nurse. She was admitted to a psychiatric ward at a hospital and spent time in an outpatient treatment program. Their unique harmonies, together with elements of acoustic music, bluegrass and blues, made them stand out in the genre at the time. Because Naomi was so young looking, the two were mistaken for sisters early in their career. Wynonna led the duo with her powerful vocals, while Naomi provided harmonies and stylish looks on stage. She also said that she had been dealing with trauma from childhood sexual abuse. She was also known to prefer flashy stage outfits, full of sparkles and rhinestones, over casual boots and cowboy style clothing. Her triumphant life story overshadows today’s tragic news,” said Hall of Fame CEO Kyle Young in a statement. She said that by 1995, her doctors had told her she was completely free of the virus. “We are shattered. “Her family has asked that we continue with The Judds’ official Hall of Fame induction on Sunday. We will do so, with heavy hearts and weighted minds. “Today we sisters experienced a tragedy.

The country music duo, made up of Naomi and Wynonna Judd, was to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday.

It was to begin in the fall. I’m too old to grow up now!’” The country music duo, made up of Naomi and Wynonna Judd, was to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday.

Judd found fame as part of country music duo The Judds, alongside her daughter Wynonna. In a statement posted on Instagram, Ashley and Wynonna said: “Today, we ...

Condolences to her family and fans. Condolences to her family and fans. Sending love and prayers to Wynonna, Ashley, and the whole Judd family during this time. she gave me a perfect score and that changed my life.. Especially Wynonna and Ashley.” Especially Wynonna and Ashley. 🙏🏾🙏🏽🙏🏻 My heart breaks for her family.https://t.co/asDaIM3u3lAdvertisement My heart breaks for her family.” Comedian and TV host Loni Love shared a touching story about her experience meeting Judd. She tweeted: “Back in 2003 Naomi Judd was a judge on Star search.. “We are shattered. “Sending love and prayers to Wynonna, Ashley, and the whole Judd family during this time. I had the honor of meeting Naomi Judd years ago and she was so incredibly kind.