Tammy Wynette rose from a working-class Mississippi upbringing to become one of country music's most influential vocalists, her 1968 hit "Stand by Your Man" turning her into both a superstar and a lightning rod. Alongside Loretta Lynn, she helped bring an explicitly woman's perspective into a male-dominated genre, her lush countrypolitan productions and emotive, catch-in-the-throat delivery shaping mainstream Nashville sound for decades.

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1968

Stand by Your ManTammy Wynette